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April
23rd - We took advantage of the nice weather
on a Monday evening to visit the Blue Hole near
Stony Creek (at the base of Holston Mountain).
This wasn't our first time at this pretty spot, but
it is always a treat every time we visit. The
Blue Hole consists of 4 sets of waterfalls (each
with about 15 feet drop)... the first three are seen
in the photos below. The last (4th) waterfall
is not very accessible for photos so it is not
shown.
This
wasn't a hike as it's easily reached from the
road. The entire trip is less than .5 mile on
foot, and all the falls are in a very compact
area.
After
spending some time exploring the Blue Hole we got
back into the Jeep and traveled to the top of
Holston Mountain (The three photos we took are at
the bottom of this page, and we would have taken
more but the camera's card was full).
The views from the power line cut-outs were
fantastic as we could see Holston Lake, Mount
Rogers, and the Stony Creek/Elizabethton/Johnson
City area. We traveled all the way to the top
Holston High Point (elevation from my GPS was 4257
feet), which is where the majority of the TV and
Radio towers are located on Holston. There
were lots of hiking trails that we crossed that we
may have to explore some
day.
(Click
all images for larger photos)
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