Tuesday, September 30, 2014

High Knob Naturalist Rally & Color Changes


September 27, 2014
Water Elevation 3318 feet
Upper Norton Reservoir of High Knob Massif
Early Autumn Color Changes In Benges Basin
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Frosty cold conditions with MINS around 32 degrees on September 23 accelerated color 
changes amid cold air drainage corridors 
of the High Knob Massif.

September 27, 2014
Water Elevation 3318 feet
Upper Norton Reservoir of High Knob Massif
Early Autumn Color Changes In Benges Basin
Photograph by John & Mae Mullins - © All Rights Reserved.

Early autumn colorations are typical 
of upper elevations within the massif.

Early Autumn Color Changes In 2012

September 27, 2014
Water Elevation 2734 feet
Bark Camp Lake of High Knob Massif
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
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Ideal weather conditions, with afternoon temps 
in the 60s, and early colorations were the perfect backdrop for the 8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally sponsored by The Clinch Coalition.

September 27, 2014
Bark Camp Lake of High Knob Massif
Frank Read & Lily: Bays Mountain Raptor Center
Photograph by John & Mae Mullins - © All Rights Reserved.

Many wonderful activities for all ages were offered this year, with Frank Read and a Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ) named Lily giving an awesome presentation.

Frank had never been to the High Knob Massif before and got "lost" on his way to Bark Camp Lake.  I offered to draw him a "map" on how to get back to civilization.  Frank, my friend, I hope you and Lily had a safe and more direct journey back down into the Tri-Cities!

September 27, 2014
Lily The Red-tailed Hawk
Special Guest From Bays Mountain Raptor Center
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Mushroom hunter Johnny Stanley gave a great presentation on the vast variety of local fungi species ( some edible & many poisonous ).

September 27, 2014
Mushroom Expert Johnny Stanley
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
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When my time came to talk about climatology I had to laugh when Dr. Phil Shelton went to sleep as Paul Moceri, president of The Clinch Coalition, announced my presentation!

September 27, 2014
Climate Expert Wayne Browning & Paul Moceri
The 8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
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Later, after Phil finally woke up, we did have 
a nice visit at the new High Knob Lookout.

Phil is a wonderful professor & human being.  He was my science adviser at UVA-Wise and knows how "long-winded" I can get when talking about climate.  He is also responsible, of course, for all the mistakes I've made over the years ( at least, that is what I tell him ).

September 27, 2014
Phil Shelton & Wayne Browning
Visiting At High Knob Lookout Tower
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8th Annual High Knob
Naturalist Rally 2014

September 27, 2014
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Morning Sunrise Over Bark Camp Lake
Photograph by Roddy Addington - © All Rights Reserved.

Rod is simply showing off with these shots, 
but I guess he's earned that right by putting 
in years of hard work and time!

September 27, 2014
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Steam Fog & Morning Chill At Bark Camp Lake
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It is time to get serious now.  Simply put, this was a great day to be alive and in the High Knob Massif 
( with visibility down to the Black Mountains in western North Carolina, and beyond along the mountain chain of the southern Appalachians ).

September 27, 2014
Group Photograph For 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
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No wonder there were so many happy 
faces in Bill's group shot for 2014.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
A Day For Love & Joy With Family & Friends
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The crisp morning amid this high valley began 
with TCC president Paul Moceri introducing District Ranger Jorge Hersel, whose lead the 
Clinch District of the Jefferson National Forest since September 28, 2009.

September 27, 2014
District Ranger Jorge Hersel
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
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Jorge was presented a nice gift for
appreciation of his services.

The Clinch Coalition President Paul Moceri
Presents District Ranger Jorge Hersel With
A Gorgeous Bill Harris Photograph of The
Upper Falls of Little Stony Creek Gorge
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Morning hikes organized and departed with 
U.S. Forest Service Biologist Lois Boggs leading 
one into the beautiful wetland valley above 
Bark Camp Lake.

September 27, 2014
Paul Moceri Announces The Wetlands Hike
With Forest Service Biologist Lois Boggs
Photograph by Bill Harris - © All Rights Reserved.

Dr. Phil Shelton lead the way to Kitchen Rock and 
a discussion of geology, while Dr. Walter Smith explored the woodland ravines in search of Salamanders ( finding more than 2 dozen species ).

September 27, 2014
Paul Moceri Announces Geology With Phil Shelton
And A Salamander Hunt With Walter ( Wally ) Smith
Photograph by Bill Harris - © All Rights Reserved.

The option to canoe & kayak on the lake was provided for those who wanted to explore this mountain gem.

September 27, 2014
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Kayaking On Bark Camp Lake of High Knob Massif
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Safety was a top priority.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Frank Frey Fits A Life Vest To Keep All Safe
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Morning presentations got underway with Chris Mitchell talking about the invasive plant species that threaten native environments.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Chris Mitchell Illustrates An Invasive Plant Species
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My lesson learned was to tone it down, 
and simplify the discussion more.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Climate Discussion Centered Upon Orographics
Photograph by Bill Harris - © All Rights Reserved.

I highlighted some attributes and features of orographic forcing, such as the role supercooled clouds and riming play in winter snowfall enhancement across the massif. 

Introduction To The Incredible Nature Of RIME

Rime is much more than a secondary moisture source, and gorgeous visually, amid this remnant massif of high country surrounding High Knob.  Lessons I've learned!

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Climate Discussion Centered Upon Orographics
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Lunch followed with plenty of 
good eatin' for everyone to enjoy.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Lunch Upon The Ground - Beside A Big Oak
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Like the morning, afternoon was filled 
with many great family activities.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Bubo the Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus )
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Frank had some competition during the afternoon as reptiles took center stage following Bubo & Lily.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Chuck Hurd & Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix )
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This captured everyone's attention!

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Kids Watching The Reptile Presentation
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Although alligators are not a native species, 
they added to the many that were on display.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
A "Hands On" Reptile Presentation
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An edible mushroon hike was a featured activity that supplemented the morning presentation by Johnny Stanley.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Edible Mushroom Hike Group Discussion
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Megan Krager, Education Specialist from 
Natural Tunnel State Park led a "Save Our Streams" presentation which featured an interesting song & dance by the girls!

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Save Our Streams Presentation With Megan Krager
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Wally led a second hike to search for salamanders, including the lungless Green ( Aneides aeneus ) which can be found in relative abundance amid 
the High Knob Massif ( * )

*The Green Salamander is listed on the International Union
for Conservation of Nature red list of near threatened species.
It is listed as Vulnerable in Virginia with a restricted range.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Dr. Walter Smith With Salamander Hike Group
Photograph by Bill Harris - © All Rights Reserved.

The Clinch Coalition deserve many thanks 
and much praise for another great rally, 
as do all the sponsors that helped make
this 8th Annual Event an awesome success.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Thanks To Sponsors & The Clinch Coalition
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Phil Shelton took a group around to the new 
High Knob Lookout and I followed later 
along with John & Mae Mullins.

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Atop The High Country of the Appalachians
Photograph by John & Mae Mullins - © All Rights Reserved.

This greatness is what the High Knob 
Naturalist Rally is really all about!

September 27, 2014
8th Annual High Knob Naturalist Rally
Majesty Of The High Knob High Country
Photograph by John & Mae Mullins - © All Rights Reserved.

Make it a point to come in 2015 and discover 
another world in the southern Appalachians!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Fiery Sunset & Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves


September 17, 2014 at 6:59 PM
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I was not planning another update right now but found this sunset moving and wanted to share a few frames, as well as highlight some relatively 
rare wave clouds which formed just before dark.

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One could say the Lord certainly blessed whom ever was lucky enough to be standing upon the High Knob Lookout on this fiery evening!

This fiery glow filling the horizon looking toward the low V-notch in the crestlines of the High Knob Massif marking Little Stone Mountain Gap and the Powell Valley Overlook area.  Wow!

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Just before fall of darkness these next frames capture a set of relatively rare clouds known as Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves.

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 In this case the troughs of the waves are not completely visible, or outlined by condensed vapor, since the air was just a little too dry at that level.

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The shear instability responsible for these clouds is not really rare at all; however, it is not common to see Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds without visible troughs every day.

One can imagine how the curl in the top of each wave cloud might connect to the bottom of each adjacent cloud to form a connected set of waves similar to those which roll, or whose energy travels, into a beach upon feeling the frictional drag of the upward sloping bottom.

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Another fine illustration of the 
fluid beauty amid which we live.

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Beauty of Early September In The High Country


September 5, 2014
Water Elevation 3318 feet
Upper Norton Reservoir of High Knob Massif
Rainbow & Cumulonimbus In Wake of Storms
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

The High Knob Landform
Contrast between light and darkness combined with a surprise rainbow to create a majestic setting at the Upper Norton Reservoir, on northern slopes of the High Knob Massif, following passage of downpours in thunderstorms.

This rainbow proved to be long-lived and would become an interesting feature of my first visit to the new High Knob Lookout Tower, since its official dedication on August 22, 2014.

September 5, 2014
Benges Basin of Power River Watershed
Water Reflections Of Rainbow & Thunderhead
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

The stormy pattern of Summer 2014 lingered 
into this first month of meteorological autumn with numerous showers & downpours in thunderstorms supporting lush growth of late summer-early autumn wildflowers and vegetation.

September 5, 2014
Water Elevation 3120 feet
South Fork of Powell River Watershed
Big Cherry Lake of High Knob Massif
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

My trip across the high country on this afternoon started at Big Cherry Lake where echoes of distant thunder continued to rumble through this lofty basin of the South Fork.

( Updated August 31, 2014 )
Monthly Precipitation Totals
Big Cherry Dam of High Knob Massif
Observer: Gary Hampton & Staff of Big Stone Gap WP
Elevation 3120 feet

January: 4.68"

February: 6.16"

March: 5.35"

April: 3.54"

May: 3.59"

June: 5.07"

July: 7.41"

August: 7.07"

2014 Total: 42.87" ( M )*
   ( January 1 to August 31, 2014 )

Summer Rainfall Total: 19.55"
( +1.10" above 2008-2013 period )**

  -5.47" below the January-August average
  observed during the 2008-2013 period

 *The NWS rain gauge busted due to extreme coldness in January
with the late January-February total being partially based upon
an automated IFLOWS rain gauge at the Dam ( with missing data ).

    Actual 2014 total is estimated to be around 45.20" due to missing moisture in snow too deep for the rain gauge to physically contain and between hand-measurements at the Dam throughout the year
( averaging 1 measurement per week ).

**The greatest Summer rainfall totals in 2014 fell across
headwaters of Bark Camp Lake basin, with 25.00" to 28.00"
during the June-August period.

Summer 2014 rains at Big Cherry Dam were 1.10" above the average of the past 6 years; however, 
due to much below average April-May rainfall the January-August total was -5.47" below the average of the past 6 years ( these averages do not include any missing moisture which is always a factor ).

For more details reference:
Majesty In Big Cherry Basin & South Fork Gorge

As of September 11 a general 45.00" to 55.00" 
of total precip had fallen across the massif from 
Big Cherry Lake basin to Bark Camp Lake basin 
in 2014 ( including High Knob Lake & Norton Reservoirs ).

Recap Of Wet & Cool Summer In 2014

September 5, 2014
Big Cherry Lake of High Knob Massif
Sunshine Returns In Wake Of Downpours
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An interesting mix of convective and mountain wave clouds, as often visible across this mass of high country, lingered in wake of booming storms that dropped 0.50" to 1.00"+ of rain ( * ).

*I measured 0.71" at Big Cherry Dam.

September 5, 2014
Near Big Cherry Lake Dam
Subtle Hints Of The Color Season Ahead
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

Although color abounds in wildflowers, a few subtle hints of the coming season were also visible in trees surrounding the lake and capping jagged cliffs amid upper reaches of South Fork Gorge.

September 5, 2014
Upon The Cusp Of Autumn
Late Summer At Big Cherry Lake
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September 5, 2014
Upon The Cusp Of Autumn
Late Summer At Big Cherry Lake
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Abundance haze ( indicative of summer ) and wisps of cloud fragments ( in wake of storms ) became prominent upon climbing upward to obtain 
long-missed High Knob Lookout shots.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Wisps Of Clouds Drag High Mountain Ridges
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

Hard to believe that 7 long years had passed 
since these views were so easily obtained.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Grindstone Ridge - Little Stone Mountain - Black Mountain
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

While the new Lookout Tower is very different from the old Tower, as I wrote before, it is not any Tower that makes this place but instead it is the place which makes it all so very special.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Looking SW Across Big Cherry Basin
and The Adjoining Powell Mountain Block
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

This was not an ideal time to take photographs, 
but haze and harsh light did accentuate the many ridges that collectively join together across the 
high country to form this remnant massif 
of the High Knob Landform.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Sprawling High County of High Knob Massif
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Sprawling High County of High Knob Massif
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September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Sprawling High County of High Knob Massif
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

A potential problem with this new design of the Lookout is its open columns, that come the windy orographic forcing season will tend to funnel air flow.  Since wind speeds can reach hurricane force 
( CAT 1 or higher ) this poses a potential hazard that will need to be respected by anyone inside 
the relatively small area of these columns.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Inside High Knob Lookout ( Four Column Design )
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

The previous Tower was an 8-sided Octagon structure 
which, regardless of wind direction, always offered at least one protected side.  This new design will offer no wind protection and may actually enhance speeds via air 
flow funneling through the four column design 
( or at the least create enhanced turbulence ).

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Inside High Knob Lookout ( Four Column Design )
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

The rainbow highlighted at the start of this 
section became a prominent feature of the visit.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Looking NE To Eagle Knob Communications Area
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

Waxing and waning in intensity, it would at times be present only in sections and otherwise form a complete arch or even partial double arcs.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Rainbow Segment - Looking Eastward
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

All the while lenticular clouds were present, 
some isolated and others part of vertical stacks.

September 5, 2014
View From High Knob Lookout
Lenticular Mountain Wave Cloud
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

September 5, 2014
Double Rainbow Arc
Looking SE Toward Osborne Ridge
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September 5, 2014
Double Rainbow Arc
Ironweeds, Goldenrods & Other Wildflowers
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

One of the more interesting presentations was found shooting up toward the Lookout with the rainbow forming an arch across the sky.

September 5, 2014
Rainbow Arch Across High Knob Lookout
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This became most colorful before sunset.

September 5, 2014
Approach of Sunset From High Knob
Rainbow Arch Across High Knob Lookout
Photograph by Wayne Browning - © All Rights Reserved.

My friend & pro photographer Roddy Addington shows how it is done with an HDR photo of the sunrise above High Knob Lookout during 
early morning hours of September 7.

September 7, 2014
High Dynamic Range ( HDR ) Photograph
Spectacular Sunrise Over High Knob Lookout
Photograph by Roddy Addington - © All Rights Reserved.

As illustrated later, this photo opportunity was fleeting as dense fog rapidly engulfed the massif by around 7:00 AM to mark the beginning of a cool, drizzly day with a huge temperature contrast between northern and southern sides of the massif.

Rod also worked the September 5 rainbow into an interesting setting at the Friday football game.

September 5, 2014
High Dynamic Range Photograph
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Rod Addington Photography

September 5, 2014
High Dynamic Range Photograph
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Glorious Addition To Friday Night Lights
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High Knob Massif Webcam
Upslope Cooling Generated Huge Contrast
In Weather Conditions Following Storms
( September 6-7, 2014 )

All High Knob Massif Webcam images are original frames 
of live conditions.  None have been altered in any way.

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This thunderstorm dropped heavy rain upon the City of Norton and across the watershed of its dual Reservoirs in Benges Basin, with Bill Ballard measuring 1.47" at the Norton Water Plant.

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While typical post-storm fog formed along the massif in wake of these booming storms, what followed into September 7 became dense and widespread as upsloping N-NE air flow developed.

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