This is one of my favorite shots.  It actually won second place in the pet poster contest at work.

Kanga is a very difficult subject who always tries to jump all over me whenever I try to take his picture.  Often I have to wait until he is asleep before I can get a decent shot.

I had to practically straddle the poor dog in order to get this shot.

Here is the same shot, only in black and white.

Here is Kanga on the kitchen floor.  He was helping L and I make dinner.

Here is an example of the many stalactites, stalagmites, and ribbon-shaped rock formations we saw in the caverns.

I really like the color contrast in this photo between the red rocks and the green water.  Unfortunately, the Luray Caverns staff allow patrons to throw money into this particular subterranean pool.  The copper in the coins is what makes the water appear so green, which contrasts nicely with the iron oxides in the rocks, but is not natural to the environment.

This is a view of the Potomac from the marina across the street from where we live.

This is the same shot, only in color.

The arch in St. Louis, MO.  The people standing in front of it (bottom left) give you an idea just how massive it is.

Here is another shot of the arch at dusk.  It looked much different than I had imagined, and it was also much bigger.  For whatever reason, I expected it to be made of stone (like the monuments in DC), but the arch is made of steel.  It looks almost alien when you are near it because of its size.

Here is another view of the arch.

Another view of the arch.

The Quemahoning (or “Que” as it is called in Johnstown) in early Fall.  I saturated the blues in this image to make the colors pop.

This is identical to the above shot, only made to look vintage.

You might remember this shot from one of my previous posts.

Same as the above shot, only in full color.  I saturated the blues here like in the first photo.

This is a withered tree at the edge of the reservoir.

Apparently the Que is a popular place to go boating, although we didn’t see anybody else there the day we went.

The changing trees on the shoreline.

This is one of my favorite shots of L.  She is facing the western side of the Washington Monument.

This is the same shot, only the color version.

This shot is similar to the above two, only processed to have a vintage look.

This shot was taken on the bench that surrounds the Washington Monument.

Again, like the above shot, this one was taken on the same bench.

The Washington Monument at dusk.

This is the reflecting pool between the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial just before dusk.  You can see the sun setting over the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.

This is one of the columns on the side of the Lincoln Memorial.

These are L and my shoes at the edge of the reflecting pool.

This rocky cliff was near the Big Meadow Lodge, where L and I stayed. We saw a bear down in the valley from this vantage point, but unfortunately I was unable to get a photo of him because there were too many other people standing in the way.

I took this shot on our way down the mountain as we were leaving on our last day.

This is the same as the above shot, only in color.

Here is another version of a shot from a previous post (Big Meadow) that I thought you might like.

One of the vineyards of Gray Ghost Vineyards. L and I stopped here to do some wine tasting on our way home.

The path we took on the way to Dark Hollow Falls.

A view from the path, close to the waterfall.

The final part of our trek toward the waterfall.

The beginning of Dark Hollow Falls

An ethereal view of the falls.

Same as the above image, only in color.

Another view of Dark Hollow Falls.

The falls from behind a tree.

Path intersection at the falls.

L and I in front of the waterfall.

This is an interesting looking tree with lichen growing on it that I found on our hike back up from the falls.

One of the few changed leaves we found in the valley.

Appalachian Trail white blaze!