Adventures and Pain at Parkers Creek
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Timing was perfect, we arrived at the trail end just as the sky started to receive those first, deep blues of the morning. We had a good 50 minutes or more before the sun actually came up. Should have plenty of time to setup, make equipment decisions, and enjoy the brisk morning air.
Bringing up Google Maps, we pinpointed our location and decided we should try to move further down the hill to see if we could either get in front of the trees or at least find an opening from which to clearly see the marsh and sky. We took a good 20 minutes trying to find a new spot. The woods are still a mess from hurricane Irene, so we had to maneuver multiple downed trees, root balls, thicket, sticker bushes, and everything else you'd expect in an area like that w/o a trail. We finally found a deer trail on the steep edge of the hill that wandered around in front of the trees. The topography there is steep enough I had to be very careful with my footing...too far on the leaves and not enough in the dirt and you'd slip and risk sliding to the marsh edge.
With my camera bag on my back, flashlight in hand, on hands and knees, I crawled under two downed trees, under a holly bush and was presented with a decent scene, no trees blocking my view. The only problem? The patch of open view was completely overgrown with thorny vines. "Screw it" I said. I've come too far to stop now. I used my boots and camera bag to stamp down a little patch, giving me enough room to work. Setup the tripod and got out my gear.
A constant battle between thorns, vines, a slippery slope, and a tripod with camera attached. Once the sun had been up for a while and the colors of morning were gone I crawled back the way I came and met up with Daniel (who stayed on the other side of the thicket at the marsh edge). My hands and sides were scratched up, and when I pulled my pants legs up to examine the damage, well, let's just say they don't look that good.
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