Thick clouds had shown up and the winds had picked up when I arrived at Dolly Sods. The clouds were low and thick enough that it seemed certain that there would not be any interesting light happening. I was in the process of packing up and heading back to my truck when some amazing light started to happen. Then it was a mad scramble to find some interesting foregrounds of which there was no shortage.
Perched on the precipice of the Eastern Continental Divide and high on the edge of the Allegheny Plateau sits the Bear Rocks Preserve. The wind-swept landscape with unpredictable and often severe weather lived up to its reputation when I visited. Thick clouds suddenly rolled in and the winds picked up easily to 50 mph.
During my second visit to the Upper Falls in West Virginia, I decided to venture down from the main falls. It had rained and the rocks were on the slippery side. After a few slips and slides I was able to get down and was treated to some real visual treats. I could have spent hours here exploring all the nooks and crannies but the setting sun hastened my departure.
