By Striking rock formations inspire tall tales of their origins, but geology tells the story of science and the state’s deep history.
Treasures in the Rock
Fossils in West Virginia are 400-million-year-old relics from an unimaginable time. This story was originally published in the July 2015 issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine. To subscribe, visit wonderfulwv.com. Written by Hope HartPhotographed by Katie Griffith Standing off to the side of a curved road, Robert Peck’s eyes are
A Creek Runs Through It
Exploring one of West Virginia’s geologic treasures, the Sinks of Gandy. This story was originally published in the September 2016 issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine. To subscribe, visit wonderfulwv.com. Written by Zack HaroldPhotographed by Richard Burgess The fish weren’t biting when Rick Burgess and his twin brothers Denny and
No Stone Unturned
Not much remains of the ancient stone walls on Mount Carbon except some piles of rock and lots of questions. This is a mystery story, but not the kind with private detectives or jewel heists or purloined letters. This is something deeper, older, stranger. Along the Kanawha River, on a
Jefferson’s ‘Giant Claw’
How a long-extinct species of giant sloth was christened by a Founding Father and, centuries later, became our state fossil.
