June 7, 2007 - Strongly discouraged (by Denton)

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• At 2007.06.07 02:59, Olivier said:

  superbe et impressionnante cette chute, cela doit être tres amusant à faire. belles photos

  
  superb and impressive this fall, that must be very amusing to make. beautiful photographs

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• At 2007.06.07 04:23, Fabrizio - ikol22 said:

  Yes I agree, it could be “strongly discouraged” but for sure they find it: “hardly adventurous” !!!

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• At 2007.06.07 07:58, kristi said:

  Yikes! You’d think that wouldn’t feel so good, but it must have been a blast!

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• At 2007.06.07 11:01, Abraham Lincoln said:

  Nice shots. I am somewhat surprised the city allows this considering the liability involved.

  Abraham Lincoln
  Remember “The World’s Ugliest Cat?” He got a haircut!
  Brookville Daily Photo

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• At 2007.06.07 13:25, Lessie said:

  You got some GREAT photos. But I would be too scared to let my child do this — if I had one. He or she would have to sneak behind my back! ha! :)

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• At 2007.06.07 20:22, Chad said:

  Wonderful photos. Looks scary but a lot of fun.

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• At 2007.06.07 20:37, Denton said:

  Olivier, thank you. Actually I was not sure I should post these photos because I did not want to encourage others to repeat this.

  Fabrizio, yes it appeared very adventurous.

  Kristi, in this case it appears there may be a fine line between pain and fun.

  Abraham, I agree.

  Lessie, thank you.

  Chad, scary and fun often go together.

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• At 2007.06.07 22:07, snookems said:

  looks easy and fun! i hope its not illegal :(

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• At 2007.06.08 03:09, alice said:

  Why is it so dangerous? Maybe the water below is not deep enough? But it must be fun! A great toboggan!

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• At 2007.06.08 05:48, Barb said:

  I might have tried this when I was in my teens, but not now. Amazing the things you’ll try as a teen but not as an adult. Maybe it should be the other way around. Anyway, amazing photo.

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• At 2007.06.08 23:36, lavenderlady said:

  Your shots are great and I’ll bet the kids had a great time…and thankfully didn’t crack a head open.

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• At 2007.06.09 07:36, Toby said:

  This reminds me of childhood trips we made to a fantastic place called Little Rock in NC during the summer. It’s also big rocks with cascading waterfalls that drop you very fast into a frigid-cold basin at the bottom.
  I personally would have to think twice about doing it in Falls Park unless I knew the basin was deep enough. Otherwise, why not?
  It looks like a blast!
  Your pix are fabulous and make my day every time. We can’t wait to be G’ville residents!

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• At 2007.06.10 02:13, Helen said:

  Boy, that looks like a WHOLE lot of fun!

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• At 2007.06.10 21:22, Denton said:

  Snookems, no not illegal however it is strongly discouraged.

  Alice, I would worry about cracking one’s head open for starters. Another problem might be not keeping one’s feet up, catching a rough rock, then cart-wheeling.

  Barb, yes I have tried similar sliding rock adventures in my youth.

  Lavender Lady (Norma), I was concerned that my photography might encourage dangerous behavior. However, I did enjoy the photos.

  Toby, I have been to sliding rock just outside of Brevard NC. The water is ice cold at the bottom.

  Helen, they were enjoying themselves.

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• At 2007.06.19 15:47, Drewlevoufrancois said:

  Doesn’t appear to be enough water to really keep you from tearing up your backside. Also, that water is still not safe to be in. It is cleaner than it has been in the past, but the bacteria counts are still high. If you have cuts on your skin, or you swallow the water, or it gets trapped in your ear, you could get a nasty infection. People need to be aware that the Reedy has not been entirely cleaned up.

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