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Week 19, May 12-18, 2024 – Indiana Waterfalls

May 18th, 2024

“Hidden Falls”

May 18th, 2024

There are definitely times of the year when Upper Bear Hollow Falls are flowing enough to be impressive, but early April is not one of them. …view older images with the thumbnails below…

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There are definitely times of the year when Upper Bear Hollow Falls are flowing enough to be impressive, but early April is not one of them.

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“Beginning of the Stream”

May 17th, 2024

the other waterfall

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At Turkey Run, Bear Hollow is the intersection of 2 different canyons or valleys. The one valley always has flowing water, but nearly every canyon or valley has been formed by flowing water, and if you look closerly enough, there is water flowing down the tiny canyon at the top of the photo…so that obviously counts as a waterfall.

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“Rapids from the Dam”

May 16th, 2024

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“Mossy Foreground”

May 15th, 2024

a little falls

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Just a little trickle of a falls that I captured on my way back from the eclipse earlier this year. This waterfall would probably not make it onto anyone’s map or highlights, but at 3 to 4 feet tall, it is just a fun little falls to enjoy.

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“Platters of Earth”

May 14th, 2024

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“Staircase Stream”

May 13th, 2024

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“Splattered Veil”

May 12th, 2024

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Week 16, April 21-27, 2024 – Indiana Waterfalls

April 27th, 2024

“Slow Spring Runoff”

April 27th, 2024

feet soaked…

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Until this point in the trail, you can keep your feet dry, but after this point, while it is possible to not get your feet soaked, it’s almost required to walk part of the way in the stream. But it’s all worth it, because this path leads to the Punch Bowl and to the “One Hundred Inch Falls” (my name for the location on Trail #4).

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“Trickle Down the Cliff”

April 26th, 2024

iconic ladders

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When I visited Turkey Run State Park the first time, back in 2022, I ran out of time and walked right past Bear Hollow without capturing any photos. However, the first photo that I saw from Turkey Run was from Bear Hollow with its iconic ladders – so adding Turkey Run and Bear Hollow to my return trip was an easy decision.

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“The Slippery Slope”

April 25th, 2024

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“Canyon Wall Falls”

April 24th, 2024

the back roads

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As I headed north from Cataract Falls to Turkey Run, I mostly meandered through the back roads. On one road there was a sign “Cagles Mill Dam” pointing to a side road. The road ended right before it crossed the top of the dam wall; honestly, it was a pretty impressive view. But I noticed that the downstream area appeared to be a rocky canyon, and as I drove down to the bottom of the damn, I was rewarded with this tiny waterfall – maybe a total of 4 or 5 feet tall.

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“Layer Cake Drop”

April 23rd, 2024

the tiny falls

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When I arrived at Cataract Falls in Indiana, I asked one of the park rangers if she knew of other waterfalls in the area. She pointed out that if you walk AWAY from Mill Creek (and Lower Cataract Falls), you’ll encounter Little Sister Falls. Little Sister Falls ended up being 2 distinct small cascades about 60 feet apart; the perfectly intimate waterfalls that I love being near.

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“Hilltop View”

April 22nd, 2024

Indiana’s largest waterfall…

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Upper Cataract Falls is listed as the largest waterfall in Indiana (by volume); it wasn’t easy to photograph due to the vegetation, but it would likely be even harder to photograph when the vegetation has filled in.

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“Sunlit Drop”

April 21st, 2024

more waterfalls…

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Why yes, of course, I did visit several waterfalls while I was in southern Indiana for the eclipse. I am legally obligated to visit waterfalls anytime that I travel farther than 45 miles from home.

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