Falls on Rocky fork creek

A few days ago I was working in an area near Rocky fork creek in Gahanna Ohio. I had a little extra time at the end of the evening and decided to do some pics. I took a few shots from the front of the falls but as I was walking back to my car I noticed this angle. I am glad that I stopped and tried a shot from a different angle.

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Whiteout

Did a little hiking in the snow today and for about a half hour we had total whiteout conditions.

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Frozen sunset

Braved the sub zero temps the other evening to get a few shots of this sunset. Taken from the shores of a frozen lake covered in snow.

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Even in cold there is still some warmth

Taken the other day from the same spot as frozen sunset. This it approximately the same scene but with out the motion.

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Griggs dam

An old dam on Griggs reservoir in Upper Arlington Ohio in the midst of a chilling winter.

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Ice covered Hayden falls

Hayden falls has completely frozen over this year due to the extremely low temperatures this winter.

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Hover dam below the fog

With the high temperatures today and the rain all of the snow is melting and putting a lot of moisture in the air the result is very dense and low hanging fog. While walking on the dam this day I would compare it to walking on a cloud as the fog was also being held back by the dam.

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Hoover resevoir in the mist

Today we had some really dense fog as a result of warm temperatures rain and a lot of snow and ice that began to melt. This is a view of the resevior from the shore near the dam.

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fog in the tall pines

The snow was melting and rain ws coming down and the fog hung below the bows in the tall pines.

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Cedar Falls

Cedar falls was named by some of the first setlers to the hocking hills region of Ohio. Named for what was thought to be cedar trees there are no cedar trees near the falls but instead are Eastern Hemlock.

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Seasonal falls

A waterfall I only just discovered in the Cedar falls region of Hocking hills. this waterfall is normally only active in early spring before drying up in the summer and fall.

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Rays of light entering Ash Cave

Ash cave is a large cave in the Hocking hills region evidence of human activity has been found dating back to 8000 B.C..

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Easter Sunrise

The sun rising behind the trees early in the morning at Conkles Hollow hocking hills Ohio.

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Conkle's hollow waterfall

At the end of the lower gorge trail if there is enough water you will find this waterfall at the very end of the gorge.

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Conkle's hollow lower gorge trail

One of the many views of gian boulders streams and sandstone cliffs you will see in the conkle's hollow lower gorge trail in Hocking hills Ohio.

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Broken rock falls

I have been to this location in the past but never I have seen this much water flowing down this gorge.

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Broken rock falls from the pool

At the bottom of broken rock falls on the opposite side of the large rock there is a small pool that the water collects in.

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Lower Falls

Lower falls in the Old man's cave gorge at Hocking Hills Ohio

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Tall pines black and white

I was asked to do a version of my tall pines image in Black and white.

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Late July at Cedar Falls

In an effort to capture this spot from the different seasons I returned and got a shot of Cedar Falls in the summer. When I was here in the spring the water was almost two feet deeper in the foreground, and even with all the rain we have had lately it's still pretty low.

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Floating fall color

Spent a little time in Hocking hills this weekend looking for some fall color. I really like the way these leaves were laying in the pool below lower falls.

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Rock house

The Rock house is an approximately 25'x30' tunnel carved out of the Black hand sandstone by water. The cave was used for shelter in pre colonial times and even has a some troughs carved in the floor to collect water as it drips from the rock.

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Pickerington Sunset

It's mid fall here and we are getting the typical ohio gray sunsets. The other night I decided to use an approaching car to illuminate the grass near the side of the road.

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A foggy Lower Falls

Cedar Falls in the fog

The path ahead

A different perspective

Two views of the same spot from opposite sides of the creek.

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Lower falls as a light snow falls

Ash Cave during a snow storm

Hidden Falls

A seasonal waterfall in Hocking Hills state park Ohio

Cedar falls partially frozen over

Valentines fire in Ash Cave

Ice formations in Ash Cave

Ice on the ceiling of Ash Cave

Fozen hidden falls

Lower Falls in the fog

Ice formations in Ash cave