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Content Published August 10, 2019

Perpetually Wet

And dealing with it.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

River Grass Shay Run

A small tuft of grass bends to the will of the stream flow, not only to survive, but to thrive.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Birch on the Rocks

A small birch tree surviving on nothing but stone and determination.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Hemlock Forest

A forest path in the Appalachian Mountains assumes a sudden change of character.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Foot of the Fall

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Mountain Meets Valley

An ancient sandstone outcrop overlooks the Blackwater River Valley in the Appalachians.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Forest Rave

What happens when thousands of ferns go out for a good time.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Precipitous Drop

Sitting, pondering, listening, cooling off. Above a waterfall in the Allegheny Mountains.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning on the River

The longer I stood on this spot, overlooking the fog rising off the headwaters of the Blackwater River in WV, the more entranced I became with the texture, the motion, and the reflection of the grasses along the bank. Such an intimate relationship, but so rich in contrasts.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Gentle Bend in the River

Head of the Blackwater River, Allegheny Mountains, WV

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning in Canaan Valley

A lone tree witnesses a heavy morning fog in the Allegheny Mountians.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Grass Among Ferns

Flowering grasses share the spotlight with animated fronds of ferns on the forest floor.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Walk Through the Hemlocks

In the panhandle of WV is a small tract of old growth hemlocks. Forever protected from the saw, but not from Nature.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Adolation

Minions and those they adore.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Last Light on the Allegheny Front

Waning light of the evening catches only the uppermost point along a rocky ridge in Dolly Sods Wilderness area.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Foot of the Fall

A close encounter at Elaka Falls, WV. Just letting the light go where it wants to go.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning in Canaan Valley

A lone tree witnesses a heavy morning fog in the Allegheny Mountians.

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Content Published November 22, 2016

A Moment on Pine Creek

From the Wilds of Pennsylvania, an early autumn fog.

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Content Published September 16, 2016

Recital

A wild apple tree appears poised to perform in a clearing in the Allegheny National Forest.

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Content Published April 23, 2016

Autumn Canopy at Mabry Mill

Autumn colors signal the end of the grinding season.

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