Blackwater Falls State Park near Davis, WV, contains a number of waterfalls within its 2,456 acres.  Above, the park’s namesake is the tallest (above ground) falls in the state at 57 feet. The dark water gets its amber color from tannic acid in fallen needles from trees.  The park’s streams (below) feed the falls which carry water through Blackwater Canyon.

Shays Run is one such stream which has a series of falls, collectively call Elakala Falls.  The first of the Elakala Falls is pictured below.  This falls features dense moss on just about every surface.

Another view of this falls, closer to the main falls, highlights the amber color of the water in the pool below the falls.

Just downstream from the falls pictured above is another falls on Shays Run with a great cascade of water and the far bank filled with rhododendron. I was lucky to have a mostly overcast day which allowed longer exposure times, giving the water a silky look.