{"id":150060,"date":"2026-06-21T20:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150060"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:36:56","slug":"solace-of-the-valley-by-joe-scrizzi-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150060","title":{"rendered":"Solace of the Valley | By: Joe Scrizzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photography by: Joe Scrizzi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Solace of the Valley<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-150061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail.jpg?resize=474%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rail-Trail-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Sometimes the right path is overgrown, but it still leads Forward.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">~ Korie Urban<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Ironton Rail Trail &#8211; 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