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October 2013

Blackwater Falls is the primary attraction at the state park of the same name; falls is here seen from below instead of from the more-often seen perspective from the platform near the top.

The Wilds of West Virginia

As spring turns to early summer, Ed Rehbein traverses West Virginia, capturing some of its wild and unique places in landscape, waterfall, and wildflower photography. Rehbein is co-author of "West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge."
Wooden vats used to collect saltpeter during the Civil War remain at the Organ Cave.

Hey West Virginia! Happy Birthday!

The wonder of West Virginia – well, one of its wonders – is that its broad, rugged, mountainous geography offers nearly equal measures of places that still carry at least traces of the state’s 1863 birth, and places that are ready to welcome you.
The rare Hazel Creek Crayfish was discovered in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by scientists working on the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, now in its 15th year.

Mountain Lake Once More: Renovations, Refilling at Resort

Leak plugging at Virginia’s only natural mountain lake seeks to mimic natural processes.
Appalachian Trail in Georgia

Wait, Walk 8.8 Miles Just to Get to the Appalachian Trail?

The Approach Trail to the southern terminus of the AT is a rewarding walk.
Frank Norris's grandfather made this wooden train for Frank's father, in about 1917.

My Grandfather Made His Own…

From musical instruments to moonshine, from furniture to horseshoes, our readers’ grandfathers were a busy lot.
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