Category: West Virginia
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West Virginia Summer: A fleeting evening in Photos
I’m not so sure what’s special about these photos on their own. What I am sure about is that, together, they capture the essence of a late West Virginia summer. Something that starts with plucking the embellishments for dinner from the garden. That ends with the sky on fire. But not until after its softly…
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Beginner Bikepacking: The C&O Canal, harpers Ferry to D.C.
Once you get a gravel bike — and a whole world of routes and good fun enters your world — it’s a quick and slippery slope into exploring bikepacking. Lucky for me, I currently call D.C. home, and one of the most confident-inspiring bikepacking routes ends (or begins) right in my theoretical backyard: The C&O…
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[Interview with Canvas Rebel] Meet Sara Cottle
![[Interview with Canvas Rebel] Meet Sara Cottle](https://saracottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_1728-scaled-1.jpg?w=1024)
I had the opportunity to sit down with Canvas Rebel Magazine and discuss the creative side of my work. Being in the sciences I oftentimes don’t get to exercise the same level of creativity I do when I pick a regional story to tell or an interpretation of a place or nature. I’ve found it…
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Playlist: Dolly Sods Wilderness
Driving through Fayetteville, WV to Dolly Sods takes you through some of the most beautiful parts of the state of West Virginia. In light of not replicating some amazing West Virginia-centric songs in my Fayetteville playlist, I’ve left this one a mixed bag from all over with some college radio days favorites.
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Playlist: Fayetteville, West Virginia (Driving & Lake Swimming)
There’s something about turning from I-66 onto I-81 that alerts your brain that you’re heading back into the heart of Appalachia. I used to think people who had this heartfelt connection with ‘Country Roads, Take Me Home’ were overstatin’ it — until I was turning onto I-64 W driving home from D.C. one day and…
Sara L. Cottle 