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| Overlooking Creekside Terrace/ Toward Salinas |
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| Along Trail 31 |
I'd like to start this blog by stating that there are many photos which i've taken, which have never been seen... that i often don't think are any good, but after some time of looking back through them (sometimes two years) i think can be salvaged. Photoshops camera raw 'fill light' has become one of the most used sliders... and justifiably so. What would take many practice enlargements with select dodging and burning and tons of paper used in the darkroom, now becomes a slider in software. Oh how far we've come. I love the darkroom, it's my temple, and place of meditation... Anyway... here are some photos from Fort Ord... where i spent many a day (mostly afternoons) hiking alone in look of something. I think i found it. Although i love these photographs, for me Fort Ord is epitomized in one black and white photograph, of a lone tree, that on that certain day rested against purple mountains... but before that... i'd like to show you Fort Ord as i knew it.
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| Trail 31 |
During the winter months, closer to spring everything becomes shades of green. Every imaginable green is to be found, all in different textures, and shapes. The moss that is found is beautiful, and drapes the trees which brings a a sense of wonder as you travel under their canopy. And although the gates close after sunset, you might find yourself staying longer, so bring a flashlight... otherwise, you'll encounter a sense similar to beginning of a 'horror flick'.
If you'd like to go there... the one place I visited constantly for it's quintessential mossy trees (be careful as I once heard someone say it was the "poison oak national park" once)... I'd take highway 56 and get off on Reservation Road (one side is River Road)... straight on Portola Road.. and straight onto Creekside Terrace. There's parking here and many people ride there bikes on the trail... best to keep your ears open and move to the side when you hear one coming... Remember there's plenty of poison oak here, so best keep on the trail. I myself had an encounter
By the way... you'll oft' find a fungal delight (if only to the eyes) many a time along the way!
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| Do you know what I am? |
If you'd like to go there... the one place I visited constantly for it's quintessential mossy trees (be careful as I once heard someone say it was the "poison oak national park" once)... I'd take highway 56 and get off on Reservation Road (one side is River Road)... straight on Portola Road.. and straight onto Creekside Terrace. There's parking here and many people ride there bikes on the trail... best to keep your ears open and move to the side when you hear one coming... Remember there's plenty of poison oak here, so best keep on the trail. I myself had an encounter
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