Photos by celticelement

There is a lot of rock along the trail. A lot of that rock has water running down it. I have not taken ropes into the canyon but there is some rope worthy rocks in there.

This is a 640x480 shot from my PowerShot s70. If someone could tell me how to submit higher resolution photos (resize I guess) then I can submit some better photos. I have 4 resolution sizes above the best quality allowed by this site.

The water was running low that day. About 20 secs after I took this shot a bear cub walked right by me to my right. He crossed from the other bank. It was so unexpected that I did not get my camera back up until he had moved off some. I think the photo I got of him makes my story less credible rather than helping my case. I was still shooting in low res in the shade so the picture looks like one of those Bigfoot shots. In any case it is nice to see the wildlife hasn't been completely choked out, and there are still green and clean places in the east. This is actually on the Cedar Run Trail, next to White Oak Canyon. They share the same parking lots. It is a good hiking loop.

I left the trail and went up the stream for a while. There are several falls in a row you can climb up beside without rope. I did it in my old running shoes. It is easy slab climbing. The rock is slicker than ice if it is wet though, so be careful. The water was running low that day so there were plenty of dry placements. It is so easy to get sucked down ghost trails on this hike. The trail is always above on the right though so if you want back on just head up. I have done the loop 4 or 5 times, and each time I take a different variation.

It took me a while to appreciate the beauty in the eastern mountains. I think it is all about the immediate. What is right around you any given second is beautiful if you look at it the right way. A lot of times all it takes is for someone to stop and look. A lot of times I just have to get my head out of the clouds look down and see what is right around me.

I was surprised that aside from a sunset shot there is not a profile shot from the town area. It is not the best shot as far as clarity, but I hope it can give a better idea of what the place looks like to someone who has never been to Seneca. I shot it with my old manual 35mm.

Just a picture I took while in Acadia. I was there with my brother on a summer trip. We were really there because we were going to go Backpacking in the white mountains later, but I climbed around on the cliffs a little. I got to meet a some of the guides who worked for the local guiding company. The guides were awesome people. It seemed like they were the only nice people in Maine. It would be a nice place to come to if there were not so many unhappy people.

It is certainly better looking then a picture of myself would be.