https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/tags/west-virginia/Landscape and abandonment photography by Adam Thompson, a Colorado-based photographer and outdoor adventurer.Hugoen-us© 2026 Adam ThompsonMon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Abandoned PlacesWest VirginiaHistory<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/cover_hu_6a4eb67e3a508a31.jpg" width="1200" height="675" alt=""></p><p>Join me as I explore the remains of an abandoned power plant located deep in Appalachia, somewhere in the hills of West Virginia.</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000West VirginiaHistoryAbandoned Places<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/cover_hu_c5c10c07cf892e50.jpg" width="1200" height="675" alt=""></p><p>Mullens, West Virginia is the epitome of America’s stereotypical coal town. The once bustling metropolis is a shell of its former self, with many of the buildings sitting abandoned, decaying further with each passing moment.</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/a-day-trip-to-spruce-knob-in-west-virginia/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/a-day-trip-to-spruce-knob-in-west-virginia/Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000West VirginiaSpruce KnobMonongahela National Forest<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/a-day-trip-to-spruce-knob-in-west-virginia/cover_hu_741f52848bc1de87.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt=""></p><p>It has been several years now since I first laid eyes on the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. I’ve been itching to get back to the area for some time now, so I decided to head on out to Dolly Sods and Spruce Knob for a bit of photography!</p>