Some visitors are probably wondering why you haven’t seen photos from the mountaintop removal going on at Kayford posted by me yet. It is simple - I have so many photos and they all can be posted with individual posts. I have so much to say I couldn’t decide where to start. So I finally [...]
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So - I stole the name for this post from Zeppelin - it just fits.
This is actually the first of two posts and both of them deal with West Virginia history from the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
I had the unexpected pleasure of visiting Kayford Mountain today and some areas of historical [...]
Every once in a while, I go through all of my photo files. Most of the photos were taken within the past 3 or 4 years. A large part of them were taken while I was homeless. At any rate, I found these two of Big Coal River taken about 3 years ago.
The first one [...]
I feel pretty much like crap today and had no intention of even getting on the blog until I realized the date. February 29…
“February 29 is a date that occurs only every four years, and is called leap day. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the [...]
I hear it all the time - I’ve never seen so many deer and bear in this area.
I wonder what those same people thought would happen when you destroy thousands of acres of natural wildlife habitat. When bears come out of the mountains to eat out of garbage cans and dumpsters then there is a [...]
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Did you know the only bombs to ever drop within the United States were dropped on coal miners during The Battle for Blair Mountain in 1921? Did you know the term redneck stems from the coal wars of the 1920’s and 30’s? Miners wore red bandannas around their necks so they could differentiate between friend [...]
One thing a reader to my blog needs to keep in mind when I talk about mountaintop removal I’m looking at it not only as a resident of the coal fields but also as an avid hiker. This blog is entitled The BackWoods Drifter because I love to hike West Virginia’s backwoods. Being as that [...]
These last few days I really haven’t been in the blogosphere very much or even on this blog for that matter. I had to step back and refocus on the task of spreading the word about mountaintop removal. My posts went from informative to borderline ridiculous.
Ask anybody that knows me and they will tell you [...]
I was in Beckley the other day and saw a company vehicle from a local car dealership. It had Friends of Coal stickers more prominent than the dealership stickers.
I have noticed the Friends of Coal are either dealerships looking to kiss the coal company’s butt or dealerships looking to kiss the coal miners butt or [...]
First I want to say thank you to my friend Hanna for this award. This award is extra special because it doesn’t have anything to do with viral marketing. Not that I am against viral marketing. Hanna took the time to create it just to give it away. Thanks Hanna!
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I’ve [...]
