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Hiking and Photography in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf

Hiking and Photography in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf

A region so green, rocky, and mossy that it seems right out of Jurassic Park

Join Teena and I on a verdant summer hike in one of Tennessee’s rugged natural areas — the Savage Gulf State Park (named after a settler — whose last name was Savage).

We’ll see mountain streams, get an idea of the nature of the trails and paths, visit a rock shelter that was used for overnight camping by Native American hunting parties for up to 10,000 years, and we will peek inside a hollow tree.

If you want to visit, you’ll be happy yo know that Tennessee State Parks have no entry fees for residents and non-residents alike.

Map to Savage Gulf

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Map showing location of Tennessee's Savage Gulf, courtesy of Google Maps.
Map showing location of Tennessee’s Savage Gulf, courtesy of Google Maps.
Black and white landscape photograph of massive rocks along a rushing stream in Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park
Black and white landscape photograph of massive rocks along a rushing stream in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park.
White water rapids in the Savage Gulf.
White water rapids in the Savage Gulf.
A hollow tree on a hillside in Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park.
A hollow tree on a hillside in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park.
Trees rooted to a massive boulder in Savage Gulf State Park, Tennessee.
Trees rooted to a massive boulder in Savage Gulf State Park, Tennessee.

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