Landscapes | D. Brent Miller

August 21, 2016

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For 180 years the foundation of this path
has provided a conveyance.
Little Miami Railroad until 1981,
then rails turned into trails.

Today, bicycles, hikers and a horse or two
follow the same path
as Abraham Lincoln on his route to inauguration
and Confederate General John Hunt Morgan escaping prison.

Two sets of mile markers measure distance.
Little Miami River distance markers are measured from the
mouth of the Ohio River.
Bike Trail markers are measured from Xenia Station to Cincinnati.

Hikers, bikers and walkers with their pets,
enjoying the trail or kayaking on the river,
are they thinking about the history of this scenic place?
Are they thinking of all those who came before to create it?

Brent

Little Miami Conservancy: Little Miami National Wild and Scenic River
Friends of the Little Miami State Park: Trail Maps

August 19, 2016

High Desert Highway

High desert for miles around.
A highway cuts through it from horizon to horizon
with a town every 100 miles or so.
To some, it seems desolate.
To others, it is beautiful like no other place.
Storms to the rear have already doused the earth
with a cleansing rain, and the sweet smell of wet
sage brush fills the air to be taken in and savored.
It is the lonely road, the loneliest highway
that exposes you to this beauty.

Brent

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015

Grain bin

The day was just too beautiful to not be in it. So, I rolled out my photography utility vehicle and wandered the countryside.

See you on the highway.

Brent

August 10, 2015

Sunset, sunrise

Do you have a favorite place? A place that you can’t seem to get enough photos?

Here is one of mine. It’s a place in the country near Lincoln, Illinois. You can be sipping on a glass of wine or a beer and watch the sun set. In the morning, with a cup of coffee in hand, the sun rises.

See you on the highway.

Brent

May 25, 2015

Ohio River Bridges

Late in the evening, with ominous looking clouds rolling across the area, the bridges across the Ohio River from Belpre, OH, to Parkersburg, WV, provided an intriguing image of light and shadow.

See you on the highway.

Brent