I just returned from a terrific photo tour of the Highlands. The first three days I spent alone visiting a few old favorite places (the Sods, Allegheny Back Mountain, Cranberry Wilderness, Cass, Green Bank Observatory). Then I met Bob Clark, Randy Sanger, and Josh Carlisle in Beaver WV, to photograph Sandstone Falls in the New River. These fellows are all accomplished photographers, and it was a pleasure spending time with them. You might be familiar with Randy’s successful book West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge. I understand Randy has a new book coming that will focus on the waterfalls of the Potomac Highlands. I am forever grateful to Randy for taking the time out of his busy schedule of leading photography workshops to show us around (Randall Sanger Photography).

I photographed one evening at Sandstone and the next morning at Grandview with the fellows, then headed back out on my own for another night and day before arriving back in Shepherdstown. I will be posting a number of images from this trip over the next few weeks.

This image was made on the Williams River, adjacent to the Cranberry Wilderness. I photographed in the stretch of no-kill trout water that extends a few miles below the Tea Creek Campground. The Williams is a really lovely river that flows through an outstanding landscape.

28-90mm Leica Vario-Elmarit ASPH, Nikon 800e, Lr4, Ps CS6.