Oasis: 20 miles from Downtown Atlanta

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Nick in Atlanta

Discussion Starter · Apr 21, 2005

The Chattahoochee River meanders through Metro Atlanta. Much of it is protected because the land on both sides of it is a National Wildlife Refuge. I went to the Chattahoochee Nature Center, which is about 20 miles from Downtown Atlanta to walk along the half-mile boardwalk that is above a marshy part of the riverbank. Of course I took my camera.

Gotta love a reflection:

A shy duck:

No motorized boats are allowed on this part of the river, just canoes and rafts:

Views of the River:

Here is the marshy side again. The mud really is this color in Georgia:

Meeting up with the other duck that has a nest also in the marsh:

A closeup on what I believe are tadpoles:

A Red-tailed Hawk with an injured wing:

Hope you enjoyed the tour!

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Rainier Meadows

· #2 · Apr 22, 2005

I did, it looks nice there as well!

kay:

Nice shots...

scumtoes

· #3 · Apr 22, 2005

those look like geese, not ducks

BrizzyChris

· #4 · Apr 22, 2005

Isn't that where Deliverance is set?

Malt

· #5 · Apr 22, 2005

I found your photos to be interesting, and a nice change from the constant urban pics

(not that im complaining about urban pics, if i was then i should leave this forum lol)

Vapour

· #6 · Apr 22, 2005

Cute duck/geese

sequoias

· #7 · Apr 23, 2005

Great nature photography, nice to see those. That is a Canadian geese stopping by in Georgia, I think they're flying on way to Canada for the summer.

Nick in Atlanta

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 23, 2005

Thanks guys, my pleasure to show you that metro Atlanta has some beautiful natural settings.

Regarding the ducks/geese, I'm just glad I knew they were birds. I might have said "look at the floating cows in the water."

Regarding Deliverance, I'm pretty sure it was filmed in Georgia, I believe, but I think it was in the opposite end of the state. Although, I did keep hearing banjo music!?!

[email protected]

· #9 · Apr 23, 2005

it is a national park?

Vapour

· #10 · Apr 23, 2005

Nick in Atlanta said:
Regarding the ducks/geese, I'm just glad I knew they were birds. I might have said "look at the floating cows in the water."

:rofl:

Nick in Atlanta

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 23, 2005

badguy said:
it is a national park?

It is a river that has much of the land on it's sides designated as a National Wildlife Refuge. Some of the land along it has houses next to the river. But, I guess you could say that parts of the river are similar to a national park. I'm not really sure what designates a place like Yosemite National Park different from this situation. Sorry that I couldn't answer your question more definitively.

james2390

· #12 · Apr 23, 2005

Really cool photos! It truly is an oasis.

waccamatt

· #13 · Apr 24, 2005

BrizzyChris said:
Isn't that where Deliverance is set?

Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River in South Carolina.

eddyk

· #14 · Apr 24, 2005

I dont mean to hijack the thread....but instead od starting a new one I thought I would post a pic of geese I took a few weeks ago!

This is the on the River Witham in middle England

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pwright1

· #15 · Apr 24, 2005

Nice pics. So peaceful looking.

Yankee BOY

· #16 · Apr 24, 2005

those "tadpoles" were fish.

BrizzyChris

· #17 · Apr 24, 2005

waccamatt said:
Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River in South Carolina.

Yeah, but I'm talking about where it was set.

Nick in Atlanta

Discussion Starter · #18 · Apr 24, 2005

Here's where the Chattahoochee Nature Center is located in Metro Atlanta. I have never actually seen the Deliverance movie, so I don't know if they mention where they're supposed to be.

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Azn_chi_boi

· #19 · May 2, 2005

Great shots, I thought I would never saw those nice nature pics near Atlanta

Peyre

· #20 · May 18, 2005

I'll have to post my pics from Barnes Wetlands Centre, slap bang in the middle of London, Well South West

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