VT and NH may be the Mecca for fall color, but don't discount WV
Oct 20, 2023 11:07:03 #
I take a fall color trip each year and so far have visited VT, NH, ME, MA, NY, NJ, MA, VA, NC, CO, NY, PA, MD, and WV.
I think WV holds its own with any of them. For the last two years, I've gone to WV. Last year I missed peak season around Babcock by about four days (a storm blew through and knocked down a lot of the leaves). This year I went a week earlier but due to the dryer and warmer weather, was about a week to ten days early. There was still some color and I was able to get some decent shots -- here are a few. In four previous visits to Babcock the water was much more robust. The lack of water here is evidence of the lower than normal rainfall.
I think WV holds its own with any of them. For the last two years, I've gone to WV. Last year I missed peak season around Babcock by about four days (a storm blew through and knocked down a lot of the leaves). This year I went a week earlier but due to the dryer and warmer weather, was about a week to ten days early. There was still some color and I was able to get some decent shots -- here are a few. In four previous visits to Babcock the water was much more robust. The lack of water here is evidence of the lower than normal rainfall.
New River Gorge Bridge -- longest single-span bridge in the Western Hemisphere
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Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State Park, WV
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Just off Interstate 64 on road to Babcock
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A small portion of Sandstone Falls -- the total width is quite wide.
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The color was coming
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A fall on the road to Thurmond (my friend Andy photobombing the shot!)
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Thurmond Station -- in the middle of nowhere! Once a thriving town due to coal and railroading
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A farm in WV that could easily been taken from a VT landscape
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Chuck's Store -- this is the only store in town and has two ancient gas pumps on the back side 3.16 a gallon!
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Just a little bit of a still life
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Oct 20, 2023 12:05:11 #
UTMike wrote:
Well done tour, Mike! BTW just crop Andy out (LOL).
I did in another take but I like the humor in this take! Actually, I cloned the rock to extend it and make him part of the rock!
Oct 20, 2023 12:10:42 #
Nice photos! Mecca for Fall Color? Well, maybe for the east coast! I wouldn't get rid of Andy, he's a handsome devil!
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DWU2 wrote:
Great shots - I especially like the mill.
Thank you! Looking at it in post though, I do not like the placement of the mill -- too centered. Here is a better crop. I think originally I cropped to get as much water and color in the shot as possible since there was too little of both.
Oct 20, 2023 13:28:17 #
Oct 20, 2023 14:04:02 #
Bridges wrote:
Thank you! Looking at it in post though, I do not like the placement of the mill -- too centered. Here is a better crop. I think originally I cropped to get as much water and color in the shot as possible since there was too little of both.
A phenomenal shot 🧡💛♥️💛🧡
Oct 20, 2023 14:31:15 #
Bridges wrote:
I take a fall color trip each year and so far have... (show quote)
Exemplary shooting 🏆🏆🔥🏆🏆
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UTMike wrote:
Well done tour, Mike! BTW just crop Andy out (LOL).
Thank you!
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