Picture of the day - March 26, 2007

A Scenic Waterfall On Straight Branch

The most popular section of the famous Virginia Creeper Trail winds its way along a scenic 17 mile route between Damascus, Virginia and Whitetop Station, and in a number of places it crosses Straight Branch, one of the country's most popular trout fishing streams. Whoever named this beautiful creek Straight Branch must surely have done so as a joke because the "straight" sections are few and far between. One thing that isn't lacking on Straight Branch however are mini-waterfalls. In fact, there are literally hundreds of them along the creek bed where the water tumbles over boulders and ledges of various sizes. Today's picture features one of the most spectacular series of falls in the bunch. After church let out yesterday morning, Cheria and I decided to take advantage of yet another gorgeous spring day by driving over to Damascus where we would set out on the short journey up U.S. Highway 58 towards Konnarock. This is without a doubt one of the most enjoyable drives in the entire state, and we take it fairly often. We had made our way just a few miles "upstream" when out of the corner of my eye I spotted the gorgeous waterfall featured above. I parked the car at the first opportunity, walked back to that spot...and captured the "Picture Of The Day"!   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"