What's in your backyard?

We went out today and the rain made everything so crisp and bright! Not to mention flooded!
We took some pics at the iron furnace since the creek was so lively! It's a beautiful area!
So here are my Cumberland Gap area pics. This is just a slide shot as the water (normally a small creek) rushes by.






This is a shot upstream toward Cudjos Caverns. Years ago you could drive right by the caves and on the opposite side of the road you bought tickets to go into the caves. Now you have guided tours by the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. There are names inside the caves that date back to the Civil War. (I think it's the Civil one lol ) Cumberland Gap changed hands three times in the war. (That I'm sure of!)

There isn't a road there anymore. I don't like the new way. The old was better.




This is the Iron Furnace.
It's a blurry pic because my daughter was jumping up and down at my side while I tried to hold the camera steady lol. The people who decide what to do with things in a park have changed the area around the Iron Furnace so much over the years, I wonder how they can keep claiming it a 'natural state'. But that's neither here nor there. This is 'almost' the way I remember it from 20 years ago. So I guess they're trying somewhat :D

I have a few more pics I'll try and post later in the week! I plan on going to these places that are in my own backyard alot more this summer.

What's in your backyard?