Park Romps

No great shots, but the hikes were interesting.

The first shot was from Saturday, we had a light snow, the rest from Sunday.

Someone left directions.

A little March snow.

An iphone pano of a little March snow from by back yard.

Looking for Bald Eagles.

Went back up to Nolin Lake early Sunday morning. Thought I would play around, then look for eagles. I did play around and wade in knee deep mud in some areas. Also had to power through an ice sheet. Then a little later, I went by the nest. At first I didn't see the eagle. I had the big lens ready and looked up at the nest with the camera. There it was on a limb a few feet from the nest. As I was watching through the lens, it dove and flew away. I have the dive shots, but there are many many limbs between the eagle and the camera, and they did not make the cut. The shot below is not good either, but it is a bald eagle. The light was low, it was a little foggy, I was too far way, and I stink at photographing eagles.

I do consider this a work in progress. I will get more and better eagle shots eventually (definitely more, hopefully better).

Overdoing Nolin Lake a little, but it could be worse.

Befpre Daylight

Oh, was hoping to see the eagle again, but did not. While hanging around, I took a few photos of a neat rock formation, with its reflection. I do like patterns.

More fun with headlamps and ice!

30 Seconds

2 Minutes

Well, I am having fun with my headlamp and the ice at Shanty Hollow. Might not move on until the ice melts.

Both of these shots are long exposure and are illuminated by 'painting' with my headlamp.

'No park for you!' or 'All I got was a train.'

Well... snowy day, I'm bored. Throw chains on truck, take off (I need a four wheel drive!). Stopped by the Railpark in Bowling Green on the way up to Mammoth Cave.
Did a big hike walking into park (Mammoth Cave NP), as the roads in the park were closed. Lots of photos. None made the cut. Nice hike though.

Still out with the ice. The waterfall at Nolin Lake State Park.

Close up of the ice.

Resting. Was out most of the day!

It's Cold, And Snowing...

And I'm standing on the side of the road taking a picture. I'm cold, and this is a barn. The big white fuzzy spot is just a snowflake falling near the front of the lens. It didn't snow that long. I just happened to be passing by while the flakes were big and fluffy.

Location: Avalton, as I was driving to Scottsville.

Snowy Weekend

Well, we finally had a decent snow. Not as wet as I would like, but you take what you can get. I went on a hike Sunday up at Mammoth Cave. The roads in the park were very clear, considering the amount of snow on the ground. I hiked a decent sized loop on the south side of the river - The Green River Bluffs Trail, the Echo River Spring Trail and the Mammoth Dome Sink Trail. I had my gps going but did not zero it at the start, so I am not sure of the distance. I was comfortably dressed for the weather and it was a swell hike.

You can tell I like, or fall back on, leading lines.







I saw quite a few Deer out on the trail. The longest lens I had with me was around 100mm. Fortunately they will let you get quite close before they spook, and I had room to crop.






Trails Illustrated
Mammoth Cave NP Trail Map
(Amazon Link)

This is a nice plastic map. I have been using versions of this map for years. It survives canoe trips and rain showers. You could come to the conclusion that I have been dunked a time or two when I mention that it survives canoe trips; I have no comment on that.