Nature: chartiers creek

Chartiers Creek is 52 miles long, but it's the 26 miles of the Lower Chartiers that I've been splashing around in since I was old enoguh to get to it. It's the largest navigable waterway leading to the Ohio River in the Pittsburgh area and has an extensive history; Native Americans would have traveled the "Catfish Path" for centures to take their goods from the summer hunting grounds in the Greater Ohio Valley to their winter campgrounds in Ohio, and not too long after European settlers arrived they were shipping the distilled spirits of grains grown on the verdant flood plains along the creek and its tributaries. Many of these photos were taken from a canoe as a group of us paddle various areas every year, and others are taken from trails along and near the creek.

Arched Trees Over Creek	Canoes Under the Trees	Chartiers Creek Reflected	Chartiers Sunset from Canoe
Coming Autumn	Cool	Creek Bend in Still Water	Creek View From Above
Creek Reflections	Down Channel	Dusk in Channel	Great Blue Heron Fishing
Hilltop View	Ice and Water	Layered Reflection	Ledges
Moonlight Reflections	Moonrise	Perfect Reflection	Roots
Shadowed Reflections	Small Rapids	Soft Reflection	Splash of Sun
Sunset on Creek	Sycamore	Sycamore Reflected	Sycamore Reflections
Tall Tree Reflections	Varied Reflections	View of the Valley	Waterfall