Comments on: Foggy Morning on the Blue Ridge Parkway – A Photo Essay

By: Tim Truemper

Tim Truemper — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:55:00 +0000

In reply to Jeff Clark, Meanderthals. You're quite welcome. And thanks for your part in helping the BRP.

By: Jeff Clark, Meanderthals

Jeff Clark, Meanderthals — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:59:00 +0000

In reply to Tim Truemper. Thanks for the kind words Tim, and thanks for sharing the anecdote. I definitely believe there is a psychological component to it. Not to mention, the cleaner you keep something, the easier it is to clean when the time comes.

By: Tim Truemper

Tim Truemper — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:44:00 +0000

That was one of your best collection of photos (and you have quite a few good ones). I really liked the one of Looking Glass Rock that was somewhat grayish in tint. You mentioned in your text about keeping a location clean and its influence on others. A professor at Virginia Tech who was a social psychologist did a fair amount of work on littering and other environmental responsibility behaviors. Keeping an area consistently clean does tend to reduce littering to a considerable degree. The more a place gets "trashed" the more disinhibited some people get in throwing something on the ground or neglecting to pick up a piece of trash that was not there own. So glad you posted something today. I came back from West Virginia and stopped at Grandview State Park. Did not have time for a longer time out. Just kind of whetted my appetite for a longer day. Hope the temps were good for you btw.

By: Jeff Clark, Meanderthals

Jeff Clark, Meanderthals — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:32:00 +0000

In reply to Natasha Bright. :) Thank you Natasha.

By: Natasha Bright

Natasha Bright — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:13:00 +0000

These pictures are gorgeous!