Released on: October 1, 2008, 2:40 am

Press Release Author: Troy & Rusty Lilly

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: A nature photography father and son adventure team from West
Virginia has released over 600 new nature pictures taken during the expedition into
the wilderness.

Press Release Body: Charleston, West Virginia, October 1, 2008 -- Troy and Rusty
Lilly, the authors of ForestWander Nature Photography (ForestWander.com) has
released over 600 captivating nature photography images from the forests and
mountains of West Virginia. These images are taken with a new high quality fixed
focal length Sigma lens (28mm f/1.8). Troy states “this new lens has dramatically
improved the clarity of our images”, he also emphasizes that he and his son are able
to now capture video with a Canon G9 point and shoot camera during their excursions
to add to their nature multimedia collection.

The high quality nature images taken by ForestWander are stunning from the subject
matter alone. These new images, taken just this year by the photographers, are
mostly focused on flower, insect and waterfall photography. The images range from
flowers in Troy and Rusty’s yard at home, to several miles deep in the Seneca Creek
canyon trail of the Monongahela forest of West Virginia.

The photographers tell of some amazing encounters that they have experienced this
year. Some especially notable are on the Seneca Creek hike, which totaled over 25
miles and lasted three days in the deep rugged wilderness. The photographer
adventurers describe encounters with a large black bear and extremely rigorous
physical conditions on their journey. The journey was especially amazing for Rusty
who is only 8 years old but nonetheless is an avid adventurer.

Troy and Rusty began on a Wednesday morning in July 2008 at forest road 112 at the
head of Seneca creek trail. They then hiked 5 miles into the canyon encountering a
large black bear on the trail and continuing to Judy Springs where they set up their
camp and tent. They then spent the rest of the day exploring around the camp area
and hiking a couple miles up to Horton trail.

The very next morning Troy and Rusty left their campsite around 8 am with their
destination being “The Falls of Seneca”. They reached the falls of Seneca around 1
pm that afternoon. Now that they had made it to the falls they were very excited to
get pictures and video. However, the mountain side had slipped away and there was no
solid path across the gapping hole that lead over 30 feet down into a deep pool of
rushing water. Rusty’s dad braced himself with roots protruding from the hillside
and helped Rusty across the landslide to solid ground. Troy says “I knew that in
order for him to fall, I would have to fall first”.

After taking several photos and video of the falls, Troy and Rusty tried to find a
way to the Allegheny trail with no success because of the steepness of the mountain.
At times the team rested periodically on the mountainside and at one time rested on
a level place which they realized to be a bear den. After nearly 10 miles of hiking
including several miles of an untamed trail the team arrived back at their campsite
around 6 o’clock that evening.

The next morning was especially grueling for the father and son who were carrying
nearly 75 pounds of camping gear and now had run out of food. Facing a 4 mile hike
from the campsite which gradually slopes uphill to the highest peak in West Virginia
Spruce Knob, Troy and Rusty hiked out of the Seneca Creek Canyon in a matter of 6
hours.Seneca Creek Map

ForestWander began in 2004 as a hobby project for Troy and Rusty and has grown into
a part time business of simply providing nature photography images to browsing
visitors on their webpage. The site currently receives in excess of 100,000 visitors
each month and continues to grow in popularity every season.
For more information or to contact ForestWander Nature Photography you may visit
their website.
ForestWander Nature Photography
http://www.ForestWander.com
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Web Site: http://www.forestwander.com/indexwaterfalls.htm

Contact Details: Contact:
Troy & Rusty Lilly
ForestWander Nature Photography
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
304-776-2477
ForestWanderer@Gmail.com
http://www.forestwander.com/indexwaterfalls.htm