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Desoto Falls By: Peter McIntosh
ur adventure for March was intended to coincide with the Georgia Wine Growers “Wine Highway” event, where you purchase a passport and a special glass for tastings at 23 Georgia wineries. Well, the event has been postponed until August but we’re still visiting a lovely cascade located smack dab in the middle of Georgia wine country. (You can find out more about the wine tour or Georgia’s many fine wineries by visiting www.georgiawine.com. The vineyard photo on their homepage is by yours truly by the way.) Our destination is DeSoto Falls, named after the legendary Spanish explorer, Hernando DeSoto. It is well known that De Soto explored this area in the late 1500’s and according to a sign erected near the beginning of the trail, a plate of armor belonging to him or one of his men was found near the base of the falls. And it’s actually two separate waterfalls, the upper falls and lower falls, both accessed from one trailhead.
Peter McIntosh is an accomplished professional photographer. His photography is displayed in collections across the country. His passion for nature and the outdoors is what fuels this column. His work is available as fine art prints. Peter offers one on one and small group instruction on camera operation and photography. To see more of Peter’s photos or if you have a question or comment, visit Peter’s website: www. mcintoshmountains.com
64 GML - March 2021
