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and this weekend presented the perfect opportunity

Set out the day after Christmas to document Winter Storm Elliot’s path through the western basin of Lake Erie

they cover ground surprisingly quickly

It’s been quite the fall in northeast Ohio

Another crowd of gathered on foot & ooooed & awwwed from a distance

'Official Park Greeter' Washington and this weekend presented theBegan photographing this Barred Owl in our campground at Deep Creek Lake State Park. It clearly had developed a tolerance for humankind, and the many chipmunks the campers attract. Eventually it flew out to the main road & literally perched on the sign across from the nature center! The ensuing scene was one of the most respectful interactions between humans and nature Ive observed in some time. The owl naturally caused a traffic jam, as lucky cars