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This past weekend, Eddie (St0rm), Dave (TraderJake), and our friend Tim (not registered!!!!!) went up to Clifton Gorge State Preserve.  A few of you may remember me posting a few pictures of this place when I went there about a year ago, but I have some more for ya.  It was a fun thing to do on a day off, instead of just sitting around.  If you're ever in the area, check the place out.  Just ask if you need details on the park's location.  It's the kind of place that seems way too cool to be in the state of Ohio; I suspect the 269 acres the park is on are actually territory of Colorado or Tennessee.

Take a look at some of these photos.  I may post more later since I have to run soon.  Eddie or Dave might also post some if they feel like it.

This first one is of some sweet Canadian geese.

Here is a view of the pool where the geese in the previous photo were shot (with a big gun, not a camera - PSYCHE!).  This was a panorama of about four shots stitched together and made into a wallpaper.  Damn the sky for not being blue and me for being to lazy to PhotoShop it to being blue.

Click the attachment link at the top of this post to get the 1280x1024 version (not resized to the window).

This is a photo of the gorge higher up the river from where the previous two photos were taken.  The river has some pretty decent rapids and the cliffs around it are steep and tall.  Unfortunately you can't really take photos from the bottom of the gorge, and looking down on anything in a photo usually makes it look smaller than it really is.

Zing!

Another view of the creek as a wallpaper.  This one was originally about eight or ten photos I think.  Again, click the attachment link to get the full 1280x1024 version (not resized to the screen).

The sun still sucks and so do white skies.

Flower macro by the creek.

TraderJake's back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OMG!!&#^!@  LOL!@!#!!!!

This building is outside the Clifton Mill.  I have been trying for about five years to get a photo of it without a stupid SUV or minivan in front of it and finally did.  Hooray.

My turn!!

These are the same two ducks in Mike's first picture

...And Mike taking the picture with his tripod and Pano-sarus.   Rwwwaaarrrrrrr!!!

Pretty cool Rapids

The stream from above...

A small waterfall

I bet it would be an awesome kayaking place  ;)

Another one..

Last one..I promise

Since everyone else is doing it.....

The Perl has problems. Apparently he thought that the best way to end it all would be to take his life at the gorge. Luckily, we talked him out of it, but he came pretty close to his demise.

Those are some pretty amazing pics you guys.
I especially like the waterfall pic Eddie took.

That is a really cool looking place.

That place looks awesome!  Indiana has a lot of state parks like that, but I haven't been to one in years.  Probably because my family hasn't gone to one in years.  I just turned 18 last August, so I'm still living under the same roof (and rules) of the parental units, but luckily my parents are pretty cool and I don't have to worry too much about that stuff.

@Mike
My mom says:
"Great pics im a nature lover, I also teach plant science and your Flower Macro is Aquilegia vulgaris (latin name) otherwise known as Granny's bonnets or Columbine which is a native perrenial to the U.S. just  some FYI"

@ Eddie
My mom also loves your waterfall and said it was beautiful.

Nice pics guys.  
I'll have to get up there sometime, maybe during the fall.  I bet that place would look pretty sweet with the leaves all different colors.  

Anyways, wanna see what I was doing while you went up there?
Cincinnati from Mt. Echo:
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Cincinnati's Fountain Square (needs to be redone):
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New Reds Stadium and Covington, KY (also needs to be redone, hopefully when the stands are full):
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nice shots guys! good to see you get out from behind those computers every now and then.

That whole area of Ohio is really nice.  Yellow Springs is a town worth visiting, which is four miles away from Clifton and much larger.  There is a woman from Peru who runs a shop there selling Peruvian crafts.  She's a really nice lady, and I can verify that her merchandise is high quality stuff.  The Little Miami bike trail also runs through Yellow Springs and all the way down to the Ohio River and of course Cincinnati.  I haven't ridden the entire trail yet, but the sections I have done (maybe fifty or sixty miles of it) are beautiful.  It's easy riding since the trail is on a former railroad path, and it's pretty because it runs along most of the length of the Little Miami River, which may be a National Scenic River.  I can't remember that for sure.

Cool shots, Jay.  I did a ghetto panorama sans Panosaurus and just hand-holding in auto exposure mode.  If I had been smart, I would have added about three more exposures to this series, but I didn't.  This was at the game last night, which they actually won.  (Yes, really.)

This one was from last Friday night.  For those from out of town, it is a view of downtown Cincinnati, with the lights on way too freaking bright at Great American Ballpark (home of the Reds).  I believe that night was the same one in which they were losing 10-0 in the top of the first inning.  Hooray for the world's first professional baseball team.

We'll have to repeat the Mt. Adams shots on a night when the Reds are out of town.  Perhaps even from a better location than illegaly parked on a dead end side street and trespassing on someone's property.  ;-)  The parking lot of the Celestial restaurant is a great place, especially if you can get the required shots in under 10 minutes or so.  Also, there is a great place to get shots in Newport, which you would prolly like.