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FROM THE EDITOR

The magic of a candid photo is even more poignant when it's against a backdrop of Virginia mountains and sky.

ATOP MT. PLEASANT, VIRGINIA

The Photo

You're out doing something you love, and somebody gets a candid shot of it?
Might be the best kind of photo there is.
By KURT RHEINHEIMER | Photo by KEN KNOTT

I

think many of the best photographs-including the
one on our cover-involve the subjects not being
aware of the taking.
Certainly the black bear in Jon Phillips's shot had
no inkling of being photographed. As Phillips notes
in the Contents page note, there was no food or other lure involved-just curiosity.
In much the same context of caught-in-curiosity, the
photo above is my favorite of the hundreds and hundreds
taken in connection with my getting to go hiking every

...the photo above is my favorite
of the hundreds and hundreds
taken over the past nearly-15
years with The Greatest Day
Hiker Of Them All.
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weekend over the past nearly-15 years with The Greatest
Day Hiker Of Them All.
In fact, it was that identity of Gail that led to the shot.
We got out of the car at the parking area of the Mt. Pleasant National Scenic Area, and were immediately identified, greeted warmly and thanked for the hiking blog entries from our hikes. "And you're The Greatest Day Hiker
Of Them All," Ken Knott smiled at Gail.
I was immensely flattered, of course; The Day Hiker
shared the sentiment, but also fought the inevitable worry about how her hair looked.
We thought little more of Ken Knott-aside from the
occasional mental recall of the meeting-as we made
our way up the Henry Lanum Trail and picked our spot
for lunch on the west side of the summit. Then he came
up behind us as we ate, with a soft call of hello, and then
turned to be on his way.
Or not, as it turned out, since a few weeks later, there
arrived in the email the photo above. And the content
of the image-the sweat across my back, The Day Hiker's
pointing to debate what peak was what, the dog relaxed
and wondering too, the Virginia mountains under an uncertain sky-could not have been composed better if Ken
Knott had had half an hour to work with his subjects.


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