Perhaps 35 miles east of Elkins stands an unusual rock formation bearing our title’s name. It’s thought to be 440 million years old and survives today due to its composition, mostly quartzite, a super-hard form of sandstone that in a former life was the beach of an ancient ocean. Tectonic shift pushed the young quartz […]
Read MoreIt’s felt like spring in north Louisiana here in The Mountain State for the past seven weeks. Sure, everyone east of Dallas has dogwoods and redbuds but around Elkins both defer blooming into early May. By late May the mountain laurel gears up to peak the first week of June. The end of June and first half of July feature huge pink or white mountain rhododendron blossoms bunched by the hundreds on each bush
Read MoreQuick, where is The Mountain State? Hint: its flagship public university is a member of The Big 12 athletic conference (which has but 10 members). You guessed Colorado? No, they’re now in The PAC-12. Wyoming? Nope, they’re in the Mountain West. Second hint: John Denver recorded a hit song about life here.
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Life on the Blue Highways 