Hiking on the Max Patch Trail in North Carolina Metal Print

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This was such an amazing day for photographing Fall color, The trail at Max Patch climbs the mountain so you look down on the lovely color. Then, as you drop down, you find yourself hiking in the midst of the color. This is one of the peaks along the Appalachian Trail in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. It's reasonably close and easily accessible to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...