This outing is canceled due to the road still being snow covered and closed.
It will be great to get out and photograph after hibernating the long winter. Everyone is encouraged to attend the March outing to the scenic Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Saltville, VA. The WMA is open Tuesday-Saturday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM. The state area is the most biologically diverse, due in large part to the vast differences in elevation on the area (1,600 feet to 4,700 feet) covering 25,477-acres) spread across Virginia's southwest highlands. There are excellent views of the Holston River and Clinch River watersheds. (Click for Map)
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| Big Falls |
Things to Photograph:
- Wildlife photography - deer, bear, turkey, grouse, squirrel, rabbit, beaver, waterfowl, wood duck and bald eagle (sightings at Hidden Valley Lake and at Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Laurel Bed, and South Holston lakes).
- Hiking
- Nature photography
- Wildflowers (hopefully some will be out)
- Laurel Bed Lake (330-acres)
- Scenic Vistas
- Big Tumbling Creek cascades and large, deep rocky pools along the 7-miles of the creek
- Big Tumbling Creek Falls
- Upper Tumbling Creek Falls
- Twin Hollow Falls
- Big Falls (see above photo)
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| Big Tumbling Creek |
Claire Salvail will be leading this trip. This will be a full day; Clinch Mountain WMA in the morning and Big Tumbling Creek in the afternoon. You will need to bring your lunch and beverages, as there is no food available in the WMA. Make sure to bring plenty of water, sunscreen, hat, hiking gear in addition to your camera gear.
Meet at the Colonial Heights Ingles parking lot between McDonalds and the Bank at 7:30 AM on Saturday March 21. It's about a 1-hour drive from Kingsport to Saltville and then additional time to get up Clinch Mountain, so you'll want to carpool as much as possible. If you plan on driving, make sure that you have gassed your vehicle and eaten/picked up breakfast before you arrive at the pickup point. We will be leaving promptly at 7:30 and will only be stopping for a restroom break near Saltville.
Claire’s contact info is cjs849@outlook.com and her cell phone is 423-557-1306. Please RSVP if you plan on going on this trip.
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