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Fog Rolling In at Big Meadow

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Dark Hollow Falls, Shenandoah NP

One mile down into the holler.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Lost to the Forest

Perhaps once a well-traveled road to town or to the neighbor's.

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A Quiet Evening on the Blueridge

At sunset, it gets really quiet up on the Ridge. And you can hear what's really meant to be heard up there: the songbirds and the insects resume their chatter. And it becomes timeless, as it should be.

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Groupies

Every celebrity has them.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Mountain Grass Skyline Drive

Before the harsh morning light hits the valley, the mountain grasses see it first.

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Guardians of the Dark

At the edge of a forest sometimes there are signposts warning to go no further, but you have to know the language..

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Living With Rocks

When you live with rocks, you develop some well-worn scars.

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Just Another Day

After thousands of sunrises, just like this.

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Standing in Obscurity

There are times when the stories told by Nature's characters involve a bit of mystery.

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Evening Drama in the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Quiet Evening on the Blueridge

At sunset, it gets really quiet up on the Ridge. And you can hear what's really meant to be heard up there: the songbirds and the insects resume their chatter. And it becomes timeless, as it should be.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Standing in Obscurity

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Mountain Brushlands, Shenandoah NP

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Captive Audience

Ragwort season in Shenandoah NP

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Growing from Stone

It's fascinating how nature thrives on itself. These autumn oaks appear to be made from the same stone from which they are growing.

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Hidden Gateway

A thicket of wild huckleberry bushes thwarts passage.

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Reds Meet Yellows

Abstractions from nature let us imagine things as we want them to be.

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Crimson Cap

Crimson ivy occupies itself atop a large boulder in Shenandoah NP.

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Walk in the Meadow

Nothing beats a walk in the meadow on a warm autumn day.

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