Saturday, January 3, 2015

Misty Gray Day on the Historic Columbia River Highway

 

Reposting from Rubble

A. F. Litt: HCRH State Trail - John B Yeon State Park to Moffett Creek &emdash; Beacon Rock and Old Utility Pole from New Trail

Beacon Rock and Old Utility Pole from New Trail
HCRH State Trail. September 15, 2013
Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved

Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: January 3, 2015

I don’t have much time today, so I am not posting a “new” picture, but one that has been on the Recreating the Historic Columbia River Highway site for a month or so…  I first posted it there while I was on break from the Photo of the Day, but I almost went ahead and did a one off POTD post at the time, I liked this photo so much.

It is shot from the new HCRH state trail looking down towards actual location of the old highway, with one of the few old utility poles that still mark the course of the original route.  This was one of the grayest of drizzly Oregon autumn gray days, but it was very nice.  The new State Trail was not officially open yet (traffic was allowed on this one weekend only for the dedication ceremonies) and the final small details were still under construction. 

Being late in the day on Sunday, I had the whole trail to myself, and it was a very nice walk that afternoon, alone in the mists, with the peaks "...like sentinels in the Gorge of the Columbia. The clouds play[ing] 'hide and seek' around their heads, and the eagles mak[ing] their nests among the crags." 

For more information: http://www.recreatingthehistoriccolumbiariverhighway.org/john-b-yeon-state-park-to-tanner-creek

On www.aflitt.com: http://www.aflitt.com/hcrh-statetrail-yeontomoffett/e38762c64

On 500px: https://500px.com/photo/94510025/beacon-rock-and-old-utility-pole-from-new-trail-by-a-f-litt

Thursday, January 1, 2015

An Icy End to 2014

 

Reposted from Rubble

A. F. Litt: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area &emdash; Icy Horsetail On New Year's Eave, 2014

Icy Horsetail On New Year's Eve, 2014
Historic Columbia River Highway. December 31, 2014
Copyright © 2015 A. F. Litt, All Rights Reserved

Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt:  January 1, 2015

Well, it’s a new year and it’s time to start up the POTD again.  I could discuss plans for the year, plans for the POTD project, plans for the Recreating the Historic Columbia River Highway project, plans for photography and filmmaking, plans for my family…  All swirling through my head. 

But it is a new year and who knows what God will bring us, so instead, a nice picture from the frozen Gorge yesterday. 

Time to watch some football.  There will be more time for all of this other stuff later.

Happy New Year!  Make it a great one!

On 500px: https://500px.com/photo/94294797/icy-horsetail-on-new-year's-eve-2014-by-a-f-litt

On www.aflitt.com: http://www.aflitt.com/p970430128/e2d636534