“Taking
pictures is like panning for gold. You do it again and again, and sometimes you
find a nugget.”
~ Raghubir Singh
~Indian photographer
~ 1942-1999
Talk
about autumn gold! I spotted this painted rock etched with the phrase “Gold
Nugget” in the shadow of the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, along
the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) at Lehigh
Gap, Slatington, Pennsylvania on an October afternoon.
This
painted rock is likely part of the The Kindness Rocks Project, which was
founded by Megan Murphy of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who wanted to spread
encouraging messages to strangers by writing them on rocks she found on the
beach. The practice spread and launched similar projects across the United
States.
The
grassroots project encourages people to leave rocks painted with inspiring
messages along the path of life. People are encouraged to take one, share one
or add to the pile. You can see just how much impact she’s made when looking up
#TheKindnessRocksProject. Learn more about how to join the movement at http://thekindnessrocksproject.com.
The
Lehigh Gap is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s trails connect
two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the D&L Trail.
The
Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh
Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running
from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and
Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
