Photos from Last Week’s Trip

05/13/2011

Photos from Last Week’s Trip

Last week I hit Oklahoma again on my regular travels, this time focusing on eastern and southeastern regions. I visited Robbers Cave State Park just northwest of Wilburton for a night of camping and day of hiking, then moved to Cedar Lake, a forest service campground just south of Heavener. It’s about 15 miles north of the amazing Talimena National Scenic Byway. I shot some video, took a few stills, and recorded some timelapse action. Oh, and I did some spiritual things along the way, too. Enjoying the beauty of the San Bois and Ouachita Mountains was a spiritual retreat for me. It’s amazing how well creation declares the glory of the Lord. Here are a few of my stills. Video will come later.

View from the Emerald Vista, Talimena Scenic Drive.

Nightscape at Cedar Lake. A dock light to the right was cating a red glow on the water. And the yellow horizon was the last gasp of western sunlight, even thought it was after 11pm.

Nightscape over Cedar Lake. See the shooting star to the left? I didn’t until I saw the image when I got home.

It’s hard to beat a campfire. Recent rains in eastern Oklahoma lifted a long-standing burn ban at campgrounds. This was my first campfire in over a year.

Campground light meets celestial light at Robbers Cave State Park. The RV/tent campground was anything but dark, with a store, vending machines, and streetlights. The stars were still there, though! Those green orbs at top, by the way, are the result of lens flare.

JC Newton

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Photos from Last Week’s Trip

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