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Panoramic view of the Blue Ridge (Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee)
Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee

Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right).  The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains). 

Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right).  The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains). 

Image: Photographing Rock Fall Triggered by 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Photographing Rock Fall Triggered by 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Photographing Rock Fall Triggered by 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Photographing Rock Fall Triggered by 2011 Virginia Earthquake

USGS geologist Ed Harp photographing a small rock fall from a road cut along the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Roanoke, Virginia. This is part of a study documenting landslides triggered from the 2011 magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia. Green grass beneath the rock fragments indicates that the rock fall is fresh and probably was triggered by the earthquake

USGS geologist Ed Harp photographing a small rock fall from a road cut along the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Roanoke, Virginia. This is part of a study documenting landslides triggered from the 2011 magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia. Green grass beneath the rock fragments indicates that the rock fall is fresh and probably was triggered by the earthquake

Image: Damage from 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Damage from 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Damage from 2011 Virginia Earthquake
Damage from 2011 Virginia Earthquake

Photo of chimney damage at a house in Louisa County, Virginia. This was a result from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia on August 23, 2011.

Photo of chimney damage at a house in Louisa County, Virginia. This was a result from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia on August 23, 2011.

Image of Cypress trees during the dry season
Cypress Bridge Preserve, October 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, October 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, October 2010

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "dry" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "dry" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Image of cypress trees during the wet season
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Image of the sun shining through the tops of cypress trees
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010
Cypress Bridge Preserve, May 2010

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.

Linda Masonic inspecting map before printing
Linda Masonic inspecting map before printing
Linda Masonic inspecting map before printing
Linda Masonic inspecting map before printing

Photograph of Linda Masonic leaning over to inspect a map before it goes to production.

Bridge over the Pamunkey River with a water quality sampling shuttle in the river, attached to the bridge.
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA

Water quality sampling from the bridge over the Pamunkey River using a weighted D-95 water sampler. Near Hanover, Virginia.

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.

Water quality sampling from the bridge over the Pamunkey River using a weighted D-95 water sampler. Near Hanover, Virginia.

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.

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