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Sandstone Boulder Field Flag Rock Overlook Powell Valley Anticline Cumberland Mountains Southwest Virginia

Sandstone Boulder Field – Americana Collection

A sandstone boulder field co-mingles with deciduous and evergreen vegetation near Flag Rock Overlook of the Powell Valley Anticline in the Cumberland Mountains of Southwest Virginia in Norton, Virginia.


camera: Nikon D850 | lens: AF Nikkor Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8G
focal length: 24mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/60 – iso 1000

L&N bridge 45 Powell River Trail Southwest Virginia Wise County Appalachia Virginia

L&N Bridge 45 – Americana Collection

A 1929 Virginia Iron and Bridge Company railroad bridge – L&N Bridge 45 – spans the Powell River in Appalachia, Virginia. After the railroad line was abandoned in 1986, the steel truss structure became a part of the Powell River Trail.


camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
focal length: 35mm | exposure: f/10 – 1/800th – iso 800