Flat Lick Falls Flat Lick Branch Jackson County Park Grey Hawk Jackson County Kentucky A waterfall that I have visited several times over the years is Flat Lick Falls in Jackson County, Kentucky. The first two times were fails. The first trip we arrived at sunset. The second there was too much water on the creek and crossing it would be impossible (this was before the trail to the base was put in). On one trip I briefly met good friend Adam Thompson - The Serialphotog, who was on this return trip with me, as was good friend Josh Lowe Photography. In a nutshell, I’ve wore this place out. On this trip though, I had one particular composition in mind that I had been wanting to try for years; a shot of the falls from downstream. In previous visits there were large cut logs scattered throughout the stream making for an ugly foreground. On this day there was nothing but a beautiful stream, wet rocks and a gorgeous waterfall!
Fulling Mill Falls Shaker Run Shaker Village Mercer County Kentucky
Fulling Mill Falls Shawnee Run Shaker Village Mercer County Kentucky Although the water was racing by on Shawnee Run Creek that passes through The Preserve of Shaker Village, there were still several cool perspectives to capture the unnamed falls. All around were oodles of spring flowers and after some searching I was happy to find that there were some wild phlox creekside. I just loved the setting of the falls as the water flows directly out of the hillside and spreads across several "steps" before meeting with the creek. I can't say if the falls is spring fed or if a nearby creek flows through the hillside but one thing is for certain is that there was at one time a mill opposite the falls as the remains of a foundation can be seen. This was my first time I'd visited the falls and it certainly won't be my last since there are several falls nearby that I'm yet to visit. Hopefully I find the time to visit those in the near future, so much to see and do, so little time.
