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Blue Hole spring and its outflow
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Entrance to PettyJohn Cave (just above my shadow)
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Waterfall at The Pocket
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Moss-covered steam engine footing ruins on hillside in The Pocket
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Sag Pond near upper rim of Pigeon Mtn.
I've never seen such deep blue water as in this ephemeral pond.
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Mossy tree base in pond
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Panoramic view east from Hood Overlook
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Along Pocket Branch
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Pocket Falls
Much less water flow than my visit six weeks earlier...
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Small cavern behind the waterfall
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Looking down the gorge from atop Pocket Falls
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Most of the water in Pocket Branch, including the waterfall, comes from this spring.
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Old Barn
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Ruins of old home place...
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Pocket Loop Trail
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Well, I'm used to copperheads, timber rattlers, black racers, black rat snakes,
and garter snakes. But these wild patterned snakes throw me for a loop.
First I thought Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum);
Then, maybe a Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides);
Or it might be a Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttata).
Their color patterns can vary so much and I'm no snake expert...
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