Bull Sluice
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Bull Sluice
Artist
Ben Prepelka
Medium
Photograph
Description
The Chattooga River may have been added to the National Wild and Scenic River inventory just in time. Known to only a few hundred whitewater river rafters in the 1960s, the 1970s book and motion picture Deliverance introduced the Chattooga to the remainder of America.
Criteria for National Wild and Scenic River stipulates that the river be free flowing, generally inaccessible, essentially primitive, and unpolluted. The task force began its study of the Chattooga in 1969. Its designation of Wild and Scenic was applied in May, 1974. It wasn't long afterward when 50,000 whitewater enthusiasts flocked to the Georgia-South Carolina border, enjoying upper sections of the Chattooga. Section IV, near U.S. Route 76 is where the Chattooga is the best. Rapids with a rating of Class IIIs and IVs are common. Pictured here is Bull Sluice Rapids were rafters and kayakers are introduced to a baptism of extreme rapids. This stretch of class IV+ rapids exhibit some of the most exciting whitewater in the Southeast.
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July 9th, 2020
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Comments (16)
Virginia Artho
So thankful for our nature preserves! A chance for more to experience the wonder! L/F
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous B&W riverscape photograph with great light and shadows, perspective, and composition, Ben! You captured the rapid flow and power of water in a single image! Nice work! F/L
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" gallery at Fine Art America! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - All the links are provided on our group's homepage.
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS your BEAUTIFUL image has been FEATURED on the HOME PAGE of SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP! Please add this to the discussion 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” L
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Long Exposure and Night Photography ” group on Fine Art America - You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Murray Rudd
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Off the Beaten Path.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.’ l/f. If you allow pinning, your image will be pinned to the Group’s features board (www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/off-the-beaten-path/)
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