St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

I spent the last weekend in St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. I was able to hike along the beach a little and enjoyed the view of the Gulf and the dunes. I was able to walk in between a couple of dunes and then get behind the dunes and sea oats shown here. I converted the photo to black and white and this is the result. The sunset colors were not that spectacular, but the clouds looked pretty cool so it was worth the effort.

More photos from the trip can be seen in my Florida State Parks section of http://www.ewert.smugmug.com

Abrams Falls

This is a popular waterfall in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I got to the trailhead early in the morning and hiked through the misty woods for about 2.5 miles or so to get to the falls. I had the trail to myself and it felt great to walk through the woods early in the morning. The falls, obviously, were beautiful.

Cape Alava Trail

Taken in Olympic National Park. This is a short and fun trail to the Pacific Coast, but it is incredibly slick when it is wet. I have taken several spills on this trail, but I always end up falling harmlessly in the shrubbery on the side. Most of the time I can avoid the fall by throwing my arms out in the air to balance myself. I'm sure I look awfully strange to the possums and coons watching from the trees!