When you hurt yourself and are stuck inside not being able to go explore the beautiful mountains all around, rain is a welcome change of pace. I had found the creek and trees at the back porch enchanting even before but now with the rain falling it all felt even more magical. I spent quite a while just staring into the view, eventually getting the camera itch.

Enjoyed best by going full screen first and then starring intensely.

Rain TVJonathan's Creek

While it may seem the rain provides the sound ambiance here most of it comes from the rather powerful flow of the creek that provides a wonderful sleeping atmosphere for sleeping. Just open the window wide and let the creek drown all other sounds. I would not mind this in my own back yard.

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Previously from Shenandoah: Trouble with Color - The Details or the Wide and Grand? - The Skyline Drive View in Autumn - The Lonely Tree - Dark Hollow Falls - Cozy at Shenandoah - Skyline Drive of Shenandoah - Shenandoah Sunset - Different Look of Shenandoah at Big Meadow - Shenandoah is Waking Up - On Skyline Drive - Colorful Flashback - Luray Caverns - Luray Valley Museum - Fox Hollow Trail - The Treasures of Shenandoah - Distant Sunset Views - Hiking

A Tree on a MeadowShenandoah National Park Now that the previous post wrapped up the 2013 Shenandoah series let's step out and explore the fall in that national park a year later. The first day, our hikes were different than before. One flat with no elevation gain and loss and one up the hill on the way out and then back down, very different from the waterfall chasing hikes down into the valleys of Shenandoah.

For the first one, we actually took a ranger led hike into the heart of the Big Meadow to learn about the area that is so different from the rest of the mountain park. At first, I struggled finding photographic compositions, probably due to preconceived notions of what I was going to photograph - mountains, valleys, distant views, waterfalls, etc. After a while, I got in tune with the meadow and its beautiful colorful grasses lining up patterns all around. And eventually, I found what to aim the camera at. The few randomly scattered trees photographed against the meadow patterns looked excellent with the final result looking a bit like a painting. Nothing wrong with that!

Stony Man TrailShenandoah National Park Once satisfied with the meadow and a bit tired of the cold breeze we headed into the woods to get a few more miles under our belts. But we did not head down into one of the many valleys to find waterfalls. Instead, we selected a trail that headed slightly up the hill before looping around and back down to the trail head. It was a wonderful short relaxing hike, perfect as an add-on to a previous activity.

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Previously from the Czech Republic: A Stroll through Moravian Countryside, Sunset Stroll through Southern Moravian Countryside, Rolling Hills and Poppy Fields, There are as many pubs as there are poppy seeds ..., More Travel Treasures, Drying Garlic, Treasures of Travels, The Power of Simplicity (of the iPhone), Take Me Home, Country Road ..., Sound of Music Induced Moment of Nostalgia, Travel in Space & Time, Of Trains & Stations, Rock Cities, Mills, History, and More, All About the Rolling Hills, An Irresistible Urge to Stop, Czech Countryside

There is a beautiful hill over the village of Mouchnice in Southern Moravia, Czech Republic. And this afternoon, I decided to defeat that hill on a bicycle. It just feels better that way. Of course, I had my camera pack around my waist and was on a lookout for new scenery. Once at the top of the hill, I did not focus on the usual direction towards Koryčany down in the valley. Instead, I made the right turn along the main road and found this road. An old road, fields on both sides, beautiful rolling hills in the distance. What a combination! What more could one ask for!

Road through Fields & HillsSouthern Moravia, Czech Republic

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