Lots of pine trees giving the air that magic pine smell that makes everything so fresh smelling. 

 
No, it isn't fall in Hocking Hills as it was May when the photo was taken.  Makes one anxious for fall but really, how weird is that after the long cold winter we had.

 

 
My small tribute to Ansel Adams even though I'm not a true fan. For me it's like HDR, a little bit has gone too far in most cases.  Seems like most people that show it now tone it down a bit. 

Moon over Hocking Hills KOA on Saturday night, Mothers Day weekend.  They kept saying some bad weather was headed our way but the friends we were with said it always went around that area.....sure enough, it did.  Just a small amount of rain over night.

Cemetery In The Woods

Just outside the Hocking Hills KOA campground which is on the edge of Hocking Hills State Park lies this cemetery.  There is no entrance to it except by foot.  One passes it as you enter the campground and if you stay on site 1, 2 or 3 you are able to look down on the markers.  Some are strewn about and some are leaning up against the trees while something less than a dozen are neatly in rows.

The Walk Up To Ash Cave Falls

Two weeks ago this Saturday we took the new motor home on its maiden voyage or shakedown.  We had been having storms and figured that this Mothers Day weekend was going to be soggy.  Saturday started out with rain in the forecast so the couple that we were with thought it best to go to Ash Cave first.  since we were in the hills and the trail up to the falls was in heavy foliage the lighting early in the day wasn't the best, especially since it was overcast as well.  This is a shot of the stream that flows from the falls.  They aren't huge at all and if there is a small drought then they don't flow at all.

Hocking Hills.....Again!

As we were heading towards the cemetery that was mentioned in the last posting we came upon this huge fungi on the side of a tree.  I wanted to go back and get another shot of it with less light present, this was shot just after lunch.

Camping in Ohio

 Just bought an RV for the two of us.  We had one in the early 90's but didn't get to use it much as I pretty much worked 7 days a week for 10 to 12 hours a day and in some cases more.  At any rate, now that we have more time together we thought we would try this mode of travel again.  One thing about it.....no bed bug issues and when you add the cost per night along with the fuel we come out even if not ahead some ways.  This is the first outing, the shake down.  We went to Hocking Hills State Park but stayed in a KOA.  It was about 2 hours away, below Columbus, OH and real close to Logan, OH.

Moon over Hocking Hills.....

Ash Cave Falls.  Easily traversed to where Old Man's Cave is much harder.





Local resident.  He was standing guard over the next photo.

 

 

These may be the campers that never left.  As the story goes Hocking Hills is suppose to be haunted.

Maiden voyage shake down.  Just the two of us, nearly a perfect size.  Handles well.

Fall Is Upon Us

I looked through the window the other morning and then looked through the grasses.  On the other side of this was a world waiting to be part of a near perfect day.

This was taken by a friend that is just getting into photography.  Boy, for a beginner he's doing great.  The following pictures were taken near Hocking Hills State Park which is located in the lower central part of Ohio.  It's east of Athens Ohio which has a well know college party school located in it.

Another angle from the same spot.  Our foliage will be in full peak by the end of the month.  This was just taken last weekend.  

Like the caption says at the bottom of the page, a little playing around with some HDR effect.  Colorful!