saturday sunset found me in the back seat of eddie (g in the front passenger seat, more on that later), bumping over FR19 and FR75 in west virginia on our way to dolly sods. we stopped at a beautiful scenic overlook, and continued on to bear rocks, where we watched the sun go down.

the scenic overlook was something like this:

with views along the trail, so:

dolly sods path, dusk Close

flowers on dolly sods path, dusk Close

dolly sods path, dusk Close

and overlooking the valley, the remains of the summer:

berries on dolly sods overlook, dusk Close

branches on dolly sods overlook, dusk Close

vegetation on path to dolly sods overlook, sunset Close

then, continuing on to bear rocks, walking along the bones of the earth. once entirely forested, dolly sods had been clear cut during the civil war. the sun dried out the peat moss, which eventually caught fire and burned away. what’s left is cranberry bog (in west virginia, no less, something that tweaks what little rhode island nature i have), blueberries, and a host of other berries. we saw little, as the sun was setting.

the wind blows in only one direction Close
sunset and moonrise over bear rocks Close	bear rocks, fairy rocks Close	fir and rocks Close

later i’ll put up the photos taken during eddie’s adventure on the canaan loop road. including parking in a stream to snap some shots. ah, eddie. so happy to have been lifted, winched, re-geared, and god knows what else has been done to him.