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Sunrise From Old Rag View Overlook
Mile 46.5 along the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, elevation 3,585.
For those not familiar with SNP, at first glimpse it may appear that is a lake on the other side of Old Rag, but actually it is other mountains in the distance which are farther down, which are being shrouded by a thin blanket of low-lying clouds (fog).
2 image Panorama -- 3 brackets each (-2 | 0 | +2) -- I took 3 images but they didn't stitch very well so I opted for 2.
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Nethers is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia. Take Nethers Road to the lower Old Rag parking area to hike the grandest mountain in Shenandoah National Park.
HDR -- 3 brackets from a single RAW (-2 | 0 | +2) merged and tone mapped.
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InterVarsity Men's Retreat documentation photographs.
Location: Old Rag Mountain (weather: dense fog)
Model: Me!
Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Hasselblad 500 C/M, Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 C T*, Fuji Provia 400x
"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
It rained heavily during my camping trip in Shenandoah, but that's OK. I LOVE camping in the rain. After the rain cleared out a blanket of clouds and fog rolled in.
This spider was found at the very end of the Old Rag Trail (originally the beginning of the trail, when I set out just over 8 hours earlier) and was the last thing I photographed on the hike. He was also large, and ran quickly when he felt too disturbed by me, but then stopped until I poked his foot. After getting photos, we performed this dance multiple times in order for me to herd him out of the danger zone of the path where anyone could step on him. I believe he is Tigrosa helluo, a wolf spider.
19 Arachtober 2020 2/2
Wolf Spider, Tigrosa helluo
Old Rag Mountain Trail
19 October 2020
View of Old Rag Mt. as seen from Pinnicles overlook in Shenandoah National Park. Taken the day after Hurricane Katrina's remains passed over the park, thus clearing the normal haze. After getting a lot of comments on the color saturation I feel I should level with how this photo was taken. It was taken with a disposable camera and developed as any other film would be, with no alterations at all. It was just that beautiful of a scene. The flecks are a result of a scan and do not appear on the physical copy.
This is not the view from my yard, but down the road "a spell" as they say. I really love capturing Old Rag in all her moods! Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
The pond has a fountain in it and that causes ripples so that it's hard to get a nice clear reflection of Old Rag like this. But yesterday I had the fountain down so I could pull it out and clean it and the filters of pond scum. It should be a relatively easy procedure taking about an hour and a half. But "should be" and actuality are two vastly different realities. Yesterday's misadventures began like this: The fountain is held in the middle of the pond by two ropes tied off on metal posts on opposite sides of the pond. One side has double the rope so all I have to do is pull it straight across and then pull it back when finished. This time the pump got snagged on something so I gave two or three really hard tugs, not realizing that it was snagged at the opposite side and what happened then was I actually broke the post it was connected to and the post and rope both got pulled about 3 feet out into the water. Spent 30 minutes trying to recover it and figuring out how to redo the post in the ground. Then I started taking it all apart in preparation for cleaning. I disconnected the filters which are about the size of a football or bigger. Then I was working on taking out the screws that hold the motor assembly together when I heard this soft swishing and plopping noise. Turning I saw the filter rolling down the hill and into the water. Took another 30 minutes to figure out how to fish it out without going in the water myself! Three hours later and numerous other small "issues" and the fountain, pump and all are back in the water and up and running and I have completed about 10 good laps around the pond! ha ha.... yes, it's a simple and easy 1 1/2 hour procedure! Almost never........
InterVarsity Men's Retreat documentation photographs.
Location: Old Rag Mountain (weather: dense fog)
Model: Alexander Burlingame
Old Rag Mountain - Shenandoah National Park (HDR)
I realize a lot of you may not get this image or particularly care for it, but those who have hiked to the summit of this grand mountain will-so more than others. To make it to the top and be able to walk on the massive boulders that are 1/4 as old as the Earth itself, and then look down at the mountains and valleys below in all directions is an indescribable, humbling experience.
While on the 3,291 foot high summit of Old Rag Mountain, one will see a number of large holes which are usually filled with water, in the surface of the granite rocks (as shown in the foreground of the above image). Locally, these potholes are called "buzzard baths".
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Old Rag is an exceptional mountain, very different from the rest in Shenandoah National Park. The distinct rock covered ridgecrest has long been a noted area landmark. Old Rag's rugged summit consists of spectacular outcrops of Old Rag granite, the oldest rock in Shenandoah that forms the core of the mountains. In most places they lie hidden under more recent rocks. But they are exposed on Old Rag. Extremely resistant to weathering and erosion, Old Rag granite gives the ridgecrest a 'raggedy' appearance that prompted the mountain's name.
The ancient and spectacular jagged crest of Old Rag Mountain confirms its geologic past. The exposed summit is comprised of billion-year-old rock formed from hot, molten magma deep below the Earth's surface. Large, rounded boulders clustered at high elevations give evidence of the severe wind and water erosion that has shaped this mountain.
View these rappelling and zip line videos for a sense of scale:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNkRRh3R3v8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtpodpIfwtg
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Panorama One of Two.
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 35L @ ƒ/9
Andrew H Wagner (C)2014. All Rights Reserved.
It rained heavily during my camping trip in Shenandoah, but that's OK. I LOVE camping in the rain. After the rain cleared out a blanket of clouds and fog rolled in.
Shenandoah National Park, Old Rag, Virginia
Hasselblad 500 C/M, Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 C T*, Fuji Velvia 50
"Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness on the confines of two everlasting hostile empires: Necessity and Free Will." ~ Thomas Carlyle, Essays, "The Opera"
On Friday, Adam and I took the day off work so we could hike Old Rag. The main goal was to hike it early on a weekday, so we could avoid the legions of people that crawl the mountain on fair-weather fall weekends.
In that, we succeeded. We got to the upper parking lot right after sunrise and found only three other cars. There was nobody at all in the 200 car overflow lot. (Old Rag is so popular that the NPS had to buy land about a mile down the road from the trailhead to accomodate the masses.)
We hiked the Ridge Trail over to the summit, and then followed the Saddle Trail and Weakley Hollow Fire Road back down. The Ridge Trail includes Old Rag's famous boulder scramble. There are several 10-12 foot drops into narrow box "canyons" and lots of places that require hand over hand climbing and pulling yourself up over obstacles. The Ridge Trail has been a route up the mountain since the early 1930's.
The hike is just over seven miles and has 2200 feet of elevation gain in the first 2.5 miles. Trailguides recommend setting aside about seven or eight hours for the hike, but most people we know hike it in about 4-6.
The hike is rated as "very strenuous", but actually it's a very moderate hike that just happens to have one mile of challenging rock scramble. The rest of the hike is really pretty gentle with well-planned switchbacks and excellent trail conditions. People who are afraid of heights or just want to avoid the boulder scramble can hike to the summit, out and back, on the Saddle Trail. (although, I personally think the scramble is the best part of the hike!)
Below, I've included a few snapshots from the day. It was not a good day for photos, but it was a perfect day for the hike.
Another fun side story... I chatted briefly with a fellow photographer (Retzcare) on the summit. It turns out that he's also on Flickr. Check out his photostream.
It seemed fitting somehow that my final post of 2017 should be of Old Rag. In all it's moods I love it! That same sense of peace, contentment, and happiness that I get while I gaze out at this mountain I wish for each and every one of you in this coming New Year! Have a happy and blessed New Year all my Flickr Friends! :)
InterVarsity Men's Retreat documentation photographs.
Location: Old Rag Mountain (weather: dense fog)
Model: Joshua Aman
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 35L @ ƒ/8
Andrew H Wagner (C)2013. All Rights Reserved.
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 35L @ ƒ/8
Andrew H Wagner (C)2014. All Rights Reserved.
Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Holga 120N, Ilford Delta 400
"The mystical perception (which is only “mystical” if reality is limited to what can be measured by the intellect and senses) is remarkably consistent in all ages and all places. All phenomena are processes, connections, all is in flux…have the mind screens knocked away to see there is no real edge to anything, that in the endless interpenetration of the universe, a molecular flow, a cosmic energy shimmers in all stone and steel as well as flesh…" ~ Peter Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard
On Sunday morning I got up really early to catch the sunrise, and keeping consistent with my luck lately, the sunrise itself was rather blah. However, there were some really nice clouds in the sky. On my way back home I noticed these nice crepuscular rays forming. I don't think I've ever seen such well defined rays! It took me a while to find a decent composition with all the dreary winter brown and leafless trees everywhere. I finally settled on this shot. The peak on the left is Old Rag.
This shot is just one exposure, no HDR or exposure blending (which I generally find tedious and annoying). I used an inverted 3-stop ND grad filter to hold back the exposure in the sky.