Golden autumn trees and farmland reflected in a pond in Burke's Garden
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Appalachia • Visual Story

Water, Stone & Autumn

A study of autumn in the mountains, following water through stone, forest, weathered structures, and the last warm light across the ridges.

Historic grist mill surrounded by vivid autumn foliage and cascading water
Mill in Autumn Babcock State Park, West Virginia Glade Creek Grist Mill rests among autumn color on a cloudy fall day, with the creek running unusually low after a season of scarce rain.
Water descending the layered rock of a forested Appalachian gorge
Middle Falls Falls of Hills Creek · Near Hillsboro, West Virginia The 45-foot middle fall of Hills Creek descends through a rugged Allegheny gorge of layered stone, rhododendron, and towering hardwoods.
Downstream view of a rocky woodland creek beneath autumn trees at Babcock State Park
Woodland Current Babcock State Park, West Virginia Looking downstream at Babcock State Park, the current winds between weathered rocks beneath the changing colors of the forest.
Sunlight breaking through storm clouds above layers of mountain ridges
Weather Breaking East River Mountain Overlook · Bluefield, Virginia Crepuscular rays break through summer clouds above Bluefield and the layered Appalachian ridges.

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