Bolt Mountain, West Virginia

There is a reason why I no longer go camping without my camera. It is the same reason I love hiking West Virginia’s backwoods - the scenery.

Of course I can’t go into the Peachtree area on a photo taking adventure and not stop at Peachtree Falls.

Last but definitely not least, this turtle was practically begging [...]

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I would have to say out of all of the photos I have taken in the past few years this one is my favorite.

Not only is it a rare thing for a hillbilly from Bolt Mountain to be in a position to take a photo such as this one but it is an even rarer [...]

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I finally got to go on my hike. It wasn’t a multi-day hike like I originally intended but it was an all day hike. Two days later I am still feeling this first hike.
I took a lot of photos covering more than one subject. If you go to the Stop MTR blog you will see [...]

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 In this photo - Jeremy gives a unique view of the mountain.—
I will display these photos larger as soon as I get a decent album up and running.
Photo © JSB

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Photos © Denny

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I’m glad I got a camera in time to capture the changing colors and actually that was one reason why I decided to buy a camera now.
It’s beautiful this time of year on Bolt Mountain.

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Photos © Denny

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I went for about a 3 hour hike today. I took about 50 photos and found 4 of those worth sharing. My camera is so outta here at the very first opportunity.
Something else I realized today is that it is hard to go into the woods and take photos that are unique from every other [...]

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I was doing some more digging in the archives and found these two photos of Peachtree Falls and of the road leading to the falls. I think I have a picture of the falls from every conceivable angle except from behind. You can see in the last photo there is plenty of room behind the [...]

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The first photo below was captured on top of Peachtree Ridge. The way the light was filtering through the trees made me think of West Virginia’s old motto Almost Heaven. The second photo was captured in Breckenridge Hollow and is immediately adjacent to the winding paved road in the Country Roads post. I really don’t [...]

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The photos in this post were taken in the hollows surrounding Bolt Mountain. The one directly above, beside the truck photo, was taken on the road that runs by Peachtree Falls. That photo was actually taken in the Winter. With all the varieties of evergreen it is hard to determine the season by looking at [...]

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Lately I tend to be up with the arrival of daylight.. In some ways that is a good thing. I hear all the morning birds and get to watch my little corner of the world come to life. It is extremely quiet at this time of morning. There is just the smallest of cool breezes. [...]

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As the title suggests this is a winter post. What can I say, its been getting pretty hot here on Bolt Mountain lately. So I went into the folder that I like to call Archives. Believe me when I tell you there is definitely no method to the organization of that folder. At any rate, [...]

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I was on about a 4 hour hike today in Breckenridge Hollow. Breckenridge Rd runs off of rte99 just inside of the Bolt township line.
This is an older photo but the ridge line pictured is the one I went hiking on today. At the end of the field and the base of the hill [...]

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This post is entirely dedicated to Peachtree Falls. As I’ve said before, I love taking photos at the falls and here is the proof…

I just have to throw this one in here. This is another one of my favorites. The water is running right out of the side of the mountain and is a result [...]

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