Portrait of Fall – Throwback 2021 – Through Griffin’s Lens

“What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.” – Ellen Glasgow

It looks like for those of us living in the south, some cooler temperatures are on the way. Those of us who live in the south know that these cooler temperatures might only be here for a moment. Here in the American South, we have a time of the year we call “false fall.” False fall teases us with cooler temperatures for a week, and then it goes right back to being hot again. Hopefully the cool weather is here to stay, but I won’t believe it until this weather stays for a few weeks.

Whenever I think of my favorite fall scenes that I have captured, this is usually the first one that comes to mind. A couple of years ago we took a fall drive around the North Carolina Mountains. I took these shots near McGalliard Falls. McGalliard Falls is located near Valdese, North Carolina. It is not too far from I-40 near Boone, North Carolina. It was an unexpected find for us. We just finished apple picking nearby, and had some time to do some exploring. We Googled where the nearest waterfall is, and this is what we found. The falls are only a short walk away from the parking lot, and it has some pretty awesome views. I went as far down stream as I could to see check out what I could see. There was some wonderful to see even beyond the falls. I was just walking around the stream looking for some different views.