With the now familiar words, “Honey, I’ll be back in 30 minutes, I’m going to go for a short drive to shoot some landscapes” my odyssey began. It would be 7 hours until I returned…LOL

First I meandered my way along back road in my Jeep, jumping out now and then to capture a scene. In amazement I ended up a good 30 miles north of where I began. I parked at a trail that ran along the Allegheny River at Kennerdale. Intending to just go for a short stroll along the bank of the river I eventually ran into a young couple than mentioned how great an over look there was on the ridge. Of course I just HAD to hike up the trail, even though it was covered in snow and no one had gone that way all winter…

The view was stunning, but now I had to hike back out. Instead of going back the way I had come (I already knew what was there to shoot) I searched for an alternate route. My short stroll ended up being about 8 miles!! LOL