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Drawdy Creek Falls near Peytona, WV, Boone County, Hatfield & McCoy Region

A quiet afternoon advances on a farm in the Smoke Hole of the South Branch Pendleton County in the Monongahela National Forest in the Potomac Branches Region. Photo by Rick Burgess

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North Fork from Smith Mountain, Pendleton County, Potomac Branches Region

Snow at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, Potomac Branches Region

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Black bear are now found in all 55 West Virginia counties.

Early bear gun seasons launch in 16 W.Va. counties

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Sibray (left) and Burdette explore stonework and hewn timbers in one of the tavern rooms.

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