Thursday, July 4, 2013

Exploring a Tennessee Creek

Exploring a Tennessee Creek

I spent a nice late June afternoon exploring a creek with Blaine and Drake near their home in Nashville, Tennessee.  Although they are city raised, they do appreciate the opportunity to spend some time with nature.
   I don't completely understand the geology of the area.  Obviously, the glaciers never reached this far south.  The creek bottom is rock and the you can sense that the rocks that the creek flows over are old.



They found the rare "deep" spot


Searching for critters
We saw lots of fresh water snails, and guppies of various sizes (an inch to 3-4 inches), a crawdad, and a 9-10 water snake of some variety.

A delightful afternoon and I'm looking forward to more explorations.