Ealain Laethuil

 

I have always found the Shenandoah and the other parts of the Appalachian Mountains beautiful. They are old maountians that have been worn down over time but have a lot of character. On this trip we camped at Big Medow Campground and took a shot hike to Dark Hollow Falls. The Story of the Forest Trail (Nature trail) was an easy enjoyable hike to the Dark Hollow Falls trail head. I really liked these different sets of steps on the trail. The light was coming through the trees in an interesting way and the rustic man made aspect of them in the forest also grabbed my attention. In 1933 Big Meadow was one of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps built for President Roosevelt's public works program.  These trails where built by the young men employed by this program and nice to see them still in use today.  One of the nice things about this park are the great over looks along the road. You can get some g

The first eight of these images are from along the James River, the last one I think is from a different place completely but was mixed in with these images. So I just processed it with them and here we are. I really like the contrast between the two different trees and how they have grown together.