jeanhuets ([info]jeanhuets) wrote,
@ 2009-11-16 21:47:00
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Mountain trip
We took a trip to West Virginia last week. Its haunting beauty made me realize that however much I love the Southwest, these ancient hills have their own magic.

We hiked to Seneca Rocks from our wonderful B&B, North Fork Mountain Inn.





Up at Dolly Sods, the snow and ice didn't just lay on the trees; the branches were coated and powdered. Everything was black and white and silver, except the distant view's deep blue and brown.



On the way home we stopped at the Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Observatory. It was wonderful, but frustrating because they had so many beautiful structures on the property, but you couldn't take pictures, at least with a digital camera, since electronics can interfere with the telescopes. (And the gift shop didn't have any decent postcards!) We took this pic of the biggest one from a distant viewing platform.




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[info]bogwitch64
2009-11-17 04:02 am UTC (link)
Wow, so beautiful. I've only driven through WV once and still remember how primordially gorgeous it is.

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[info]jeanhuets
2009-11-17 01:39 pm UTC (link)
Primordially gorgeous--great way to put it!

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[info]bogwitch64
2009-11-17 02:06 pm UTC (link)
It's what I loved about the area; it looks like I imagine it always has.

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[info]jeanhuets
2009-11-17 05:59 pm UTC (link)
Not dramatic like the Rockies, but it gets to you all the same.

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[info]jtglover
2009-11-17 11:26 am UTC (link)
Lovely. I've never been to WV for any length of time, but those pictures are as good a recommendation as any I've heard.

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[info]jeanhuets
2009-11-17 01:42 pm UTC (link)
This was my first stay there, though we've talked about going for years. Our B&B was about a 4.5-hour drive from RVA, much of it scenic.

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[info]dawtheminstrel
2009-11-17 12:45 pm UTC (link)
Gorgeous! What was the weather like?

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[info]jeanhuets
2009-11-17 01:47 pm UTC (link)
Cloudy the whole time. We managed to dodge the rain for our hikes, and the pic doesn't begin to capture the eerie silvery light at Dolly Sods. No star-gazing from the hot tub at our B&B! Still, it was a great trip. We're thinking of going back in late spring.

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[info]j_cheney
2009-11-17 03:00 pm UTC (link)
Wow, that thing's huge!

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[info]jeanhuets
2009-11-17 05:57 pm UTC (link)
We saw it move while we were there. It rotates at the base and also swivels on the arc that's visible under the dish. Impressive!

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