Valley Falls State Park in the Springtime
Valley Falls State Park near Fairmont in West Virginia is one of those hidden gem locations in the Almost Heaven State! Confusingly located off Route 310 south of Fairmont, it…
The Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024
The total solar eclipse on April 8th this year was probably the last chance in my lifetime to actually see this amazing sight and, even so, I went back and…
Choosing images for a local competition
A more unusual type of post today! I'm a member of the Morgantown Art Association and twice a year, we host an exhibit that is judged by a visiting artist…
Snowfall over the Coopers Rock State Forest
Coopers Rock and its famous stone overlook is a lovely location to admire the beauty of West Virginia through the seasons, and I've been there many times in the fall…
Holiday Gift Ideas
At this time of year, the difficult problem of finding a suitable gift for loved ones (or yourself!) comes around once again. I'm very grateful to my readers for the…
Coopers Rock reservoir in the Fall
It is not often that I find somewhere completely new (to me) and so close to home, but this fall, it happened! I was talking to some friends at the…
Another moon opportunity in Morgantown
The final supermoon of 2023, the harvest moon, was due to rise above the historic downtown campus of WVU in Morgantown. My attempts to capture it!
Moon Rising over Morgantown WV
The August 2023 Blue Moon rising over the WVU campus in Morgantown was going to be a sight to remember, until the clouds rolled in! What happened next?
The Mountaineer leads the WV Farm Bureau News
A recent commission to create a cover for the WV Farm Bureau News gave me an opportunity to experiment with the Mountaineer statue in a new location!
Full Moon (almost) over Morgantown
Adventures in trying to capture the rise of the Sturgeon Moon over Morgantown, WV. No sign of the moon, but I did capture a lovely image of the city at night!