Please see below (after the transcript and show notes) for links to news and upcoming events.
TRANSCRIPT
From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is
Virginia Water Radio for the week of August 27, 2012.
This week we feature an instrumental tune about one of
Virginia’s most well-known waterfalls.
Have a listen for about 45 seconds.
MUSIC.
You’ve been listening to “Crabtree Falls,” by Timothy
Seaman, on the 2002 CD “Sycamore Rapids,” from Pine Wind Music. Crabtree Falls, in Nelson County, is a series
of large and small cascades over which water falls about 1200 feet on its way
to the South Fork Tye River. This is
reported to be the longest drop of any waterfall east of the Mississippi
River. Fans of the 1970s television show
“The Waltons”—created by Nelson County native Earl Hamner— may remember hearing
that fictional family talk of Sunday outings to the popular and remarkable
Crabtree Falls.
For other water sounds and music, and for more Virginia water
information, visit our Web site at virginiawaterradio.org,
or call us at (540) 231-5463. From the
Virginia Water Resources Research Center in Blacksburg, I’m Alan Raflo,
thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water.
SHOW NOTES
Acknowledgments: “Crabtree Falls” and “Sycamore Rapids” are copyright 2002 by Timothy
Seaman and Pine Wind Music, used with permission. Mr. Seaman’s Web site is http://www.timothyseaman.com/. “Crabtree Falls” was previously featured in
the sound segment of Virginia Water Radio Episode 41 (week of 11-8-10).
Sources and More
Information: Information on Crabtree
Falls was taken from the “Visit Nelson County” Web site at http://nelsoncounty.com/visit/crabtreefalls/,
8/27/12. Information on Earl Hamner and
“The Waltons” was taken from http://www.earlhamner.com/,
8/27/12.
Recent Virginia Water
News
For
news relevant to Virginia's water resources, please visit the Virginia Water Central News Grouper,
available online at http://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/.
Water Meetings and
Other Events
For
events related to Virginia's water resources, please visit the Quick Guide to Virginia Water–related
Conferences, Workshops, and Other Events, online at http://virginiawaterevents.wordpress.com/. The site includes a list of Virginia
government policy and regulatory meetings occurring in the coming week.
