Yesterday I returned from a successful trip to western PA. I was able to hike in Cook Forest to get pictures of the cathedral pines. I believe I am going to watercolor them, though. The pines were so tall that it took seven shots to get one tree. I was able to travel to Warren, PA to get pictures of the oil refinery in the middle of town. That was an experience. It was hard to get pictures without being seen and getting the whole refinery into one frame. Luckily, my sister remembered that there was a park that overlooked the town. It required some four-wheel drive and a little luck to get there, but I did eventually make it. So I have the whole refinery in one frame. I also took some pictures of some cornfields, which was incredibly easy since the whole area is farmland. The last big thing I needed pictures of was a sprawling junkyard. My dad took me way out in nowhere to this crazy junkyard that was exactly what I needed. The owners found it amusing that I wanted pictures of a junkyard, but let me take some quick pictures anyway. The junkyard pictures are my favorite. I can't wait to start working on them in Photoshop. I may go back to PA at the end of the month for a wedding and more photos. I am already thinking of things I wish I would have photographed I while I was home.