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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

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

One Morning in Canaan Valley

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

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Content Published March 18, 2018

In the Shade of a Waterfall

The spray and ozone in the air on this hot summer day made sitting awhile below Oessel Falls in Montana compulsory.

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