Monday, September 7, 2009

First few weeks in West Virginia




Driving into southern West Virginia.























This is coal mining country. A sign in the laundramat.





















































Concord University library and the Administration building where my office is.














The view from the Lodge at Pipestem State Park, just north of Athens, WV.















The lake at Pipestem.





































Toadstools around the lake.




































































Another view of the mountains from the lodge.















Hinton, West Virginia, the homemade instrument capital of the world.




























Musicians at the festival in Hinton.






























The food at the Festival of the Rivers.
























A vendor selling food at the festival.
































A woman giving whistling lessons at the Festival.

















The water slide in Hinton.

















The stage at the festival.


1 comment:

  1. Max Radadada got burned out of Hinton last summer.(?)
    Destroyed many many 20 x 24 Polaroids. Life's work.
    Now he is in Harlem where his boyfriend Tim is teaching.
    Good Idea : mingle with the locals and use that smile.

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