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Nov 4, 2009, 7:55 pm
I have added a new gallery to this blog called Archived Photos. The gallery will contain all of the photos from the Bolt Mountain and BackWoods blogs along with photos that made it to neither blog. Th... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2009, 1:45 pm
This post is partly about the battle against mountaintop removal coal mining and entirely about ignorance.
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One may look at the title to this post and wonder what in the world c... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2009, 3:00 pm
I almost missed the peak color change this year as far as taking photos but I did finally get out in the mountains some today. I would say I was just in time because some areas are already past peak. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2009, 9:41 pm
Living in the mountains, something that just basically becomes a way of life early in life is hunting wild game. Some of my fondest memories are associated with hunting. As and example, one of my gran... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2009, 1:50 pm
Okay no more making post promises that for whatever reason I can’t keep… uh… I promise.
I have been able to do very little hiking or four wheeling this Fall but was finally able t... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2009, 2:00 am
Before I get in to the thick of this post I kind of want to explain something about my blog. Not too long ago I had fun with it. That was when I was blogging about just whatever happened to be on my m... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2009, 9:57 am
Yesterday was a gorgeous day to be out in the mountains and taking the opportunity to enjoy some sunshine I headed for the trails.
I don’t know if I can say enough how much I love this time of ... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 6:18 pm
One of my favorite times of the year for taking photos is quickly approaching and has already arrived in other parts of the country, peak color change.
I absolutely love hiking when the leaves are at... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 5:53 pm
Hurdles and roadblocks seem to be the more consistent theme over the past few weeks. I have been in a struggle with my ISP over poor practices on their part… in my opinion.
I haven’t writ... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2009, 11:52 am
As it is sometimes apt to do, life happens.
I’ve been working on getting back to the blogs now for a few weeks. There have been some things happen in my life that kind of dominate my thought pr... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2009, 2:04 pm
As was mentioned in a comment recently, it is the 3rd day of the ginseng season in West Virginia.
We are quickly approaching one of my favorite times of the year, early fall. The nights start getting... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2009, 7:30 pm
An animal I very much enjoy encountering on those rare occasions is the fox. This is a gray fox.
Sometimes it is difficult distinguishing between the gray fox and it’s cousin the red fox. Since... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2009, 11:49 pm
In the past I have written a couple of posts related to yellow jackets and of them building their nests in the ground.
Today while out in the mountains, I was reminded of a more dangerous but yet mor... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2009, 11:30 pm
This photo is pretty hazy due to the heat of the day but now that I know where I can get full photos of Bolt I will be back to get clearer shots.
FYI – the rating system has been removed. I don&... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2009, 10:51 pm
New trails, new fossil hunting grounds, and new ginseng hollows. Those are the things I brought home with me from trail riding today.
It was a beautiful day to be in the mountains. I started out this... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2009, 10:16 am
(Monotropa uniflora – Ghost Flower, Corpse Plant, Indian Pipe)
In my recent trips to the mountains, along with the mushrooms, the Ghost Plant has caught my attention. (more photos here)
The fa... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2009, 7:23 pm
Imagine my surprise when I go back to the area I was in a couple of days ago and find the same snake in the same spot. I didn’t realize at the time just how lucky I was. In the photos in the oth... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2009, 6:14 pm
Have you ever heard the joke… how do you catch a unique rabbit? The correct response would be… unique up on it. Get it?
Today while out taking photos I had to do a little sneaking in orde... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2009, 2:27 am
I have spent the last two days exploring the new to me area I mentioned in the last post.
Sunday was spent with a friend who knows the local trails acting as my guide. Yesterday was my first trip int... Comment - Like
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Aug 1, 2009, 4:46 pm
Finally, after living in the Bolt area for four years, I have found a trail into Wyoming County and leaving from my house I don’t have to travel on a two-lane road except to cross it. I live alm... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2009, 11:09 am
A ginsenger or ’senger (pronounced: sang-r) is someone that harvests the ginseng root. I’m a ginsenger and will likely hunt the plant until I can no longer traverse the mountains.
Root ga... Comment - Like
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Jul 30, 2009, 4:01 pm
I don’t remember there ever being a summer as wet as this one in West Virginia. If it is not raining then there is a seemingly never ending threat of rain.
One thing is for certain, the rain ha... Comment - Like
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