Let There Be Lights
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Day 3: December 23, 2021 Let There Be Lights Comment via blog |
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I got a good start on the day with breakfast in
the Lafayette's Gun Room.
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Then crossed the big river to get wild.
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I-77 turned out to be both the fastest and shortest route to my
destination. I switched to US-119 at Charleston but even that didn't
provide any photo ops. The arch is at the entrance to
Chief Logan State Park and the starting point for the
Christmas in the Park light display. I thought that
perhaps some of the park's residents came out to greet me but soon
realized they were too busy eating to even notice my arrival.
Thinking to save the photos for later, I kept the camera down until I reached the end of the unlighted light display then snapped some shots on the scenic drive to the lodge. |
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My room opens on that top balcony which looks
like this and at this.
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Inside, the lodge definitely looks ready for Christmas.
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I had noticed a museum sign as I drove through the park, and asked about
it when I checked in. I learned that it was now open and would remain
open throughout the evening while the light display was in progress. I
decided to check it out before the big show started then decided to take
some daylight pictures of a couple of things I expected to be
photographing later on in the dark. The row of signs is in the turnaround
area at one end of the light display. The locomotive,
C&O 2755, is on one side of the museum and
the Chief Logan statue on the other. The statue would not be lit at night
so I shot it with and without a backing pyramid.
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The attractive park headquarters building also houses the museum. The
life-sized photos are explained by a sign on the
wall.
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As I pulled away from the museum a deer tried to stare me down from the
middle of the road. It eventually moved on so maybe I won. I encountered
a small group of them a short distance down the road in the other
direction. I'm pretty sure one of them would have climbed into the car
with me if I'd opened the door.
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I headed back to the lodge to await darkness, and, now that I knew what it
looked like, was able to pick it out at a distance.
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The lights were in the process of coming to life as I drove through them
to the park entrance. All photos were taken after I reached the entrance
and turned around. A picture of the locomotive that is more similar to the
daytime version is here.
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Of course, these pictures show only a portion of the full display.
Two-plus miles is a lot of lights.
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