My research on the best hikes of the Blue Ridge Parkway identified the Craggy Pinnacles Trail as a short but rewarding ascent to a peak with a gorgeous panorama of the surrounding mountains. When I hiked the trail, that’s not what I encountered upon reaching the top; I was smothered by fog and buffeted by wind. That’s the price for the astounding views from atop Mount Mitchell a short while earlier: complete lack of visibility at lower elevations.
But the fog blanketing the woods on the way up to to the peak made them feel like a haunted forest out of a grim fairy tale. You can see here the entrance to the lair from which a spooky monster emerges to feast on unwary travelers. (Genre savviness prevented me from being eaten.)
By day, I’m a web programmer. When I’m not on the clock, I find peace in exploring natural and architectural marvels. My love of photography is an inevitable extension of that.
Through photography, I’m more than a passive observer of the world. I’m indulging both my creative fancy and my technical acumen.
I created this site, Jasonian Photography (a play on Smithsonian), to share the results.
