Tag: appalachia
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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
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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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Finding Peace in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge
Every year around my birthday I always like to treat myself to a lesson; sometimes that lesson is self-care and culture immersion on a beach in Mexico or Spain, sometimes it’s something far deeper. Disconnecting in the Blue Ridge is something far deeper. There is a lesson in testing your strength, and there is a…
Sara L. Cottle 