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A photogenic meal from Sanders Ridge's Big Woods Restaurant.

A Chef’s Potluck (and Impromptu Wine Tasting)

After a long day researching vineyards, we were ready to relax over dinner. On the recommendation of the owners of Rag Apple Lassie Vineyard we set "Helga" (our GPS) for Sanders Ridge Vineyard in Boonville, and its new Big Woods Restaurant.
The trailer is adjacent to the refuge office and visitor center. Every day or so I fill up the holdng tank, empty the gray water, etc. I do have electricity, even polarized plugs to plug in my chargers, etc. It has been very windy and rainy -- a good thing the trailer is anchored.

A Month at Canaan

For the month of May I will be the photographer in residence at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. I'm excited to able to spend so much time in the mountains. I will be giving programs, having a solo exhibit and doing activities for the refuge.
Highland County, Va

Back to the Mountains

I don’t remember anymore when I first visited Highland County, Va. I know it was a tradition in our household to venture over three mountain ranges each March for the annual maple festival.
Left: The entrance to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Right: The trailer is adjacent to the refuge office and visitor center. Every day or so I fill up the holdng tank, empty the gray water, etc. I do have electricity, even polarized plugs to plug in my chargers, etc. It has been very windy and rainy -- a good thing the trailer is anchored.

A Month at Canaan

For the month of May I will be the photographer in residence at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. I'm excited to able to spend so much time in the mountains. I will be giving programs, having a solo exhibit and doing activities for the refuge.
Fiddlehead fern

Photographing West Virginia Wilderness

Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. A journal of her stay will appear in the next few Word & Image blogs.

Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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