Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.
– Duane Michals
We are generally having another primarily wet and rainy winter here in north Georgia as has been the trend in recent years. However, we did recently get a glimpse of snow. Last week it snowed in the higher elevations and sleeted down low. Temperatures were colder and caused some delays to school opening a couple of days, and then it was a little warmer (at least in the afternoon). I got an update on my wrist and it will still be several more weeks before I can ride trails on my mountain bike, so I have been taking opportunities to do trail runs and hikes when it is dry enough. It was pleasant to do each over the weekend and still see a glimpse of snow that had yet to melt in the mountain trails where it stays colder and the sun doesn’t shine everywhere. The first day I went for a trail run and there wasn’t a lot of snow, just patches on certain sides of trees and rocks where it didn’t get any sunlight. The very next day I just went for a hike, knowing that all the rain lately would cause more flow in the cascades and falls surround Glen Falls. I don’t know if it is a higher elevation or just has more large rocks, but it had more areas with snow still. There was even frozen water on a log reaching out right in front of the main falls. The weather was pretty much perfect that day just warm enough with blue skies but the water was still cold. I have been to Glen Falls several times before and have explored above it, but this was the first time I scrambled down below it to take pictures. I think I got some very good shots with my camera, but below is just a taste of what I shot with my phone. Obviously, when it comes to photographing falling water you get your best pictures with a true camera and tripod so you can control shutter speed enough to make the falls look their best. I hope you enjoy this little glimpse of snow we had here. I know I did, because there is not much chance we will get anymore this year.
