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Sunrise at Deep Creek Lake, MD

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Sunrise at Deep Creek Lake Before moving to Florida, our family used to go on an annual vacation to Deep Creek Lake in Western MD .  This part of Maryland to me has always been one of my favorite places for photography, and good photo spots crop up in even unlikely places.  One year I was driving down US Rte-219 and found a fantastic spot for sunrise photos [ map ].  If you're traveling south on Rte-219, pass Mayhew in Rd and then look to your left.  You'll see a small road that begins to parallel Rte-219.  From this vantage point, if you look east, you'll be able to see rolling hills (In Florida we'd call these mountains) and a little piece of Deep Creek Lake. Sunrise at Deep Creek If the stars are aligned properly, though, you can have an added bonus.  One year when I was there, horses were in the field grazing.  These horses helped turn a beautiful sunrise scene into some of my favorite sunrise photos I've ever taken.  Now when ...