BackWoods Drifter

First I have to apologize for dropping the ball. Last week on the Outdoor Bloggers Summit blog, Kristine issued a challenge entitled Write About The Good. I committed to writing a post for the challenge.
From the OBS – “… encouraging all bloggers to find one local, grassroots program that is supported by people who hunt [...]

Bringing Down the Mountains:The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities, 1970-2004
by Shirley L. Stewart Burns
Dissertation submitted to the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History.
“In 1970, 45,261 West Virginia jobs were [...]

I don’t know what is going on with Blogger but as regular visitors can tell this blog format has changed again. It wasn’t something I wanted to do and is actually my third attempt tonight at a stable template.
The post title fonts and a few other things went haywire. Two link lists were lost and [...]

Imagine having to put dust masks on your weekly shopping list.
What do you think caused this cloud of dust? Maybe it was an explosion on a nearby mountaintop removal site. Or, maybe there is a strong wind coming up the valley. Maybe it is just a fluke or anomaly.
None of the above. This cloud [...]

A few days ago I wrote this post showing downed trees for a power line right-of-way cleared by Massey Energy.
The right-of-way is located on the Clear Fork side of Kayford Mountain. These photos detail more specifically what it is that bothered me about the clear cut.

The power line is laying in this ravine. The [...]