Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge is fountains and falls. The featured image is the Forsyth Park Fountain in Savannah, Georgia. The rest of my images are waterfalls from around the United States.
I’ll start with three different Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls, Keystone Canyon, Valdez, AlaskaBridal Veil Falls Nantahala National Forest, North CarolinaBridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Here’s three from in and around Yellowstone National Park
Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park Waterfall along Yellowstone Lower Loop RoadUpper Mesa Falls, Idaho
There are beautiful waterfalls in the north Georgi mountains. Here are three of them.
L’Eau d’Or Falls in Tallulah GorgeAda-Hi Falls in Black Rock Mountain State ParkAmacalola Falls, Georgia
Many thanks to Terri for taking us on a trip around Yellowstone National Park with her Sunday Stills challenge Fountains and Falls
For this challenge Sofia tells us “we’re looking for Water in Motion, gentle or powerful, man-made or natural, the choice is yours”.
I chose several images of natural moving water. My header shows powerful waves in the Atlantic Ocean created by an approaching tropical storm. These next images are other examples of powerful water movement in oceans.
Devil’s Punchbowl near Newport, OregonWaves crashing against rocks in San Juan, Puerto Rico
I’ll go out of my way to see a waterfall. The following gallery includes four waterfalls, all named Bridal Veil Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls in Nantahala National Forest, NCBridal Veil Falls in Keystone Canyon near Valdez, AlaskaBridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaBridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls, New York
The final two images are of water cascading over rocks.
Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaGlacier National Park, Montana
Amy’s challenge is to explore differences between locations in the East and West or North and South using culture, architecture, plants, or landscape. I’m going to take a look at the differences between North Georgia and South Georgia landscapes. The opening image is springtime in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.
North Georgia
North Georgia has mountains, waterfalls, Tallulah Gorge, and the highest point in Georgia.
View from top of Brasstown Bald, the highest point in GeorgiaBlack Rock Mountain State ParkL’Eau d’Or Falls in Tallulah GorgeOne of the waterfalls as seen from Inspiration PointSylvan Falls in Mountain City, GAAda-Hi Falls in Black Rock Mountain State Park
South Georgia
South Georgia is flat and has the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, barrier islands, beaches, salt marsh, farmland, pecan groves, and historic Savannah.
Okefenokee LandscapeNanny Goat Beach, Sapelo Island, GeorgiaSunrise at Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, GAEarly Morning Salt Marsh
We had booked a morning snorkeling excursion and had just finished getting ready when our phone rang. The snorkeling trip was cancelled because of rough seas. I had just been looking at the description of the Rain Forest and Waterfall by 4×4 excursion and thinking how fun that would be. I asked if there was room for us and there was! I already had on my bathing suit and asked if there was swimming available and he said yes. That was even better!
We met our guide and followed him to our fun ride for the day – the cool 4×4 shown below. We climbed up a ladder, found our seats and off we went for our wild ride into the rain forest with the Wacky Rollers.
Our ride in Dominica
The drive to our first stop was on narrow, steep, winding roads. We stopped for a look down at the capital city of Roseau. When I saw the rainbow I was a happy camper. How could it get better than that? Well, it did.
We stopped at the Botanical Gardens for a look around at some of the beautiful vegetation and an unusual moth caterpillar.
The road was like a roller coaster as we got farther into the rain forest. It started raining which added to the adventure. The driver stopped on a bridge for a view of some hot springs.
Hot Springs in the Rain Forest of Dominica
At Morne Trois Pitions National Park we hiked up wet, slippery stone steps to view the Trafalger Waterfalls. It rained off and on the entire hike but the view at the top was our reward.
After returning to the bottom of the stairs we had a chance to read about the park at the Visitor’s Center and gazed out a window to see the rain coming down.
Rain in the Dominican Rain Forest
We continued the tour on more roller coaster roads until stopping at Ti Tou Gorge with an opportunity to swim into the gorge. Out of about a dozen people on the tour, only four women took the plunge. The water was cold as we swam against the current into the gorge to a circular pool where we could look up to see the sky. We continued a little farther for a peek at a waterfall before turning around to go back.
Swimming back to where we started was easy with the current pushing us along. It was a challenge getting out of the water onto the slippery rocks but I did it with the help of one of our guides.
The roller coaster ride continued down the mountain on the way back to the ship. Back on board we had a nice view of the colorful city of Roseau, watched another gorgeous sunset and enjoyed another fabulous dinner.
We’re not traveling as much in our fifth wheel anymore so I thought it would be fun to relive some of our most memorable days from previous RV trips.
We spent this day two years ago, October 17, 2017, on scenic mountain roads visiting waterfalls in Nantahalla National Forest in North Carolina, and Sylvan Falls in Georgia.
Dry Falls near Highlands, NC in the Nantahala National Forest
Fall Colors in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina
Behind Bridal Veil Falls near Highlands, NC
Small waterfall beside Hwy 64 between Highlands and Franklin, NC
Wandering Dawgs 