Long Creek Falls & the AT

The Sonny Day Hikers ventured to a part of the AT we had not hiked before. The first mile (up to the falls) is shared by the AT and Benton-MacKaye trails. After a break at the falls, we stayed on the AT for a…

Nighttime at Hard Labor Creek State Park, September 2019

Some of us from the North Georgia Photography Club traveled to Lake Rutledge to attempt to photograph the Milky Way. We arrived before sunset and were rewarded with some excellent reflected light in the clouds and water. The clouds stayed until about 2:00 am,…

Benton-MacKaye trail east of Wilscot Gap, Aug 2019

An exploratory hike by the Sonny Day Hikers turned out to be a very nice hike. The original intent was to turn around at the top of Deadennen Mtn, but most of the group chose not to go that far. The climb of Wilscot…

amicalola Falls, August 2019

A brief visit to the falls with visiting family. We hiked as far as the bottom of the steps, then drove to the West Ridge Trail to see the upper part of the falls, then had lunch at the lodge. Not the best day…

Late August 2019

A mixed bag of images from the last two weeks of August 2019. I was not shooting much, both because of the heat/humidity, the harsh light of mid-summer days and a lot of other things to do. So this is what I got. As…

The Appalachian Trail east of Hogpen Gap

In mid-August 2019 the Sonny Day Hikers did an exploratory hike on a bit of trail none of us had ever hiked before, and now we wonder why not. The trail is a relatively flat section of the AT, at least the 2.3 miles…

Atlanta Balloon Glow, 2019

Travelled by car, train and foot to the Meadows at Piedmont Park in Atlanta for this first ever ballooning event in the city. Not the best-organized event I’ve attended, but no problems either. Due to some soggy ground, the dozen balloons were more tightly-bunched…

Late July, 2019

A variety of pictures. The weather has been very hot and humid, and I have not been out a lot. When I have been out, there has been very little color around, although I have not searched out any color either. What I decided…

Native Plants, July 2019

Got up for sunrise, but that was a dud. So I went to see what might be blooming in the garden. Not a lot, but the dew provided some opportunities.

Hawaiian vacation 2019

Spent ten days with the extended family on the north shore of Oahu visiting Cathy and her family. Got what I could while wandering around with the family to various attractions, and I got up several morning for the early light. The sun rose…