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    Photographer Rick Burgess reveals the magic of winter in W.Va.

    Winter in West Virginia is a delightfully varied season. The Ohio and Potomac lowlands and sheltered southern valleys witness only a few blanketing snowfalls, though the Allegheny Mountains, rising to more than 4,000 feet above sea level, are practically Canadian in climate and can be beset by blinding squalls long into spring.

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    Photographer Rick Burgess has been wandering his home state of West Virginia since the 1970s, capturing its essence through his camera's lens, revealing a magical land without the use of digital enhancement. We hope you enjoy the following tour of winter in West Virginia through the wizardry of Burgess's eye.

    A snowfall dusts mountain tops around Seneca Rocks east of the Allegheny Front in Pendleton County.

    The Allegheny Mountains, a range of the Appalachian Mountains, reach their highest in West Virginia. Also located in parts of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the Alleghenies are characterized by their broad, rounded summits. The word "Allegheny" was once used to refer to the whole of what is now called the Appalachian Mountains.

    Horses graze in a frosty field in late autumn in Raleigh County near Beckley, West Virginia.
    Winter descends on the valley of the New River at Grandview in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
    The setting sun warms the icy flank of Cacapon Mountain above the Cacapon River in Morgan County.
    Big Sandy Creek leaves the mill pond at Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, in Preston County.
    The North Branch of the Blackwater River meanders through the Canaan Valley in Tucker County.
    Snow dusts boulders beneath a hemlock wood in Coopers Rock State Forest in Preston County.
    Stained golden-brown by spruce tannins, the Blackwater River drops over its high falls at Blackwater Falls State Park.
    A vacation cabin looks out over bogs near the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
    An abandoned homestead lingers beneath a new wind-farm in Grant County near Mount Storm, West Virginia.
    Snow drifts on a mounting wind across the Canaan Valley in Tucker County.

    Be sure to explore of our "Winter in West Virginia" series featuring Rick Burgess's photography. Looking for Christmas gifts? You'll find many of his works for sale here.

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    David Sibray
    David Sibray
    Historian, real estate agent, and proponent of inventive economic development in West Virginia, David Sibray is the founder and publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390.

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