http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/ the ravings of the questioning Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-55480 Richard Browne Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-55480 Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called "Wells Falls". We always knew it as Van Natta's Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself. The dam was built in 1907, and the 'mill' is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed. Even though I grew up just up the hill from the falls, I never new it was called “Wells Falls”. We always knew it as Van Natta’s Dam. As a boy scout around 1950, I caught a 12 inch smallmouth bass in the pool at the base of the falls, with a lure I made myself.
The dam was built in 1907, and the ‘mill’ is a hydroelectric plant, built, I assume, about the same time. In the spring, water from melting snow raises the water level a couple of feet higher, and it covers most of the tree roots that you see exposed.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23988 Nicole Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:19:08 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23988 Thanks, Eric. I don't actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn't really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don't have a color version online at the moment, but I do have <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=20" rel="nofollow">similar</a> <a href="http://silver-starlight.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=26" rel="nofollow">ones</a> in color up. Thanks, Eric. I don’t actually know what the name of the old mill (or plant?) is, and my brief Googling of the subject hasn’t really turned up anything useful, unfortunately. As for the photo, I don’t have a color version online at the moment, but I do have similar ones in color up.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-23976 Eric Wright Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-23976 I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color. I was just wondering, do you have any idea of the name of the mill in the photo? Cool Pic would just love to see it in color.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-13098 Lab Day at Curious Notions Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-13098 [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...] [...] The weather was so wonderful on Monday that Joe and I took a walk to the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and sat by Six Mile Creek and watched the swollen waters rush past. Until it warms up enough that I can chance the hike down into the gorge below Wells Falls, the MWP is the next best thing. One of the other things about this summer that I’m really looking forward to is the chance to wade in some of the creeks. The little kid in me can’t help but remember how much fun wading barefoot in the creek that fed Lake Atalanta was when I was younger. I remember my school’s gifted and talented program having competition once were we built little boats out of cardboard and tape and straws and the like and raced them on that creek. Standing by Six Mile Creek on Monday, I really wanted to do that again, but that may have had something more to do with wanting to see how long such a boat could manage not to get swamped by the rushing water. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 Cornell In The Fall at Curious Notions Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:56:55 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3975 [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...] [...] We then wandered about campus a bit, taking in the sights and the history as narrated by me and some of the legends and such I’ve read. The autumn leaves made a wonderful backdrop for the statues of Ezra Cornell (above) and Andrew Dickson White, the university’s first president. Even on a day that was relatively gray, some of the colors were still spectacular. We swung north to get a view of Falls Creek Gorge, which was much changed from when I saw it with Mark a few weeks ago. The rain made a huge difference. (As an aside, when I took a look at Six Mile Creek on Friday, it looked more like Six Miles Of Rushing Muddy Flood Waters River.) Instead of taking Greg out toward the Plantations and the eastern reaches of campus, we circled back through the science, labor, and hotel buildings–with special attention toward the Space Sciences building, which is home to the Mars Exploration Rover project. Our final stop, prior to the obligatory Engineering Quad tour, was at Uris, where we took a peak at part of the brain collection there. In particular, I had to point out the brain of Edward Rulloff, a nineteenth-century genius and murderer who plagued this area and who now has a Collegetown restaurant named for him. Since I pass Rulloff’s every day and salivate over their list of specials, we decided to try lunch there, a decision I do not regret in the least. Excellent sweet potato fries. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3720 Keep in mind that it's likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer :-P Keep in mind that it’s likely to be humid with no AC up here during the summer

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Amy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:17:31 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3719 Mmm, summer in a northern state? I'm there! Anything to escape Florida. Mmm, summer in a northern state? I’m there! Anything to escape Florida.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Nicole Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:03:26 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3717 Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you'll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you. Also be sure not to get into any trouble where you need rescuing because you’ll get one hell of an earful, if not worse, from the people charged with rescuing you.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Joe Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:50 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3713 Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain...just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots! Although I bet some of the waterfalls would look really interesting during the rain…just be sure to wear a lot of waterproof things and spikey boots!

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/comment-page-1/#comment-3710 Nicole Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:06:09 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/09/26/six-mile-creek-gorge/#comment-3710 Come up here sometime that's not between December and May and during or after a strong rain and we'll head over there ;-) Come up here sometime that’s not between December and May and during or after a strong rain and we’ll head over there

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