Here are a couple. Not great pics, but some historical perspective.
The first one is overlooking downtown Williamson, WV and looking out towards Belfry, KY. The picture was shot from the top of Death Rock which is a local hiking destination. Local lore says it got its name when the daughter of an Indian Chief fell in love with a white man. When her father did not sanction the relationship, she was so distraught she climbed to the top and threw herself to her death.
The second one is how coal mining was done in the 1930' and 40's. These are called auger holes and the coal was extracted to a depth of 30-40 feet by large auger bits that drilled into the hillside. This was the precursor to what is now known as highwall mining.
Was really surprised at a lack of color. Fall has been kind of drab this year from either too much/too little rain, too hot early/late or any other number of reasons.
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