'$1000 View' West Pierhead lighthouse these salamanders leave their forest

these salamanders leave their forest haunts & scurry up to a mile away to deposit eggs in ancestral vernal pools

but some of you may recognize it as the October image from this year’s calendar

the camera was setup about six inches above the sand

I don't know what is

Happy New Years y'all

'$1000 View' West Pierhead lighthouse these salamanders leave their forestStory time. Though the tale doesn't relate to this particular vantage, it still bears telling. Table Rock overlook is a little known rock outcropping in nowhere, WV with beautiful sunrise views. We made three attempts to visit it on this particular trip: drove to the gravel entrance road; gate was closed started hiking well before dawn with Matt Shiffler; eventually it became light & we still hadn't reached the trailhead; five miles in we turned