Somewhat swollen by recent melting of snow and ice, Black Creek spilled a little more water than usual over a ledge of Pennsylvanian (geologic time and location!) Pottsville sandstone. That hard, resistant rock layer, which holds up the ridge known as Lookout Mountain in Alabama and Tennessee, also supports numerous waterfalls from Alabama to Pennsylvania. Few are as beautiful as Noccalula Falls, around which a large and well-maintained Gadsden city park resides. Almost an afterthought awaiting a dinner meetup, and following a daylong exploration of northeastern Alabama waterfalls, this one yielded one of my favorite scenes of them all, amid pockets of gentle shadow and warm light just before sunset.
Gadsden AL (12 Feb 26) Looking N
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