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More from the Gorge

Posted: October 25, 2021 in Photography, Video
Tags: #angelswindows, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #nadatunnel, #national parks, #naturalbridge, #nature, #nikon, #personal, #photographer, #photography, #redrivergorge, #rockbridge, #video

I wanted to give you another glimpse of Red River Gorge just as Fall starts to show. Not far south from my home in Ohio, the valley makes things a bit cooler and the trees are starting to turn there. I took these pictures and videos a few days ago while on a quick mid-week-get-a-way with my wife. Usually we can only visit off season due to her work schedule. This time we took a spontaneous short break and the weather was perfect.

https://videopress.com/v/t0gUZQ4n?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata

https://videopress.com/v/562GTnw4?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata

The next video you can hear me breathing in the background. It was an effort to get to this perch for an old man but the view was worth every step. And then some.

https://videopress.com/v/M5bUKzEN?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata

I have a bunch more and like pictures of your kids, they are all beautiful.

Enjoy, MIDIMike

Natural Bridge and Red River Gorgeous

Posted: October 22, 2021 in Photography
Tags: #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #national parks, #Native American, #naturalbridge, #nature, #nikon, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #redrivergorge, #rockbridge

My wife and I were lucky to take a quick two night stay near Natural Bridge in Kentucky. We have been there a few times and I always post pictures that interest me. For those considering a trip, I have pictures of beautiful areas that are very close to the road or parking lots. While the paths can be rugged and hilly, these photos were less than a mile from the road.

My wife does not hike, so we pick areas that are close to the road so I can take a quick hike, grab some beautiful memories and rush back to the car so she doesn’t have to wait long. I am 68 years old, so if you are healthy you can reach these monuments of rock formations. It is difficult to view these places close up and not realize how easily early peoples thought of these lands as sacred grounds. Pictures are not enough.

I will post more later, but here is a sample of the pictures from my recent trip. We had beautiful weather and Fall was just starting to turn the hillsides into dazzling colors.

Spring Addition

Posted: April 18, 2019 in Photography
Tags: #national parks, #nature, #photographer, #photography, #photograpy, cabin, hiking, Nikon camera, parks, pay it forward, Red River Gorge, Spring, spring blooms

My wife and I have always subscribed to the pay-it-forward plan. We do a lot of things for others without payment or promise. We have always been that way. As a result, we enjoy things others do for us – either to repay our past efforts or to pay-it-forward on their plan, so to speak.

Last week as a result of a repay, we got to go to a cabin in the Red River Gorge area in Kentucky. We were a bit early in the season as neither of us likes big crowds and our schedules keep us tied down during normal ‘peak’ times for traveling events. You can see blooming trees just starting to take off. Once on the peaks we could look down on the tree-tops for an eagle’s view of early Spring.

Many of you liked my earlier pictures of Spring near my home. I wanted to share a few more pictures knowing spring does not happen on a single date everywhere. Some of you are still looking forward to green and blooms and others are looking to summer already.