Department of Tourism

Posted by Susan in Uncategorized on Jun 25th, 2009 | 8 comments

Taken in an undisclosed location somewhere between Front Royal and Luray, Virginia on the morning of 14 Nov 08. Timing is everything, but the people should know that this is my first completely unedited video ever in life. nb I'm not going out of my way to see animals mate, but I'm into nature, so I occasionally catch this. Actually, that's not the only footage I got on Friday. I have pictures of my journey that day on Flickr, if you're interested. Luray, Virginia flickr.com Car and Carriage ...

Tags: humor, scenic, tourism, biology, in

Sinks of Gandy Area, West Virginia

Posted by Susan in Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2009 | 0 comments

I was able to locate the area using ordinary mapquest satellite images. The "Sinks of Gandy" is an area out in the middle of a cow pasteur full of limestone rocks scattered about. The landscape was a surreal sight to see. This video starts out at one of the "sinks", which appears in the video as a fenced-off area, apparently so the cattle (or people like me) don't wander around too closely and fall in. The area is quite beautiful, and I was thinking to myself that the area, with all its ...

Tags: beautiful, sinks, Park, hilly, limestone

Cass Scenic Railroad Postcard

Posted by Susan in Uncategorized on Jun 11th, 2009 | 1 comment

The sights and sounds of a trip to Whitaker Station on West Virginia's Cass Scenic Railroad. This piece was produced by Chuck Frostick for the show "Outlook" on WVPBS. ... Cass Scenic Railroad Chuck Frostick West Virginia Tourism nature

Tags: nature, Frostick, railroad, West, scenic