After my woodland hike, I drove to the old forest fire lookout tower on Tower Ridge Road in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. There were quite a few visitors and I elected not to climb the tower to get a wide view over the forest. Instead, I hiked along Tower Ridge Road, shooting forest scenes along the roadway.
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I’m sure I’ve said this before, but here it is again: Backroads are often the best way to find uncommon beauty. Or maybe that should be common beauty, since it is all around us, but maybe taken for granted.
Stones Not RollingShorts and TallsForest FeetDown into the ForestFall Layers – Gamboge, Green and RussetIntertwined – Vine WeaveMossy ForkVine MessengersTreelinePink FallPortal
Is this a natural scar or a portal into another world? If a portal, would the other world be weirder than our’s today?