Wyalusing - Random Photos

 Hard to capture a decent photo of a hummingbird.

 During one of the trails, several people thought this looked like Abe Lincoln.

 From the top of one of the hills, overlooking the trees below.

 High atop the hill, over the rocks can be seen the Mississippi.

 Cramped and narrow this road is. That's the road for me.

Somewhat an eye-soar in the beautiful landscape. Still, it's impressive.

Wyalusing - Sunset Over the Mississippi

 Enjoying a sunset.

 The Mississippi River is calm and beautiful.

  

The sky has been lit up by the suns final light.

The Sun is super red. Almost looks like another planet.

 

Slowly the sun dips beneath the trees...

 

... just before it disappears on the horizon. Good Night Wyalusing!

 

Bonus Photo!

Wyalusing - Picture Rock Cave Trail

Entering the Picture Rock Cave Trail

 Found a lot of fungus on the way.

 A recent lightening strike hit this tree.

 Lots of different levels on the trail.

 

 This is Picture Rock Cave

 

 A small trickling stream from the small trickling waterfall.

 If you look closely enough, you can see the small waterfall.

A few of the recently fallen sand rocks. I was practically watching erosion as it was happening.

Wyalusing - The Thing I Hate About This Vacation

R.a.n.t. of week 09/02/12

 Going on vacation is always a lot of fun. DUH. Yet the last day is usually filled with cleaning or preparing to head back home. Having to leave is always the worst part of the trip, that also goes without saying. The rant of this week is slightly different though. As a precursor to my rant, let me explain what I did this weekend. For the past few years I've been invited to a group camp site. We have dorms and a fully equipped kitchen, so it's kind of a camping "cheat". But at the end of the day, I'm comfortable with that, especially when everything else is essentially done outdoors, and it's in a fantastic state park. What makes the weekend even better is having other families to share the experience with. If someone wanted to go on a trail, usually there were a small group willing to go. If someone wanted to just relax under a tree, or play a lazy board game, there was always someone willing to join you. Certainly there was also the option of going off on your own, which I did several times when I wanted to just go for a quick jog in the morning, or do some photography shooting. At one point I even trailed a group who went out onto a trial without me. It was fun for me as I took pictures to show them later. Well, now that I wrote it, I guess it does sound kind of creep

So what do I have to rant about? Sounds like a great time, right? Maybe it has something to do with currently being single and most of the time alone. Growing up, I came from a large family of two brothers and three sisters. Can it be, now that I'm much older I miss being around people? Obviously, being at work isn't the same thing. But to be with a group of friends as close as family, it's hard to want to leave. I guess what I'm trying to say is I miss being with people, especially while on a vacation where the majority of my closest friends and family are. Doing so likewise brings a lot of happiness and joy. So when it's time to leave, there is a double let-down of the vacation being over, as well as having to leave the group of friends I've been able to associate with for the past few days in a relaxed and beautiful environment. Hopefully we'll do the same thing again next year. I'm already starting to count down the days. Does anyone know the best way to store unused marshmallows for a year?