I just had to do it. I was compelled to photograph the most photographed thing in Watauga County--the waterwheel beside the High Country Inn. I drive by this site about 20 million times a day and it never fails that I see at least one person taking a photograph of this waterwheel. It is pretty, I suppose. In anycase, it is a people magnet and I would be remiss if I didn't post at least a little something about it. What brought this all to mind is that driving around town today, I noticed the biggest icicles lurking about every eave just waiting for the proper time to drop and impale some poor schmuck.