tonyturley
Legend
- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
I took my recently acquired X-E1 + 14mm f/2.8 out hiking for the first time today. West Virginia's New River Gorge has many waterfalls on the creeks that roar out of its ravines. Many of those waterfalls are quite difficult - and even dangerous - to reach. I leave the dangerous trails to the daredevils, but I'm not above scrambling up and down steep, rocky embankments for a good photo or two.
Today's trek started out promising enough, with a beautiful sunrise and a soft, hazy blue sky with clouds. Inclement weather was predicted for later, but it caught up to me. By the time I made it to my second to last waterfall, the skies opened up. Good thing I had my hiking waterproof jacket. I was sheltering the X-E1 under my rain hood for the last few shots.
TT
A small waterfall on Laurel Creek. Not sure what the purpose of the building was:
Wolf Creek, with a trail crossing in the background:
Looking down at the top of Wolf Creek Falls:
Looking upstream from the top of Wolf Creek Falls:
The view from below. This was very difficult to reach:
Lower Falls of Laurel Creek, another difficult climb into a ravine. Even the 14mm couldn't capture the whole scene, as I was standing right at the base of the main cascade:
Upper Falls of Laurel Creek. This was the best view I could get. The climb down to the base of the falls is precarious, with many large, wet rocks. I didn't feel the risk was worth it:
65 foot Cathedral Falls. This one is drive-up accessible, but there's also a trail that climbs the cliff to the top of the falls for the daring:
Today's trek started out promising enough, with a beautiful sunrise and a soft, hazy blue sky with clouds. Inclement weather was predicted for later, but it caught up to me. By the time I made it to my second to last waterfall, the skies opened up. Good thing I had my hiking waterproof jacket. I was sheltering the X-E1 under my rain hood for the last few shots.
TT
A small waterfall on Laurel Creek. Not sure what the purpose of the building was:
Wolf Creek, with a trail crossing in the background:
Looking down at the top of Wolf Creek Falls:
Looking upstream from the top of Wolf Creek Falls:
The view from below. This was very difficult to reach:
Lower Falls of Laurel Creek, another difficult climb into a ravine. Even the 14mm couldn't capture the whole scene, as I was standing right at the base of the main cascade:
Upper Falls of Laurel Creek. This was the best view I could get. The climb down to the base of the falls is precarious, with many large, wet rocks. I didn't feel the risk was worth it:
65 foot Cathedral Falls. This one is drive-up accessible, but there's also a trail that climbs the cliff to the top of the falls for the daring:
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