I love a good abandoned building, and I love exploring. Combine those two things with photography, and I am borderline euphoric. Recently my friend Adrienne and I did some abandoned building exploration of our own. Now I had been to these buildings many times before, they are structures from an old coal mining village, but
The countdown to road trip 2012 begins. In less that 6 weeks I will be bound for the west with my friend Bill and his brother. Our first destination being Smith Rocks in Oregon, followed by the climb of two notable peaks, Mount Hood in Oregon and Mount Shasta in California. Expect for full reports
Daily Photo - The Moon From Mars I was wandering around the Earth Conservancy land yesterday while out there rock climbing. The light was getting really perfect so I had to go exploring with my camera. I couldn't pass up this extra terrestrial looking scene of a culm bank and the moon. 2012 Patrick Gensel
Daily Photo - The Village And Its God Mocanaqua is a little town in Northeast, Pa. It holds a special place in my heart for a few reasons. first of all, it is near where I grew up, but more importantly, it holds some of the best rock climbing in area. During a summer afternoon,
This is a photo I took a few weeks ago at Paradise In Northeast PA. I shot it using a canon 60d. I rigged a single fixed line to get the desired angle. David was climbing an unnamed 5.9 face climb.
View Moc Loop Trail Green Loop Extended in a larger map Tucked back in the small town of Mocanaqua, off the beaten path lies a hidden gem for hikers, this gem i speak of is the Mocanaqua loop Trail. when i first discovered this place i found it hard to believe there was a place