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Fletcher Bridge
Read MoreWest of Clarksburg, W.Va., a few miles off U.S. Route 50, is the Fletcher Covered Bridge. I first visited this bridge in April 2012 and scouted it as a location for a night-time, Night Crossings image. The opportunity arose in October, 2013, when…
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A 65th anniversary
Read MoreLast month marked a 65th anniversary for Henry Ruppenthal III of Wheeling, W.Va. It was the 65th anniversary of his becoming a cooperative weather observer. At the time, Henry was living in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., where his father was the county’s only professional photographer…
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A working man’s room
Read MoreTraveling across West Virginia, writing and photographing as I go, I am compelled to stay in economical accommodations. I look for rooms that cost under $50 a night, all taxes included. And so it was that began my autumnal pilgrimage in Bridgeport, where the clerk…
