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West Virginia Beauties

The book
Even on the near-Arctic Highland Scenic Highway, snow almost never falls while colorful autumn foliage is still on the trees. The rare weather event created both a Technicolor vista and an abstract piece of nature art. No matter what the season, snow makes the twists and turns of the mountainous road a challenge.
Even on the near-Arctic Highland Scenic Highway, snow almost never falls while colorful autumn foliage is still on the trees. The rare weather event created both a Technicolor vista and an abstract piece of nature art. No matter what the season, snow makes the twists and turns of the mountainous road a challenge.

The advancing of winter onto the last edge of fall is especially dramatic in the Mountaineer State’s rugged peaks, dramatic rivers and country lanes.

The drama of West Virginia’s scenery is delivered anew in the 2010  book “West Virginia Beauty: Familiar and Rare,” from a pair of long-time Blue Ridge Country contributors, author Jeanne Mozier and photographer Steve Shaluta.

The book features almost 200 of Shaluta’s signature images, supported by Mozier text that is “more a love letter to the state than just another coffee table book,” according to publisher Bill Clements.

The book is available from West Virginia Books at 888-982-7472 or at starwv.com.

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