https://s18.postimg.org/neyatwluh/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-16.jpg A little of the tree damage on the beautiful but windy day after the [bombogenesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_cyclogenesis) of [ Winter Storm Riley.](https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-03-01-winter-storm-riley-noreaster-high-winds-coastal-flooding-heavy-snow) The Perkiomen Creek was nicely swollen and running fast and the late afternoon sun was playing hard to get. My wife and I parked at the [Spring Mountain Ski Area](https://springmountainadventures.com/) near Foy Park and walked the Perkiomen Trail which, at that point, runs between one of the ski slopes and the Perkiomen Creek. ### [GoogleMaps: Perkiomen Trail Near the Spring Mountain Ski Area](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2739783,-75.4559385,408m/data=!3m1!1e3) https://steemitimages.com/DQmao89wF9Cn8CnBcw91Uq1p3MEawRVaoonJs9pksY2aX44/Screen%20Shot%202018-03-03%20at%209.48.25%20PM.png ------ https://s18.postimg.org/mco4baaq1/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-1.jpg ##### The aging ski lift motor which is just atop a little berm and can be seen from the trail. ------ https://s18.postimg.org/q91g7bdq1/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-2.jpg ##### Quite a few downed trees and branches littered the trail. Imagine one of them clunking you on your noggin? ------ https://s18.postimg.org/bd2wzpf61/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-5.jpg ##### Lots of boulder fields nicely blanketed in bright green moss. ------ https://s18.postimg.org/uuxkfomeh/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-9.jpg ##### Playing around with the neutral density (ND) filter on my [Sony DSC RX100M5.](https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx100m5) ------ https://s18.postimg.org/8izrm9sfd/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-7.jpg ##### Old bracket fungi. ------ https://s18.postimg.org/ank4ne4cp/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-11.jpg ##### I bet this happened in a _"split-second!"_ ------ https://s18.postimg.org/i3je97mx5/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-13.jpg ------ https://s18.postimg.org/aasqh8989/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-15.jpg ##### Hi-wire act. ------ https://s18.postimg.org/hqs03022h/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-14.jpg ------ https://s18.postimg.org/igasfbsbd/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-3.jpg ------ https://s18.postimg.org/o4h368jt5/Spring-_Mountain-_PA-03-03-2018-8.jpg ##### Just messing around and pushing sliders in Adobe Lightroom. ------ [![cognocere.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUiVZ1N99huVPphAqGaTbhL8RHai4diRtHrpoptpQgsUq/cognoscere.jpg)](www.steemit.com/@cognoscere) All images @cognoscere and taken on Saturday March 3rd, 2018 along the [Perkiomen Trail](https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2532) in Spring Mount, Pennsylvania ([Sony DSC RX100M5](https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx100m5))