Looking at the next six photos I'd have to agree!
These were all taken in less than 8-minutes while driving along a short stretch of the 6-mile long Scenic Drive that you use to exit the park.
FALL COLORS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
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This is what you get if you're at the right place at the right time!
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Since we had very poor cell phone reception and I couldn't use the Starlink dish due to the heavy tree cover I got no blogpost work done all weekend.
Our solution was to hitch up and leave the campground early, drive 30-minutes down the road to a Walmart parking lot, and have Tricia go into the store and do a little shopping while I sit in THE POD and work on the previous blogpost.
Thanks mostly to the 57 photos in the Mount Vernon slideshow we were there for several hours before I had the post ready for Tricia to proofread.
We did take one more fall color photo, this one complete with an Amish horse and buggy traveling on the highway's shoulder. They did have blinking red tail lights on the buggy to warn approaching motorists of their presence.
Anyway, by 1:30PM we were on our way to travel the last 75-miles to this campsite at Belle Isle State Park. It's a huge site compared to our last one.
This one has water and electric hookups, but costs $40 a night instead of just $13 like last night.
Officially the "Golden Hour" is considered to be the last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise.
For Tricia, her "Golden Hour" appears to be a half hour before and a half hour after sunrise, which creates the perfect lighting for her style of photography.
Take a look at the following slideshow and you'll see what I mean. These photos were all taken between 7:15AM & 8:00AM with sunrise at 7:27AM this morning here in Lancaster, VA.
THE GOLDEN HOUR
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Tricia startled a deer out foraging in the soy bean field.
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During the summer months the park rents out kayaks and canoes.
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They even have a dock dedicated to launching personal watercraft from.
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Don't worry the fishermen are well taken care of too.
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There were several of these shack like structures out on the water?
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It won't be long now before the sun breaks over the trees.
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This looks like a quiet place to watch for wildlife.
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There are several birdhouses scattered around to attract the birds.
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The skies are beginning to lighten up.
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Sunrise over the soybean fields.
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The trees are coming alive with fall colors.
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Even the soybean fields are becoming photo worthy.
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One last photo before it's time to head back in for breakfast.|
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Five hours later, after lunch, we drove around the entire park and revisited the Mulberry Creek Boardwalk where Tricia walked this morning and took the following photos.
They're still nice photos, but without the perfect lighting, and the mist on the water, they just seem to be lacking.
Did you feel relieved to go back to work where you could relax and recuperate from your vacation?
That's kind of the way Tricia and I are feeling after three back to back to back days in Washington D.C. followed by a full day touring around Mount Vernon.
With no jobs to go back to we just retreated into THE POD in a quiet state park campground. That's why there's no "real" sightseeing photos or stories in this post, maybe for the next few posts too.
But don't give up on us, we'll get back out there soon!
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