NE OH Spring Waterfall Tour - May 10, 2009 - Stops 9 and 10

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This is a multi-part blog entry that

documents my trip to the Cleveland

area in early May, 2009.

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The eighth waterfall in this

two-day trip was Cataract Falls.

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Like the falls in Columbus,

this inner-city fall in Cleveland

shows signs of abuse.

As always, I have attempted

to celebrate nature and

not man's selfishness.

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Near the railroad tracks that were

above the falls were these signs.

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This was such a large fall that I

failed to capture its full magni-

ficence this near to its rush.

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A little farther away,

the waterfall is breathtaking!

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I thought this must be some
New Age saying or Native
American quote, but I
was wrong: the inscription
comes from Revelation 7:3.

(It was part of an outdoor

learning center.
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Another view...
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This is the same view,
but I used my zoom feature
on the camera.
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Atypical of me (and probably
because I was tired),
I failed to capture the signage
for this next waterfall,
which is located near
Cleveland International
Airport at Rocky
River Reservation.
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The name of the waterfall,
my ninth and last of this trip,
is Berea Falls.
The shot below shows
the surge as the water flows
away from the falls.
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As with Cataract Falls,
the railroad is a part of this
natural landscape nowadays.
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The falls were not big, but
they were powerful.
(Actually, a young lady was sitting
on the ledge just to the left of
my shot so I could not capture
the whole waterfall.)
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Even though it was time to go home,
I was intrigued by this Rocky River
Reservation, (The Cleveland Metro-
parks are amazing.) so I started
following the river toward Lake Erie.
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These high stone walls were
fantastic. I must return...
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After traveling 12 miles out of my
way (ONE WAY!), I headed back
to my home in Columbus...
Nine waterfalls in two days...
not a bad weekend's play...
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