The other day when we were on top of the ridge in Drews Creek looking over at the mountaintop removal site, the question was posed - why do we fight? At the time, I could only look out over the mountains and ponder that question. Not really so much for the answer but more of [...]
No, I’m not talking about hillbillies this time. I am talking about some local plant-life.
This ramp patch is on the clear cut mountain that has been prepped for mining. One thing I noticed about this patch right away. They are full grown plants and about three inches smaller than plants found in their normal environment. [...]
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“Rise Up! West Virginia” Rally
We need a champion in the legislature. Rod Harless, from South Charleston, is challenging Sen. Dan Foster in Kanawha County. Harless supports Clean Elections and wants to BAN MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL. There is a campaign rally for Harless this Sat. April 19 - 1:30 - [...]
Can you identify this plant? I have searched high and low for the answer and yet I have no clue what it is. Right now in the mountains this plant and it’s relative, the same except for a white flower, are in full bloom and scattered all through some hollows. My curiosity has been piqued.
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Ok, maybe not exactly hiking in Clays Branch but definitely more looking.
Since I have talked about Clays Branch in a few posts lately on the Stop MTR blog, I decided to bring this post here. For those that have not been following the Stop MTR blog, there is a major mountaintop removal site encompassing the [...]
Since starting my personal crusade against mountaintop removal coal mining I have asked myself almost daily - what is it going to take to stop the ignorance? I’m here to tell you today what it will take. It is going to take people just like me banding together with other people just like me and [...]
It seems like I have been finding myself at various crossroads along my path of life as of lately. I find myself at yet another point where no matter the decision I make - life changes from here on.
If I have any readers left from the old blog you will know about the accident with [...]
One thing I love about being on the summit of the Appalachia’s is the view. This photo is looking into the heart of Raleigh County. The community in the foreground is right at the mouth of Drews Creek, West Virginia. The community in the upper left portion is Dry Creek.
If you turn 180degrees and look [...]
I was in the mountains about all day yesterday hiking. On my way out of the mountains I topped over this little knoll and the entire swag before me was basically just a big ramp patch. All of the green in this photo is ramps (wild leek). Even for the novice hunter this patch would [...]
A friend of mine stopped by last night who lives in the northern part of West Virginia in the Elkins area. We were bs’ing and he asked me if I had heard about the Northern Snakehead. First thing out of my mouth - what the hell is that? Turns out - it’s a fish, but [...]
