2023_116_max4ster_and_the_water_buffalo_by_pearwood_dfv1i7k
Max4ster and the water buffalo.
From the Horse Gap encampment it was up and over Sassafras Mountain and down to Cooper Gap. Sassafras Mountain wasn't terribly steep, just relentless. It took me four hours plus to get over the top. Ooph.
My last full water resupply had been the morning before at Hawk Mountain. I had managed to scrounge some more from folks who had extra, but I was still watching my supply closely. I was very glad to see the Army water buffalo (yes, that's what they are called) at Cooper Gap. It was there primarily for troops doing training in the area but it was available also to hikers. It may just have been my imagination, but it seemed to me the Army had improved the quality of the liner since my active duty days five decades ago. The water was delicious.
As finding a plentiful water supply was the high point of my day, I will count this toward this weeks @WeeklyFotoChallenge of "Water".
Max Forester pulled in for some trail magic (another technical term). He had bottled water and an assortment of snacks. He got pictures taken with each of us there. Most but not all were with cellphones. A character, yea verily, and quite taken with himself. Do check out the license plate.
My original plan had been to continue on to Gooch Mountain shelter, another three and a half miles up and down the trail. It had taken me long enough to get over Sassafras Mountain that I figured it would be well after dark by time I got to the shelter, assuming I didn't fall and hurt myself seriously before then. I was getting too tired to be agile and careful enough to trust my footing on the trail. I called it a day and bummed a ride back to Above the Clouds Hostel.
Ondu 6x6 Pinhole Camera
Kentmere Pan 400 developed in D76 1:1 14 min
Epson Perfection V500 Photo scanner
#ilfordfilm, #kentmere400, #kentmerepan400,
#ondu6x6 #ondu_pinhole, #pinholecamera, #pinhole, #woodencamera,
#blackandwhite, #shootfilmstaypoor, #ishootfilm,
#appalachiantrail, #coopergap, #max4ster, #water, #waterbuffalo, #weeklyfotochallenge, #trailmagic,
2023_116_max4ster_and_the_water_buffalo_by_pearwood_dfv1i7k
Max4ster and the water buffalo.
From the Horse Gap encampment it was up and over Sassafras Mountain and down to Cooper Gap. Sassafras Mountain wasn't terribly steep, just relentless. It took me four hours plus to get over the top. Ooph.
My last full water resupply had been the morning before at Hawk Mountain. I had managed to scrounge some more from folks who had extra, but I was still watching my supply closely. I was very glad to see the Army water buffalo (yes, that's what they are called) at Cooper Gap. It was there primarily for troops doing training in the area but it was available also to hikers. It may just have been my imagination, but it seemed to me the Army had improved the quality of the liner since my active duty days five decades ago. The water was delicious.
As finding a plentiful water supply was the high point of my day, I will count this toward this weeks @WeeklyFotoChallenge of "Water".
Max Forester pulled in for some trail magic (another technical term). He had bottled water and an assortment of snacks. He got pictures taken with each of us there. Most but not all were with cellphones. A character, yea verily, and quite taken with himself. Do check out the license plate.
My original plan had been to continue on to Gooch Mountain shelter, another three and a half miles up and down the trail. It had taken me long enough to get over Sassafras Mountain that I figured it would be well after dark by time I got to the shelter, assuming I didn't fall and hurt myself seriously before then. I was getting too tired to be agile and careful enough to trust my footing on the trail. I called it a day and bummed a ride back to Above the Clouds Hostel.
Ondu 6x6 Pinhole Camera
Kentmere Pan 400 developed in D76 1:1 14 min
Epson Perfection V500 Photo scanner
#ilfordfilm, #kentmere400, #kentmerepan400,
#ondu6x6 #ondu_pinhole, #pinholecamera, #pinhole, #woodencamera,
#blackandwhite, #shootfilmstaypoor, #ishootfilm,
#appalachiantrail, #coopergap, #max4ster, #water, #waterbuffalo, #weeklyfotochallenge, #trailmagic,