Nice hobby work. Y'all are producing things you can really be proud of. I am also a model train lover. I have plans to build an N scale layout some day. I also have a huge collection of Marklin 1 gauge trains that I inherited from my dad.
Currently, I've been spending a lot of free time with another hobby, photography. One of my photographs recently won grand prize in the Virginia State Parks First Day Hikes photo contest. I've already spent some of the $500 Virginia State Parks gift certificate on camping reservations for later this year.
To enter the contest, you had to take a photograph at one of the state parks on January 1st and then submit it to the contest before midnight that evening. I got up at 5 am and drove 155 miles to photograph Natural Bridge, one of Virginia's newest state parks. It was privately owned until a few years ago.
Here is a link to the contest winners:
First Day Hikes 2019 Contest Winners
A framed copy of my photo is on display this month in the ArtWorks art gallery in Richmond. Here is a low resolution copy of the photo.
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2013 Silverado 2500HD LTZ CC 6.6L Duramax Diesel
2023 Rockwood 2445WS
Buster, miniature Dachshund
2024: 3 trips, 30 nights in 9 states, 5421 miles
2023: 9 trips, 48 nights in 12 states, 2 provinces, 8120 miles
2019: 7 trips, 43 nights in 6 states, 3904 miles
Hybrid Mode
