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Content Published November 20, 1969

One Morning at Liberty Furnace

Once a bustle of enterprise, now being reclaimed by Mother Nature.

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Content Published October 22, 2019

Cascada del Acqua Fraggia, Alps

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Content Published September 24, 2019

Bear Rocks, Dolly Sods Wilderness

Cool temperatures turn the mountain blueberry bushes to crimson as the eternal stones watch.

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Content Published September 24, 2019

Blackwater Falls in Autumn

Early autumn creates a pleasing pallet for the river as it journeys toward lower ground.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Glen Falls

The best place to meet a waterfall is at its feet.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Shenandoah Sunrise

The Shenandoah has many faces, from strong, angry rapids to dead calm waters. Add a bit of sun and morning fog, and you have the makings of something truly calming.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Fast Waters

Along lower Linville Falls, North Carolina. I like simple compositions in nature. But is nature ever really simple?

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Perpetually Wet

And dealing with it.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Birch on the Rocks

A small birch tree surviving on nothing but stone and determination.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Mountain Meets Valley

An ancient sandstone outcrop overlooks the Blackwater River Valley in the Appalachians.

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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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Content Published August 10, 2019

Last Light on the Allegheny Front

Waning light of the evening catches only the uppermost point along a rocky ridge in Dolly Sods Wilderness area.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Pinnacle, Cunningham State Park

Portrait of a large catoctin bluestone rock after a rain.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Shay Run in Delicate Times

At times, this stream in the Allegheny Mountains can become a raging river; not today. Today it's showing a more delicate character.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Night Falling on a Beaver Pond

As night falls, the bright reflections of the sky give way to the mystery of the shadows.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Hidden Gateway

A thicket of wild huckleberry bushes thwarts passage.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Moment on the Allegheny Front

The mountain witnesses another sunrise, just as it has thousands of times.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Reds Meet Yellows

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

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Crimson Cap

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

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Content Published August 8, 2019

Hilltop Farm in Autumn

Largest size available: 16x20 "

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Romantic Landscapes

Sublime scenes of past human culture within natural settings.
Sense of the American Piedmont

For those who love rolling pastures, pastoral life, living waters, and open skies, the American Piedmont never fails.
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At the edge of deep shadows and open light are subjects welcomed by both.
At Water's Edge

Strange and wonderful things happen at the seam where water meets land.
Appalachian Mountains

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Carolina Lowcountry and Charleston

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I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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