Grandview New River Gorge National River You know, I just love West Virginia. It truly is Almost Heaven. And I just can't get enough of it. Every time I'm there I see the most beautiful things nature has to offer in unrelenting awesomeness. Take this scene for instance, as I drove down the road to Grandview in The New River Gorge I was watching a sunrise of epic proportions but as I pulled into the park it was clear that I was more than likely not going to be anything to shoot due to a thick fog. After standing at the Main Overlook disappointed and sad that I had arrived basically to shoot nothing, myself and good friend Jeff Burcher started to head back to the vehicles, but along the way we noticed there was something going on; an eerie light was cast upon the forest through the mist. For the next 20 minutes we shot the forest and the path and the benches, enjoying every second of it. It just goes to show you, that the cards you're always dealt aren't always what they seem, if you read between the lines.
Grandview New River Gorge West Virginia I'm not sure what it is about Grandview in West Virginia's New River Gorge, but I often have trouble getting that "sun rising over the horizon moment." Now don't get me wrong, I've gotten several images that I do like, all very different from norm. My latest trip was no different. Arriving around 5:20 am to the main overlook there was fog in the gorge and it was lifting up over the mountain to our opposite. We were hoping things would settle down but alas they did not. A short time before the sun rose I ran off a few shots as an afterthought just to capture the sea of clouds, then quickly the fog rose high above us and we were soon engulfed not being able to see 10 ft. from ourselves. Not long after we decided to head out, little did I realize that when I'd get home for fun I'd mess around with one of the shots I took and would eventually like the image. Hope you enjoy this cataract sunrise!
Unnamed Falls Keeney's Creek New River Gorge National River West Virginia
