sunsets

Hiking day in and day out on top of beautiful mountains, ridgelines, and after blustery thunderstorms certainly brings about splendid scenery, including sunsets. The one below is me on my birthday - so it's not actually a sunset, obviously. But I am smiling so happy because i am watching the sunset on a magnificent mountaintop...on my birthday...just like i said 4 seconds ago. plus, I just like to smile.

Below are the spectacular golden clouds sparkling in the blue sky as the sun decides to go to bed. I was still a couple miles away at this point from our destination for the night - and this is only one of many photos. I didn't end up getting to the Mohican Outdoor Center til well after dark - and I'm not a huge fan of hiking alone in the dark, so i was slightly stressed. But Pyro had called for delivery of pizza and beer for my b-day dinner and I had hiked in a chocolate raspberry cake from the delicious bakery at Delaware Water Gap, so the night turned out as good as hiking in the sunset...
The beautiful photo/sight below happened on our way to 501 Shelter, just after a mighty storm blew through, with another on the way. Fortunately we were in shelters during both those storms and didn't get wet a drop. The 501 shelter is actually an enclosed bunkhouse that used to be a pottery studio for the people who had once owned the property. The studio had a 10 ft diameter circular sky light above, so we were able to watch the crashing lightning while looking up above without get wet a bit. It was nice.

This was also the same day we found out Georganna and Logan's dog Corbin had been found after missing for 2+ days!

Sunset while walking through the farmlands of PA - before the infamous Pennsylvania rocks - which in my opinion only account for 25% or so of the trail in the state. But they were horrendous when they did show up.

Another sunset on one of the ridges in PA - can't remember which one, though.