Tag Archives: Pocahontas County
Abandoned in Appalachia
If you go on a road trip through the Appalachian mountains you will see lots of old abandoned houses. I often wonder who lived there and why they left. Please click to view a video of selected photos taken over … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, West Virginia
Tagged abandoned homes, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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Night Flight
Do you fly at night sometimes? I flew in my dreams last night with arms outstretched for gliding over rooftops. I didn’t see any birds although on landing back in reality in the morning I learned that an estimated 10,400 … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature
Tagged bird migration, James City county, Pocahontas County
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Yarns about Mountain Lions
Ask local folk if mountain lions (aka cougars/ pumas/ panthers) still prowl the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and you’ll likely get a nod or they might bend your ear to tell a tale. But if you visit the WV … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Memoir
Tagged Division of Natural Resources, mountain lion, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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Carving for the Ages (Petroglyphs)
A slab of yellow sandstone larger than a dinner plate lay at the foot of an old maple tree close to a woodland trail in the Allegheny Mountains. The shadow of an inscription on its flat face made me pause … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Allegheny Mountains, Appalachia, Civil War, Droop Mountain, James Alexander Thom, log cabin, Petroglyph, Pocahontas County, Rock carving, Shawnee, İmamkullu
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 