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The Bear Rocks is part of the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. This high-elevated plateau features an ecosystem that is typical to more northern regions. Beautiful geological formations and firey-red vegetation make this place one of the most photographed in West Virginia. Although capturing an interesting photograph might be a challenge. Relentless winds make a photographer's work difficult, and autumn can be chillingly cold. I experienced both during my trip to the place in October 2015. It was a windy and freezing morning, but the beauty of the place prevailed and made me patiently wait for the sun to appear above the horizon.
Late day lighting over the Dolly Sods in West Virginia. The sun hitting the cloud deck from above and shining down through to the highlands made for some interesting tones.
Dolly Sods Wilderness. The 17,371 acre Dolly Sods Wilderness in the Monongahela National Forest is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Elevations range from 2,500 to over 4,700 feet.
The Dolly Sods Wilderness — originally simply Dolly Sods — is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA, and is part of the Monongahela National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service.
The leaves are nearing peak at Dolly Sods Wilderness! Here is this mornings (Sept. 22) beautiful display of color courtesy of Mother Nature!
Now this was another surprise in Norway! Sod roofs aka turf roofs were common. They were not just confined to living accommodation but also regularly seen on sheds, bus shelters, mail boxes etc.
According to Wiki, the concept goes back several thousand years. Until fairly recently the most common method used was to place sod on top of several layers of birch bark that had been laid on gently sloping wooden roof boards. The weight compressed the timber construction underneath, originally logs, making the inside more draught proof. This was even more apparent with the weight of winter snow on top. Another advantage was turf being quite a good insulator.
The modern method is to use bitumen roofing felt combined with dimpled plastic drainage membranes in place of birch bark. The turf is then laid over this drainage layer.
Flickr Explore # 153 on Thursday, June 29, 2017.
... in the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia. This was in early Spring 2014. Hoping to return there soon for some Autumn captures. Will be neat to compare ...
This sod house is a recreation of the type of homes that were built by the early pioneers in the Central Plains Region.
Was hoping to see some nice Fall colors during this visit to the West Virginia Highlands, as was not disappointed. An approaching storm front was heading for the area on this particular Friday evening, and was not sure if I wanted to be at this top of the world. Glad that I headed up there as it was raining below and windy. When I arrived it was still raining but it looked like it would clear a little looking to the west. Not long after the rain became a drizzle then tapered off as the sun set. It was quite breezy making long exposures a challenge, but I did attempt some, and will most likely post some of them. Here the lighting was getting real special. The white balance is set to cloudy which warms the light a little, but in the end the setting sun hitting the tops of the clouds made for some nice tones. Here you are facing east, so the sun was setting to my back. Had to shoot in this direction anyways as in the other direction the lens would have been facing the strong winds and the light rain that was falling at this time.
Shared this with some other photographers there, as well as some that were just there to camp in the area for the night. I did not envy them for the tent (I do like to tent camp, but not in the conditions that they would see by morning). I returned here for sunrise, it lets just say it was sleeting and 20 MPH plus winds ... pretty brutal conditions, but made for some great shots to I think, will be processing them soon.
The Dolly Sods, West Virginia
Composed this capture in the morning low in the rocks of the Dolly Sods. Wanted to show there details under the blue hour sky with the early dawn colors along the horizon.
The northern section at Bear Rocks is covered in heath and low blueberry bushes with unusually weathered outcrops of sandstone.
VL353, CLP12 and C508 wind through the horseshoe curve at Sodwalls with 1845 to Kelso.
2020-06-28 SSR VL353-CLP12-C508 Sodwalls 1845
Minolta Dynax 505 Si Super
Minolta AF 35-105
Kodak Vision 3 250D
Developed In Bellini C 41
Epson V 850 Scanned
Weston Supermare
I came for the Fenny Compton MOD move and left after the Reservoir Junction, engineers.
I was expecting something a little different on both trains, a 67 on the former and a Colas er, Ched, on the other. Sods law...
In the meantime between passenger trains, I watched the progress of turf being lifted in the field to the right, in the undeniable knowledge that after this train, a nettle, thistle and bramble strewn path awaited my untrousered legs.
Double felicity.
66116 at Hatton North Junction on its way to Bescot.