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Related: About this forumFoggy autumn morning on the heath barrens
I took this in 2017 while camping in the Monongahela National Forest, WV.
The red plants in the foreground are blueberry bushes.
Walleye
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(3,228 posts)Alliepoo
(2,221 posts)Thats just beautiful!
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(4,218 posts)Thanks for sharing.
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(16,383 posts)That's a postcard!
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(3,228 posts)Redleg
(5,814 posts)I will have to learn more about photography one of these days. The view through my camera's viewfinder always looks better than the actual shot.
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(3,228 posts)Redleg
(5,814 posts)I see that you took the time to respond to each commenter. That's a very nice thing to do.
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(3,228 posts)appleannie1
(5,067 posts)my brother and I drove through the mountains of W. Va. on our way to Rock Hill, S. C. for my baby son's 50th birthday bash. The views were stunning. We did not have time to stop at the New River overlook but I had seen it in summer back when I could walk up all those steps with ease. Even in summer, that is breathtaking. I imagine the soil is perfect for blueberries since they love acid soil. I know when my kids were young we would go to an old strip mine area and pick enough wild huckleberries to last all winter for pies and pancakes.
Mousetoescamper
(3,228 posts)No people are visible in the photo, but during blueberry season there are usually pickers on the heath, especially soon after sunrise or in the evening. Many of the berry pickers I've met there were using berry-picking devices and were filling huge bags. I have a more casual approach and usually handpick just enough to take back to camp for dessert or pancakes.
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)The kids ate almost as many as they picked. It took hours a couple times a week during the season but was worth it for pies or pancakes or in lemon pound cake is school lunches.
gademocrat7
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(3,228 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)Wouldn't want to live there, but it certainly is a beautiful state, especially in fall.
Mousetoescamper
(3,228 posts)Yeah, I love hiking and camping in WV, but wouldn't want to live there.
"I love the country but I can't stand the scene." -Leonard Cohen, "Democracy"
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(2,816 posts)And an amazing sight!
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(24,574 posts)when we need it so desperately.
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(3,228 posts)I'm glad that the photo helped you step away from the horror show for a moment. You've helped me by letting me know that I've done something useful.