The latest winter storm is now finished and we are now buried in snow. We are used to getting snow, but 20+ inches overnight is a bit excessive for us. I spent yesterday shoveling snow and then sled riding with the family, but today I left the house early and headed to my favorite spot, Ohiopyle State Park. Even though I go there quite often, things are always a bit different, especially with multiple feet of snow. My first spot was Cucumber Falls to try and get there before it got crowded.
With the year’s first really big snow all done for now, I packed a camera bag and headed out to brave the roads in my 4×4 to go see a local favorite. Traction was a bit hard to come by, but my truck did great and soon I was hiking through 20″ deep snow and setting my tripod up. Hopefully tomorrow I can get out again.
With 2015 winding down, I’ve narrowed down some of my favorite images that I’ve taken this year.
Even though most of the leaves are down around here and the weather is getting colder, there is still plenty to do outside. Some friends rented a house at Deep Creek for the weekend and invited me to visit. So I spent Friday night and in the morning we rode the train from Cumberland to Frostburg and then biked the 16 miles back. We stopped at one point on the trail to wait for the steam engine to come through a tunnel. After we completed the ride, we drove over to Swallow Falls State Park for the afternoon. Being there a few weeks earlier would have been spectacular.
