Dennis thank you so much for posting this video. I have driven by Goosebury Falls many times. I have not stopped because I have bad knees and cannot walk to the falls. I really enjoyed this video.
While I was watching this great video, I got to wondering where all that water comes from! I’ve been to the Falls many times, but I never paid much attention to the river. With a little help from Wikipedia I learned about the discovery and naming, and then with GoogleEarth, I traced the river back into the deep woods to its beginning. Amazing! Thanks for an interesting afternoon!
The water comes from the swamps and bogs of the upper highlands area. The brown root beer colored water is from tannin leached out of the roots of the various bog plants.
Upper Michigan's Tahquamenon Falls also has water like that since is is also fed from a similar source. In fact the Wikipedia page for the Tahquamenon also says it is nicknamed the "The Root Beer Falls".
Dennis thank you so much for posting this video. I have driven by Goosebury Falls many times. I have not stopped because I have bad knees and cannot walk to the falls. I really enjoyed this video.
ReplyDeleteI love waterfalls, thanks for sharing Dennis! I will have to keep this park in mind if I am ever in the area.
ReplyDeleteIncredible!! Spring like volumes of water.
ReplyDeleteThe year we were there must have been a very dry year because it sure didn't look like this!
ReplyDeleteWhile I was watching this great video, I got to wondering where all that water comes from! I’ve been to the Falls many times, but I never paid much attention to the river. With a little help from Wikipedia I learned about the discovery and naming, and then with GoogleEarth, I traced the river back into the deep woods to its beginning. Amazing! Thanks for an interesting afternoon!
ReplyDeleteThe water comes from the swamps and bogs of the upper highlands area. The brown root beer colored water is from tannin leached out of the roots of the various bog plants.
DeleteWhen we were there over the 4th of July it was barely moving...hundred kids playing in ankle deep water...Wish we would have gotten this view!
ReplyDeleteUpper Michigan's Tahquamenon Falls also has water like that since is is also fed from a similar source. In fact the Wikipedia page for the Tahquamenon also says it is nicknamed the "The Root Beer Falls".
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