Picture of the day - March 6, 2007

Late Afternoon On The Virginia Creeper Trail

The mission of the Rails to Trails Conservancy is to preserve the history and beauty of the many abandoned railroad spurs located throughout the United States by converting them into hiking and biking trails. There are now literally hundreds of these trails in use across the country, and one of the most popular of them all is the spectacular Virginia Creeper Trail. The Virginia Creeper Trail extends 34.5 miles from its starting point in Abingdon, Va to Whitetop Station near the North Carolina border, and there is plenty of magnificent scenery to be found along the entire route. Today's picture offers a glimpse of one of those pretty scenes... The weather was absolutely gorgeous in historic Abingdon yesterday afternoon, so I decided to take a stroll on the Creeper Trail. I had just parked my car at the trailhead and started walking across the first trestle when I noticed how the late afternoon sun was casting such interesting shadows in the woods and on the bridge. I had my camera with me as usual so I turned it on and snapped a few pictures. I liked this one the best - and now it is the "Picture Of The Day".   "Picture of the Day" archives             Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"