Watching the film of the same name released in 1936 and starring Henry Fonda was enough to cement the choice.
This name fitted well in a number of ways, not least that I started this quest on the Blue Ridge Parkway (the “Trail”). Thinking I would start a travel blog, I brainstormed names with my family – mainly due to the references to Virginia and pine trees in the song from Laurel & Hardy’s 1937 film “Way Out West” we tentatively settled on “The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine”. Whether it was the feel of the mountain air, the colour of the tree lines on the horizon, the excitement in the voices and faces of the people I met, or the majesty of a single towering pine tree, I knew that I wanted to share how I experienced these places as much as capture their images. However, as I busied myself in pursuing this – scouting for suitable vistas, setting up shots, talking with locals and fellow travelers and so forth – I found myself being seduced by the majesty and beauty of the setting I was in. My intention was to set about establishing a stock of panoramic and scenic images that I could build on subsequently as I developed and honed my craft. With this ambition nagging at my mind, I embarked on a trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina in the summer of 2017.
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE FILM LOCATION PROFESSIONAL
As a professional photographer I have always aspired to the kind of scenic tableaus that regularly awe readers of formidable publications such as National Geographic.
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