October Day on Otter Creek

Barbara and I took a weekend trip to Tucker County on October 16th and 17th to do some hiking and enjoy the fall colors. Our first stop late Saturday morning was the Otter Creek Wilderness outside Parsons, WV. We crossed the bridge over the Dry Fork and started our hike up Otter Creek. We enjoyed our lunch along the steam at the spot shown in the third picture of the gallery.

After more hiking in Canaan Valley, we enjoyed a good meal at Blackwater Lodge and good music (The Farewell Drifters) at the Purple Fiddle (it’s different and it’s fun) in Thomas. It was a beautiful day, but very windy at times, which made photography a challenge. The wind combined with the bright sunshine make long exposures resulting in blurred water difficult. One alternative is to photograph reflections. The strong wind blowing the water can give a pleasing water-color painting look to reflections as shown in a few of the pictures that follow.