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Geology Picture of the Week, January 11-17, 2009: Blackwater Falls in Winter
Panoramio.com ^ | JMSchech

Posted on 01/16/2009 10:47:12 PM PST by cogitator

BRRR! Click for full-size.



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: waterfall; westvirginia; white; winter
Since its pretty frigid around the country in mid-January, I thought this was appropriate.
1 posted on 01/16/2009 10:47:12 PM PST by cogitator
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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...

** ping **


2 posted on 01/16/2009 10:48:24 PM PST by cogitator
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To: cogitator

Very nice, been there several times.


3 posted on 01/16/2009 10:55:15 PM PST by Hacksaw
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To: cogitator; LucyT
Your fault. You started me off looking at images of frozen water-falls around the world, there are lots and lots...and I found this:

A waterfall at the foot of Flame Mountain with a 20 meters drop which has frozen over. It is located in Turufan, XinJiang province, China. Link [in Chinese]

CLICK THE LINK HERE:THE COMMENTS JUST CRACK ME UP!

onkar joshi January 6th, 2007 at 4:13 am this is not china. this is turkestan. china has illegally occupied turkestan just as it has occupied tibet.

stop affirming china’s aggressive territorial expansionist policy.

Denita TwoDragons January 6th, 2007 at 12:49 pm ??!! @ above

Dude, we’re just commenting on a picture. We didn’t know.

(Cool picture! But waaaaayyy too cold for me!)

–TwoDragons

Dai Lo January 7th, 2007 at 4:45 am

@ Onkar Joshi, Turkestan (the two attempts at it) existed for about six years during the 20th century, so your assertions of China’s illegal occupation of XinJiang is dubious at best. Tibet, on the other hand, is a separate debate.

Chris Lamb January 7th, 2007 at 4:49 am

“stop affirming china’s aggressive territorial expansionist policy.”

It’s actually a common practice by westerners to use photographs of unique natural phenomena like the one above and subtly insert imperial propaganda

FIGHT THE MACHINE!

Nice pic

raylo January 7th, 2007 at 5:33 am

Actually the two guys on the bridge are the ones who had taken over the turkestan area, I think they flew in by mount in beta.

What is Internet Explorer? January 7th, 2007 at 6:19 am

What is that you were saying about subtle messages inserted into phrases?

Anyway, what we are witnessing here is the waterfall’s solitary resistance to the Chinese presence. Which is much better than the Palestinian waterfalls, which murder Israeli waterfalls.

I kid you not! ROFLMBO!

4 posted on 01/17/2009 3:28:45 AM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: cogitator

Blackwater Falls in winter, beautiful, isn’t it?


5 posted on 01/17/2009 4:01:54 AM PST by flaglady47 (Four years of captivity, no relief in sight)
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To: cogitator

That brings back memories. I got a great summer shot of it and went back for the winter version years later. Maybe I’ll scan and post them later. Anyway, you can walk behind the falls into a ice cavern.


6 posted on 01/17/2009 7:47:55 AM PST by Barnacle (God help us.)
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To: cogitator

We’ve been there! We took the kids to Canaan Valley State Park one long Columbus Day weekend, and made the trip to the falls. What a gorgeous place!!


7 posted on 01/17/2009 9:09:09 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: cogitator

Gives a new definition to “white water”. :-)


8 posted on 01/17/2009 12:01:01 PM PST by PistolPaknMama (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
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To: Fred Nerks

Thanks for the ping. Nice photos; hilarious comments.


9 posted on 01/17/2009 4:21:50 PM PST by LucyT ("Sleep is for people who can't handle caffeine." ...Slings and Arrows)
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Niagara Falls, 1911

10 posted on 01/17/2009 6:01:47 PM PST by LucyT ("Sleep is for people who can't handle caffeine." ...Slings and Arrows)
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Niagara Falls; 1911 or 1912.

11 posted on 01/17/2009 6:04:09 PM PST by LucyT ("Sleep is for people who can't handle caffeine." ...Slings and Arrows)
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To: Fred Nerks; SunkenCiv; yefragetuwrabrumuy; Slings and Arrows; Iowan; Polarik; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; ..

Check out photos.


12 posted on 01/17/2009 6:08:54 PM PST by LucyT ("Sleep is for people who can't handle caffeine." ...Slings and Arrows)
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To: cogitator

I’ve been there a few times, it’s beautiful.


13 posted on 01/17/2009 6:09:05 PM PST by kalee
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To: LucyT

Absolutely inspiring...thanks sooo much


14 posted on 01/17/2009 7:14:12 PM PST by IrishPennant (Patriotism is strongest when accompanied by bad politics, loyal FRiends and great whiskey)
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To: LucyT

thanks for the ping, hard to believe such a massive volume of water can freeze!


15 posted on 01/17/2009 7:15:42 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: Fred Nerks

Bet you this place would keep my beer cold! Great photos!!


16 posted on 01/19/2009 6:59:12 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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