Sunset on Whitetop Mountain, Virginia

May 22, 2015  •  Leave a Comment
The other day we got some pretty intense rain here is Southwest Virginia. I really hoped I would catch the sunset as the clouds were clearing, with the risk of simply sitting up there and looking at nothing but fog or clouds... I got a little lucky. This was a REALLY pretty end to a REALLY rainy day! On the way out to Whitetop, I made a couple q...
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Camping and Hiking in Hanging Rock State Park

May 13, 2015  •  Leave a Comment
Ahhhh.. the greens of spring... Click here to go straight to the Hanging Rock Gallery. Last weekend my wife and I joined some friends for a couple nights of camping at Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina. We had some fun hanging our around the campfire, rowing a boat on the lake, and hiking around to a couple different spots in the park. T...
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Stone Mountain State Park

April 18, 2015  •  Leave a Comment
I've had a chance to play with my new Nikon D750 and the Nikkor 20mm 1.8G and have to say I REALLY enjoy the performance of this combo! Earlier this week I took the new kit to Stone Mountain State Park. When stopped down, this lens performs really well all the way to the extreme corners. And for a super fast, super wide angle, that is saying somet...
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Spring Color on New River Trail

April 08, 2015  •  Leave a Comment
The spring color in Virginia is starting to really pick up steam! The other day I went for a run with my Yorkie and just a little ways past the Shot Tower I noticed the hillsides were COATED in Dutchman's Breeches(I had to google it). While I was running, I only had an HTC DNA camera phone on me, and since it is a smartphone, its camera is prett...
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Cascade Falls, Pembroke VA

March 25, 2015  •  Leave a Comment
Last weekend, I made two trips up to the Cascades in Pembroke Virginia. The first trip up was with my wife, and since it was on a Sunday, we opted to skip the main falls and go straight up to the upper falls. I piddled around a little bit while we relaxed in the shade(no crowds at the upper falls, just fyi) The Cascades and Little Stony Creek are...
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