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| Blister Swamp; this is where we planted balsam fir trees to help revive the forest that once was |
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| ASpiranthes orchid in the swamp |
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| Pounding in a fence post for an exclosure for the balsam fir to keep out deer and cattle |
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| Rolling out the wire fence |
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| Tree in its exclosure |
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| Fence my office built a decade or so ago to protect the core of the swamp that is home to many globally rare plants |
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| Sunrise at my house |
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| Another view of sunrise from the house looking down the valley at the rising fog |
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| Looking west from the top of Spruce Knob (WV's highest point at 4,863 ft) |
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| It was so windy!! |
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| Me crossing the Via Ferrata bridge at Nelson Rocks Preserve |
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| The bridge! |
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| Looking toward Otter Creek Wilderness area and the Blackwater Canyon from Olson Firetower lookout |
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| Another from the tower view with some post-camera processing |
So freaking cool! :D This is the kind of thing I miss living down here. Charles used to do a lot of extreme outdoor sports (rock climbing, rappelling, he's even gone skydiving) and he was drooling over that bridge when I showed him the photo! Looks like you had a blast!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning views. Wow.
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