Jul 18, 2012

Lover's Leap

This is the Lover's Leap overlook in Meadows of Dan, VA.

The legend according to Virginia.org: In the 1600's, the Indians inhabited the Blue Ridge Mountains. White settlers started arriving and began clearing land to farm. Conflict arose between the Indians and the settlers. Legend has it that the son of a settler saw the twinkle in the eyes of the Chief's daughter, Morning Flower, and was immediately love-struck. The couple began to meet secretly and their love continued to grow. The young man and Indian maiden were threatened and shunned. With the beautiful rock and wildflowers as their backdrop, they jumped into the wild blue yonder ensuring they would be together forever.

6 comments:

  1. che visione estasiante, meravigliosa!

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  2. Beautiful landscape! Do you have pictures of it without the fence, I mean - over the fence? :)

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    1. No, I don't really like heights, and that was a little too close to the edge for me. I'm not really scared of falling, it's that sudden stop at the end that I don't like.

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    2. Oh! Ok than, I guess I don't have that problem cause I always lived on the 12th floor :)

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  3. 'Last of the Mohigans' but with a horrible ending. Or maybe not..maybe there's a river down there and they just swam off. I would not venture checking what's over the edge! Beautiful capture...wonderful colors and love that you can see forever!

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