Creating a video of the Cheat Lake story
This is a little different to my normal stories in that it is more of a "how to" explanation of creating a video from still images. I'll start with the…
Cheat Lake through the seasons
The area that is now known as Cheat Lake near Morgantown was originally just the Cheat River flowing through its valley until it finally met with the Monongahela River at…
Coopers Rock State Park in West Virginia
They don't call West Virginia "wild and wonderful" for nothing, and the Coopers Rock state forest outside Morgantown, WV is a prime example of what a wild, untamed land this…
Ice and Snow around Cheat Lake
We have lived here by Cheat Lake in Morgantown since 2016 and this is the first time that I think we have seen the lake really freeze over. Cheat Lake…
Restoring an old painting of West Virginia
Way back in 1827, the Baltimore and Ohio Railway was started from the harbor in Baltimore with a plan to run across the Appalachian Mountains to the Ohio river and…
Valley Falls State Park – a local favorite
Valley Falls State Park near Fairmont in West Virginia is a gorgeous location for a day out and even better for a photographer!
Woodburn Hall – the beating heart of WVU
West Virginia University (or WVU) was founded in 1867 but by 1870, the first campus building in what is now known as Woodburn Circle was completed and (eventually) named Martin…
Calm waters in Queens Bath near Princeville, Kauai
Queens Bath on Kauai – beautiful but dangerous
I hesitated to start this post about Queens Bath on Kauai as I know that quite a number of people have been killed in this area of Kauai - swept…
What do you see on a Kauai boat cruise?
One of the popular activities on the delightful Hawaiian island of Kauai is a boat cruise. Kauai is somewhat unique among many vacation islands in that you cannot drive around…
The ten places you must visit on Kauai
I'm lucky that I can regularly visit the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai and each time I visit, I try to obtain the best photos I can of the island.…