New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia

Well, I must share some photos of my crazy adventure last Thursday. The New River Gorge Bridge is near Fayetteville, WV. It's an imposing 876 ft. high and 3030 feet long and it spans the New River Gorge below.  What a sight. They close it the 2nd weekend in October for Bridge Day when BASE jumpers jump of the bridge and folks rappel down from it, too. I knew all this about it but until recently I never knew about the catwalk underneath that you can actually walk across and that's 851 ft above the river. It's called Bridge Walk and I was brave and I walked it on Thursday. Now, I'm not afraid of heights but that was kind of scary up there! I really didn't mind it if I stood still and looked down or sat on the catwalk, but for the first part, it was a little freaky walking along. The catwalk vibrated from all the traffic overhead and I guess that was it. But, somewhere between 1/3 to 1/2 of the way across, I got over that. Here are some photos to give you an idea of what it was like:

 

 

 

The New River is a popular spot for rafting and kayaking. Here are a few photos of the action:

Memorial Day Tribute

It's been a while since I posted anything so I thought a great way to get going again is to post some patriotic photos I've taken over the years as a tribute to all those who gave their lives for our freedom. Freedom is never free.

Antietam National Battlefield

Arlington National Cemetery

WWII Memorial-Washington, DC

Vietnam Memorial-Washington, DC

Springtime in Western Maryland

The mountains are beautiful any time of year but especially in the spring when the redbuds are in bloom.  Here are some photos I've taken in the last couple weeks.

Martins Mountain (taken 4/26):

Rocky Gap State Park (taken 5/2):

Springtime in Cumberland

I took advantage of the beautiful day yesterday to go downtown to photograph the trees in bloom. There are a lot of trees in bloom around town and it was a beautiful sight!

Downtown Cumberland:

 

These next two are on the college campus where I work:

Time for a cute break!

Thought you all might enjoy a photo of my kitties. They were playing and grooming each other on my sofa yesterday and then things got quiet. I looked over and saw this adorable sight. I guess they got tired from playing and just decided to take a nap right where they were!

Ocean City, MD Sunrise and Sunset

NOTE: I forgot to include the sunset photos when I posted this so I added them at the bottom. Sorry about that!

I have some beautiful sunrise and sunset photos to share.  The sunset was from March 21 and the sunrise from March 22. They're nice an peaceful!