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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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September 1, 2026
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