Photo of the day: Climbing to a clearer mind

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
October 22, 2018

Mike Gowen, of Murray, Ky., scales a rock wall in Giant City State Park near Makanda on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Gowen said he enjoys the physicality behind rock climbing and how it allows you to clear your mind from everything else, and focus on the wall. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Mike Gowen, of Murray, Ky., scales a rock wall in Giant City State Park near Makanda on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Gowen said he enjoys the physicality behind rock climbing and how it allows you to clear your mind from everything else, and focus on the wall. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Staff photographer Carson VanBuskirk can be reached at [email protected] or on Instagram @carsonvanbDE

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