There's a lot of arches in Red River Gorge but only one of them is actually over water. That's Rock Bridge, which we paid a visit to while we were in the area last weekend.
We were far from the only ones with that idea however. I'd been there a few times in the past and thought it was crowded then but this visit put those times to shame. Maybe not Louisville crowded but for a place that's a mile or two down in a gorge past where the gravel road ends it was crowded.
The hike to Rock Bridge comes with a bonus, Creation Falls. The waterfall gets its name from its role in creating Rock Bridge, which is just downstream. The falls, or at least the pool and sandbar just below it seemed to be the primary destination for most people.
Quickly realized there was little chance of getting shots of the natural scenery without people in the way, so opted to just shoot the people instead. Got plenty of the scenery last year anyways.
It was good to see so many people out enjoying the great outdoors. Did I mention it was crowded? It was crowded. Bear with me, there's a reason that keeps coming up.
Last year I started a project on Red River Gorge because there's some rich ne'er-do-wells that want to build themselves a big resort and such and draw in a huge lot of tourists. Aside from the usual problems that come with tourists, there's one minor problem: the gorge simply can't handle large numbers of people.
The ruggedness and remoteness of the landscape that draws people in also imposes its own very finite limits on things like trails and roads. And parking, especially parking. As it is now, a holiday weekend was about more than it could handle.
Short of acquiring thermite there's not much I can physically do to stop the ne'er-do-wells from ruining the place but I can take the 'before' photos. Will have to see if I can use them to stir up some good trouble. In this day and age, how hard can it be to get a developer canceled?
@corvidae couldn't make it, but it seems your friends did. They were quite delighted that the humans weren't following bear country food protocols.
Upon final reflection. . .
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MySpace? Wasn't that the Zucc's baby brother?
I get them mixed with Cauli and Brocc.
Mixed vegetables are the worst.
I have mixed feelings about that.
Mix'em in with the veggies and we'll call it soup.
Seem like a good place to spent a day of the weekend, no doubts why it is full of people.
i liked this one!
For sure, on both counts. Too many more people and that might not remain the case.
Thanks, that's one of my favorites too.
That is the "brake" that usually stops me... I'm very shy, and to capture persons and children, I don't like to be noticed 😅
Kind of thinking about buying one "true" camera, so I can take photos without using a smartphone, and seeing them in a large screen and have the BIG disappointment... Has you can imagine!
Congratulations on this set of photographs! There are awesome!
A long lens really helps with that :D Here it worked out nicely, nobody could quite tell whether I was photographing the scenery or them.
A DSLR or something like that definitely helps, especially with how you're perceived.
Thank you!
Beautiful pictures only🥰🥰
Thank you!
My friends!!!!
Those are some really nice shots. Great light. I like the kid playing with the... muddy stick blob?
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