The use of B&W is a well chosen choice for this typical landscape, Frank. The vertical format fits very well too.
It's like I'm watching to an etch created by a painter/drawer.

This is really eye catching Frank, especially in B&W! Perfect shot in portrait mode with that long narrow walkway. Bravo.

When I took my photography courses in college, learning all the basics and living in a darkroom so long I think I grew moss on all four sides of me, my photos were exclusively black and white, using Ilford film and paper. There is something so soulfull and ethereal about black and white and it comes through in your capture, Frank. It adds to the boardwalk leading the eye and the hiker into the scene and into the distance, bringing out a sense of mystery. It is the same sense I get when I drive an unfamiliar winding road or a road covered in fog. The vertical pano, as though one were looking through a partially opened door, also adds to the sense of mystery. Two thumbs up, Frank.

Happy Trails

-nik

A great one Frank - love this.

This is a soothing and unusual scene, really gives one much to admire, love the uniqueness of it, excellent work.