n.y. times article mentions summit city.

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i was surprised to see carl kiilsgaard stroll through the door at summit city last week, but i quickly found out he wasn't there for the show, but was working on an assignment for the n.y. times. the story is on a new trail being constructed on pine mountain a.k.a. my front yard. go to the site to see carl's pictures and to read the story.

6 1/2 hour haul.

that's how far it is from whitesburg to mayfield, but it was well worth the drive to see so many great people, dabble with video, and tell endless poop jokes. thanks to hunter and katie for putting me up in bg. i miss all of you. move to whitesburg. we're always looking for a few good people.

hail mary, for the hell of it.

when your tippy toes aren't good enough you take that chance and pull the camera away from your face, raise it just a bit, and pray. hence the name hail mary. all three of these images followed that same sequence as i shot the mountain heritage parade for fun before going to work. so i find myself questioning; what does it mean when i shoot better pictures when the camera is away from my face. hell maybe if i were to close my eyes all together they would get better still.

the bees of bad branch.

i took a hike yesterday to bad branch falls on the other side of pine mountain. it's a beautiful hike just over a mile to the falls. after scaling a bunch of boulders i noticed some bees flying about the falls. after a closer look i realized they were drinking form the falls. i need an editor. i couldn't choose just one of the falls pictures and one bee picture.

behind the mask.

while mourning brett favre threw for over 300 yards in the first half of a football game the day after his father's death. abraham never enters summit city with anything less than three star wars actions figures in hand. lately he's been arriving as vader. he and i both attended our first monday night football game on the back deck at summit city where the players are larger than life on a 12 foot projection screen. i also had 2 1/2 of the most amazing brats with sour kraut, onions, green pepers, and mustard on a toasted bun. and i don't really like football, but who can resist when vader and fine pork products are present. i can't wait to see abraham's reaction when we have a marathon screening of star wars.

seafaring pirates.

spring fed bathtub beer cooler... check
pitchfork hot dog skewer... check
toad in hole... check
these were a few of the highlights of my brief visit to this years viking fest (founded by some of the fine folks here in whitesburg). a three day event devoted to overindulgence in all sorts of things scandinavian including a stone throw, fruit infused vodkas, and meats cooked in the ground. all of which i did not partake. despite only attending on sunday. i still had a great time.

scalped.

this is kayford mtn. from above. this is the opposite view from my earlier post that showed a tiny chad taking photos in the upper right hand part of the frame. that photo was from the knob at the far right of this frame.