Kent Mason's Gallery
Chapter 4. Balds, Bogs, Bear Rocks and Other Habitats

This gallery accompanies my article on the Dolly Sods Wilderness and Scenic Area and the Bear Rocks Preserve in West Virginia. These images have been reproduced to display what was recorded on the slide film with no additional computer manipulation or enhancement (Editorial Note). Click on any image for an enlargement.

October, Fire Road 75 in Dolly Sods Wilderness
going toward the Roaring Plain area.
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October, Sandstone and Heath Barren.
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October, Bear Rock rises out of the fall blueberries and fog.
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Early June, Grassy Bald, Bear Rocks Preserve.
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Early October, Grassy Bald, Bear Rocks Preserve.
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June, a blanket of ferns, Dolly Sods Wilderness
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Early October, fern in open area encircled by pine forest, Dolly Sods Wilderness.
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June, Rock stream and azalea.
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June, Forest Service Fire Road along Dolly Sods Wilderness and Scenic Areas.
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June, large bog.
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Fall, small pond at Bogs Edge.
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Fallen Red Spruce at Bogs Edge.
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Fall, lower elevation birch and beech forest.
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Old Logging Road near Red Creek in an area more protected from the severe weather of the Rim.
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Red Creek.
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