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Stairs

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Page By: BobSmith

Created/Edited: Dec 16, 2008 / Dec 16, 2008

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Staircases

Here in the East and Southeast, the various Park systems and National Forest systems often construct stairs and staircases to take visitors to and from various points of interest. These points range from overlooks, summits, trees, and canyons. Principally, though, the focal point of these feats of engineering are waterfalls.

Since most of these waterfalls are located in very steep and rugged terrain, those in charge have often felt the need to build stairs to enable human beings to gain access to them. Some of these stairs are made up of simple stones that have been rearranged for easier hiking. But, quite often, extreme engineering has come into play. When I encounter some of these staircases, I am left to admire the ingenuity of the folk who planned them, and of the men and women whose sweat and hard work installed them.

Here, then, are just some of the simple and simply amazing staircases that I have encountered on my many hikes up and down the eastern seaboard.

External Links

Falls of Hills Creek.

Tallulah Gorge.

Beartown State Park.

Images

Falls of Hill Creek

$Governor\'s Rock, SC$

Governor's Rock, SC

AT stairs

Stairs at Backbone Rock

Holly River

Blackwater Falls

Beartown

Last Stairs at Hill Creek

Apple Orchard Falls

New River Gorge

Tallullah Gorge Staircase

$Stairs on the Crowder\'s...$

Stairs on the Crowder's...

The stairs that lead down...

Parts of the trail have...

Stone stairs placed in the...

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yatsek

Interesting

Voted 10/10

Welcome in Jolly Old Europe - you'll see lots more. And the mts north of the Alps and Carpathians should look familiar:)

Posted Dec 18, 2008 12:43 am

tarol

Duplicate album?

Hasn't voted

http://www.summitpost.org/album/229209/Staircases.html

Posted Dec 18, 2008 11:37 am


	BobSmith	Re: Duplicate album?
	Hasn't voted	Oops. Yep. Must have been stuck in the old noggin. Wonder if I can make mine a child of the original?
		Posted Dec 18, 2008 5:00 pm

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