Gallery: Wild Beauty by Ed Rehbein

Photographer Ed Rehbein moved to West Virginia in the mid-1980s as a minister and found that his calling included the exploration of the Appalachian landscape. Much of his work is available for sale online at West Virginia Scenic Photography.

Autumn, Allegheny Mountains

Summer at Peters Creek Falls

Blackwater Trail, Canaan Valley

Falls on Wolf Creek

Upper Falls of Hills Creek

Upper Falls on Big Branch

Falls on Turkey Creek

The New River enters the spectacular New River Gorge below Thunder Buttress. (Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein)

Endless Wall follows the rim of the New River Gorge in the distance. Photo by Rehbein.

Autumn on Summit Lake

Pirates Cove near Summersville

Falls on Ramsey Branch

Chute at Sandstone Falls

The New, flowing northward, drops over Sandstone Falls. Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein.

New River Gorge Bridge spans the New River downstream of the World Jamboree site. Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein.

Drys of the New River

Monolith on New River

Lower falls on Laurel Creek

A hiker gazes across the Greenbrier Valley from an overlook at High Rock in Pocahontas County near Hillsboro, West Virginia, in the Monongahela National Forest in the Allegheny Highlands Region. Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein

Ferny trail at Kumbrabow

Tiered falls on Laurel Creek

Lower falls on Big Branch

Overlook at Hawks Nest

Dam trail at Hawk Nest

Maple in Germany Valley

Pasture in Germany Valley

Dunloup Creek cascades through its gorge to join the New River near Thurmond, W.Va. (Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein)

In the Canaan Valley Refuge

On Freeland Loop Trail

Douglas Falls

Flagged by hard winters and relentless winds, a spruce struggles against the elements on Dolly Sods in Tucker County in the Allegheny Highlands Region. Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein

Meadows near Davis, WV

Falls on Craig Branch

Canaan Heights

On the Beall Trail

Cathedral Falls

Butcher Branch

Laurel along Boley Lake

Middle Fall of Big Branch

Early Summer at Babcock Mill

Babcock Mill in Autumn

Blueberry bushes on Dolly Sods burst into flame by mid-September. Photo by Ed Rehbein.

Wildflowers on Big Branch Trail

Bloodroot near Glade Creek Trail

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Wildflowers on Big Branch Trail in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Hinton, West Virginia (Photo courtesy Ed Rehbein)

More about the photography of Ed Rehbein

Ed Rehbein

Ed’s articles and photography appear regularly in West Virginia South and Wonderful West Virginia magazines. His  articles for Wonderful West Virginia have won three national awards from the U.S. Association for Conservation Information. Visit Ed through his Facebook profile or at West Virginia Scenic Photography to explore more of his work or to purchase copies.