Thornburg Conservation Area, pt. 02
Wednesday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As described yesterday, a quick walk around a roughly square 38 acre public property called the Thornburg Conservation Area, nearby Pittsburgh’s Borough of Crafton, was recently undertaken.
After following the sound of flowing water across the verge, one encountered a drainage system for a set of rail tracks that are set into the hillside, about fifteen to twenty feet above the level of the earthen berm that I was scuttling on.
It’s been a fairly long time since I thought ‘hey, I should set up the tripod and put a filter on the lens for a low and slow shot’ so I did so.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
What with all my troubles, an effort has been made to minimize the amount of crap I carry with me in the camera bag. Normally, I’m ready for most anything that might pass in front of me, but for obvious reasons I’ve been trying to travel a bit lighter of late. On this walk, and since I’d driven here, I had the ‘whole magilla’ with me.
The tripod was all set up and the lens cloaked with an ND filter, so I decided to get a few more shots. ‘Up, down, all around.’ The light was crappy, with an overcast sky, but that’s it’s part of the challenge.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
On my way back to the parking lot, I noticed this set of stairs set into the hillside leading to where those rail tracks are. Hmmm.
Have you ever read that amazingly cool Reddit thread about avoiding interacting with stairs you might find in the woods? Check it out here.
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those stairs should be avoided for many reasons. 1st being breakyourlegness. Another being I bet there are nests.
interesting though…the top looks mysterious.
Jaye Haviland
May 1, 2025 at 1:09 pm