It has been a long time since I last posted

After taking a long winter hiatus, I am back hiking the backwoods of the Monangahela Highlands. My most recent addition is Lindy's Run of Canaan Mountain area. We hiked there last weekend and had a fantastic time.

There is one question that I had. How do you tell the difference between a Balsam Fir and a Red Spruce. I think I saw Balsam Fir in the area.

Take a look at the picture above. Which is it? Red Spruce or Balsam Fir? Respond by answering the poll in the left column of this page.

I also took a really cool panoramic picture at the north end of Lindy's Run Trail. I am learning to use my new digital camera to take nature pictures. I am not sure whether or not it will replace my 35mm camera, but it's lots easier to carry my little Canon A70 camera than my big heavy Nikon 6006. So far the results are encouraging. On this hike I did drop the camera and put a nice scratch on it. I guess I can stop worrying about messing up my new camera. It is already besmirched.

Also added recently is a page on Lion's Head. Take a look at the view.