This photo is of a place called Peachtree Hole. Back when I was a teenager this was one of my favorite fishing spots. The first real camping trip I ever went on without supervision was right here. I was probably around 12 at the time. It was only about a mile from where I grew [...]
Visiting Twilight, West Virginia one finds themselves in the very heart of coal country. Stopping in at small convenience stores, the reflective stripes of coal miners rein supreme.
I had the opportunity to be in Twilight for most of the day today and I took a few photos. I had been wanting to visit the area [...]
Lately it seems as if my blogging has been more just simply going through the motions than really getting into it. I’m not happy with that.
At the moment I have some personal issues going on with my new handicap and for the time being at least, it is dominating my thought process. I really don’t [...]
I have been known to use song titles for posts before. This title is from an old Led Zeppelin song and I think it fits rather well with the photos in this post.
It is impossible to look into my past and not see the time served as the town paper boy. The town in those days was Naoma, WV and it amounted to three country stores, a post office, a beer joint, and a gas station all within rock throwing distance of each other. To say Naoma [...]
These two deer were having a time in the field this morning. They are part of a pretty good size herd that stays close to the house. I woke up one morning and there were 11 of them bedded down within 50 feet of the back of my house. I’m glad they are comfortable here [...]
Growing up I used to spend a lot of time in the mountains. If hunting season wasn’t in I was hiking or senging (looking for ginseng). I especially enjoyed squirrel hunting. I remember a time all too well where you could judge how well someone has done in the squirrel season by how many squirrel [...]
I wanted to let my readers know of some decisions I have made. The first was to take the Bolt Mountain blog back out, dust it off and put it back in full operation. In making that decision I have also decided to keep the subject of mountaintop removal off the Bolt Mountain blog. I [...]
This old bridge crosses Big Coal River in Edwight, WV. I would be afraid to even guess how old it is. At one time it supported coal and logging trucks. Up the road behind me there used to be a sawmill. I remember years ago when it was a viable place of employment. People worked [...]
