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I took this picture in October of this past year at the Virgin Falls state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. These are the hidden caves at the base of Virgin Falls. They are normally hidden behind a torrent of rushing water but due to the drought, they were quite visible. They are nearly unreachable, however, and can only be accessed by rapelling down from the top of the falls. There is a danger of being lost in the mountain. These falls drain back into the mountain via a large hole at the bottom. From what ive been told, noone knows how deep this hole is and numerous people have been lost after falling into it, never to be seen again. I tried to access the caves from.the base of the falls but everything down there is coated in slippery algae and there's a large nest of giant Japanese hornets living beneath the rocks and debris. They kept flying into me, bouncing of my chest as a warning so I didn't stick around to get stung.

I took this picture from inside of the cave at Lost Creek Falls and Cave state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. It was 97 degrees that day but the air in the cave was 50. That temperature difference, coupled with all the moisture from underground rivers, caused these clouds to form inside the mouth of the cave. The cave entrance is wide enough to fit a 2 lane highway, comfortably

I took this picture along Hillendale road on the way to Lake Tansi, Tennessee. The views from this road are spectacular. I also found out the hard way that all of those horse fences are electrified, lol

Thinking of warmer days today... I took this picture back in July of this past year at the Lost Creek Falls and Cave state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. It was sunny and 97 degrees that day. Hoever, standing near the falls, it was in the 50s due to the cold cave air blasting out of every opening in the mountain. The drastic difference in temperatures caused a thick mist to form, which reflected the blue sky above peeking through openings in the tree canopy. Loads of moisture from the falls and underground rovers and falls caused a lush emerald carpet of moss to grow on everything. In front of the falls, there is a sea of mossy slippery boulders and rocks and just one large sycamore tree. It's truly a magical place.

This is a 3 image panoramic stitch of the sunset at Lums pond state park in Bear, Delaware.

I took this in Wilmington Delaware along the Christina river. That's my sister on the left, looking towards the city skyline