Got me ten feet off the ground.
FYI, I killed my cell phone on Wednesday, so if you've been trying to contact me and haven't gotten an answer, that's why. I probably won't have a new phone until next weekend.
Kakkoi|con is going on this weekend, but I'm missing it because I have work. I'm eager to read everyone's con reports. :)
Two weeks until Anime Festival Orlando. I did what I said I wouldn't and entered the AMV contest just for the hell of it. I had a video nearly done, so why not. It's a boring drama video, haha, so I don't expect anything, but it's still fun entering. Fun is the name of the game this con, as I'm mostly making the trip to hang out with nephthysmoon and shel_b_129. No panels, no cosplay... just anonymous fun. I'm really looking forward to it.
But the point of this post is a belated photo dump. The last time I was visiting up north, my mom and I decided to make a spontaneous trip up to Gooseberry Falls, on the North Shore. I've always loved it up there and hadn't been in a long time. If I'm going to be outdoors, this is one of my favorite places to be. I'm not much of a photographer, but I try.
Gooseberry is a lot of rocks and trees barely hanging on to rocks. xD
The Upper Falls.
After checking out the Upper Falls, Mom and I wandered along a looooong trail. Out in the woods we stumbled upon this out in the woods, amid some overgrown foundations and rusted water spigots.
The Gooseberry state park area was originally set up for tourists by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a source of employment for young men during the Depression as part of the New Deal. A lot of the original structures they built are still around. Even the trails were laid out by the CCC.
This was the original roadside rest area where people would park and walk down to the falls. There's a modern visitor center now, but they left the original "castle" alone.
I know it looks like an 8, for some reason, but it's really "1937." xP
On top of the "castle." Makes me wish I could organize a cosplay photoshoot of some kind there. xD
What I love most about Gooseberry is there's minimal restrictions on where you're allowed to go. Once you get to the end of the new paved trails and get down by the river, you're able to walk on the rocks and right up to the edge of the falls if you want.
The Lower Falls.
The water level varies a lot. It's amazing trees like this are able to survive, with almost all the soil swept out from beneath them.
Further down the river...
I totally wore myself out hiking around, it's a steep area, but I'd love to do it again anytime. :)
Kakkoi|con is going on this weekend, but I'm missing it because I have work. I'm eager to read everyone's con reports. :)
Two weeks until Anime Festival Orlando. I did what I said I wouldn't and entered the AMV contest just for the hell of it. I had a video nearly done, so why not. It's a boring drama video, haha, so I don't expect anything, but it's still fun entering. Fun is the name of the game this con, as I'm mostly making the trip to hang out with nephthysmoon and shel_b_129. No panels, no cosplay... just anonymous fun. I'm really looking forward to it.
But the point of this post is a belated photo dump. The last time I was visiting up north, my mom and I decided to make a spontaneous trip up to Gooseberry Falls, on the North Shore. I've always loved it up there and hadn't been in a long time. If I'm going to be outdoors, this is one of my favorite places to be. I'm not much of a photographer, but I try.
Gooseberry is a lot of rocks and trees barely hanging on to rocks. xD
The Upper Falls.
After checking out the Upper Falls, Mom and I wandered along a looooong trail. Out in the woods we stumbled upon this out in the woods, amid some overgrown foundations and rusted water spigots.
The Gooseberry state park area was originally set up for tourists by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a source of employment for young men during the Depression as part of the New Deal. A lot of the original structures they built are still around. Even the trails were laid out by the CCC.
This was the original roadside rest area where people would park and walk down to the falls. There's a modern visitor center now, but they left the original "castle" alone.
I know it looks like an 8, for some reason, but it's really "1937." xP
On top of the "castle." Makes me wish I could organize a cosplay photoshoot of some kind there. xD
What I love most about Gooseberry is there's minimal restrictions on where you're allowed to go. Once you get to the end of the new paved trails and get down by the river, you're able to walk on the rocks and right up to the edge of the falls if you want.
The Lower Falls.
The water level varies a lot. It's amazing trees like this are able to survive, with almost all the soil swept out from beneath them.
Further down the river...
I totally wore myself out hiking around, it's a steep area, but I'd love to do it again anytime. :)