Woods road walk through Danby SF — Curtis Road, South Danby
I managed to get everyone except one hikerIt can be tough to find a spot for photo-taking in summer where the light is not too harsh or too dark. I found some relatively clear light here, but it was a very small spot squeezed in at the edge of the road.Before Curtis Road heads into the woods, it passes two lovely farms — I’d love to live hereMost of the walk is in the shade, though there are some areas of recent logging that are now opened upCurtis Road ends at Fisher Settlement Road — it’s almost exactly an hour, and the perfect place to turn aroundIt was 82 by the time we got back to the cars, but it didn’t feel too bad — maybe it wasn’t that humid, or the road back wasn’t all that steep
Official head count: 16H, three D
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Sat July 13
Shindagin Hollow SF — FLT east from Shindagin Hollow Road to South Road and beyond
I didn’t have time to take all the photos before the hike started, so I had to take this shot after we got back. The light on the road had changed drastically. I don’t care for this sun-and-shade effect — but if you have wrinkles or signs of aging, they can’t really be seen in this type of lighting. There weere three additional hikers I wasn’t able to photograph.Tiger said she snapped this shot because she liked the way Randy and I were mirroring each other with our postures. As we hoped, there was almost no mud and it made a big difference — the walk is much better without it
Official head count: 18H, five D
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Sun July 14
Danby SF loop trail — Comfort Road to Diane’s Crossing and back
This is what the meet-up spot looked like as the hikers were arriving — terrible conditions for photo-taking — but I managed to find a spot along the edge of Bald Hill Road where the light was OK, provided the hikers faced in precisely the right directioinI didn’t work fast enough — had to skip four peopleThere was pretty much no mud on what can be a very muddy hike — but Bald Hill Road was very dry — this is dust raised by a car that passed. We met three more hiking waiting for us at the entrance to the trail — no question of taking photos of them — we were in high gear by thenIt was lovely in the woods, but too dark for the photos to work outBeautiful morning — not hot
