tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post8731063845915458712..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Swimming HoleWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44485746766007633632020-01-18T15:18:15.091-05:002020-01-18T15:18:15.091-05:00Such a lovely surprise seeing your post about Nake...Such a lovely surprise seeing your post about Naked Creek and Blue Hole! It's still a family favorite and within walking distance of home. How it got it's name is a mystery. Grandpa Wyant's theory was our floods happen quick leave us as naked as the mountain top. Your theory is more believable but pappy's has stood up with what I've seen. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804155958892866038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-22428429232116991552013-07-15T21:22:01.130-04:002013-07-15T21:22:01.130-04:00I remember visiting my grandmother's cousin wh...I remember visiting my grandmother's cousin who lived on Naked Creek. I think her name was Lettie. I remember catching crawfish in the creek. My great grandmother Ila Merica's home was just up the way from Lettie's house near Grindstone Mountain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305068467357631307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19285346782476052252012-12-06T07:40:36.278-05:002012-12-06T07:40:36.278-05:00Yes, posting a "summer" story felt contr...Yes, posting a "summer" story felt contrary to the time, that's for sure.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47553545761928492142012-12-06T07:39:40.050-05:002012-12-06T07:39:40.050-05:00Skinny dipping would be risky by the railroad, alt...Skinny dipping would be risky by the railroad, although with enough speed no one would get much of a look anyway.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-52666444865742114982012-12-06T07:38:02.075-05:002012-12-06T07:38:02.075-05:00I wouldn't be surprised if a little of that ha...I wouldn't be surprised if a little of that had gone on.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-551632353234925912012-12-06T07:37:33.255-05:002012-12-06T07:37:33.255-05:00I kept looking at that "dark spot" and w...I kept looking at that "dark spot" and wondered what it was. I bet you're right. Falling through that hole would not be pleasant.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48835312190609313042012-12-06T07:36:16.851-05:002012-12-06T07:36:16.851-05:00Done -- see the bottom of the blog for a link to t...Done -- see the bottom of the blog for a link to the update. But just remember, you asked for it!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6041085376175455212012-12-06T07:35:19.247-05:002012-12-06T07:35:19.247-05:00Mike, If you look closely at the bridge picture, t...Mike, If you look closely at the bridge picture, there is a 4th person peeking over the girl's shoulder. Then in another photo that I didn't use, there is another guy and a young boy. So it seems there were 5 or 6 people there that day.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59513786906754972372012-12-03T01:03:16.584-05:002012-12-03T01:03:16.584-05:00I think these were the perfect answer to Alan'...I think these were the perfect answer to Alan's prompt on SS.<br />Looks like a great place to have fun. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-5821384014970469942012-12-02T17:56:27.513-05:002012-12-02T17:56:27.513-05:00The bridge becomes a bridge to a story, and a fasc...The bridge becomes a bridge to a story, and a fascinating story at that. Great Sepia Saturday post.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84599902640856891862012-12-02T15:00:06.903-05:002012-12-02T15:00:06.903-05:00Hi Wendy! Great pictures. I would love to go swi...Hi Wendy! Great pictures. I would love to go swimming there. It brings back memories from living in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where there are many great swimming holes like this. Thanks for sharing these with us.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-41966310116250192392012-12-01T23:18:20.520-05:002012-12-01T23:18:20.520-05:00I've found a few of those suspension footbridg...I've found a few of those suspension footbridges across the mountain creeks and rivers. They used to be more common in the Appalachians to connect homes and villages that otherwise had a long road to the next proper bridge. And who's holding the camera for Violetta?Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90955738089322218602012-12-01T22:29:53.888-05:002012-12-01T22:29:53.888-05:00Those people in the swimming hope look like my mom...Those people in the swimming hope look like my mom's generation in the early 1930s. We swam in the abandoned rock quarry near our home when I was just a little girl. No swimming pools until about 1952.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-2612577646413084102012-12-01T17:22:46.518-05:002012-12-01T17:22:46.518-05:00That Naked Creek swimming hole looks really danger...That Naked Creek swimming hole looks really dangerous. I'll bet parents wouldn't let their kids swim there today. It's amazing how we've all survived dangerous places like that. And it's also amazing how sheltering parents are today. <br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-13177344774734620762012-12-01T17:19:26.713-05:002012-12-01T17:19:26.713-05:00It's always nice to have a bathing pool nearby...It's always nice to have a bathing pool nearby in the heat of the summer. I bet they were swimming as often as possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-41123800272689444872012-12-01T17:15:30.895-05:002012-12-01T17:15:30.895-05:00Naked Creek lots of history there! Momma and Daddy...Naked Creek lots of history there! Momma and Daddy took me up to the Blue Hole, but it wasn't looking so blue =)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74477513982942710272012-12-01T13:55:52.643-05:002012-12-01T13:55:52.643-05:00That's a nicely composed bridge shot. It's...That's a nicely composed bridge shot. It's funny how people love to have their pictures taken on bridges; I bet we all have at least one in oir albums. Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-26075358545018279842012-12-01T11:36:06.970-05:002012-12-01T11:36:06.970-05:00This reminds me of a swimming hole we had as kids,...This reminds me of a swimming hole we had as kids, today it no longer exists diversion of waterways, and construction, etc. Sadly I have not a single photo of those days....nice photosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-83112937058294999262012-12-01T10:30:43.101-05:002012-12-01T10:30:43.101-05:00A place like this reminds me of a creek we used to...A place like this reminds me of a creek we used to swim in when I was in college in West Virginia. What a beautiful place to cool off from those humid days. Very nice post. :)DougVernXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755911760606416970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-22573662029276282932012-12-01T09:47:02.504-05:002012-12-01T09:47:02.504-05:00We had quarries (abandoned, of course)for summer s...We had quarries (abandoned, of course)for summer swimming! There was one near the farm we used whenever haying: bale, load onto the truck and, on the way back to the barn, stop off for a quick dip in the quarry to wash off all that hay chaff that itched so much! Naked Creek sounds perfect to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-3868979138381307262012-12-01T03:23:05.741-05:002012-12-01T03:23:05.741-05:00The best swimming places ever; I remember places l...The best swimming places ever; I remember places like this; such good times. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62971594386496862222012-11-30T19:22:21.602-05:002012-11-30T19:22:21.602-05:00Is that a hole in the wood plank of the footbridge...Is that a hole in the wood plank of the footbridge? Yikes! I wouldn't want to cross that at night!<br /><br />It looks like the "lazy, hazy, crazy, days of summer" those kids were enjoying. What fun!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53843920760777314142012-11-30T16:50:00.431-05:002012-11-30T16:50:00.431-05:00"I was going to ask how Naked Creek got its n..."I was going to ask how Naked Creek got its name"?? <br />"We may need more info on the Naked Creek!"??<br />On behalf of the SS-crowd I DEMAND everything there is to know about Naked Creek!!!!!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-60051310303460817252012-11-30T13:01:17.131-05:002012-11-30T13:01:17.131-05:00This brings back memories for me of a swimming hol...This brings back memories for me of a swimming hole near my home when we were growing up. We could ride our bicycles to it and splashed around trapping frogs and having a great time, totally unsupervised. The kind of freedom kids today will rarely enjoy.<br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-75109729191716565912012-11-30T11:10:39.745-05:002012-11-30T11:10:39.745-05:00Naked Creek? Now that would be an interesting swi...Naked Creek? Now that would be an interesting swimming hole to visit!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.com