Blog Posts from West Virginia
Photos from New River Gorge National Park
Walking the endless wall trail Wow off to a good start Nice Not exactly endless, but pretty darn good Don’t fall off Hi Shelby I lost my sunglasses here Moving on, we have lots to do here New River Gorge Bridge Lots of river rapids near here Largest single span arch bridge in the US The old smaller bridge, originally built in 1889 Apparently the exact name origin for New River is unknown Alright just one more with the bridge Okay seriously last one Grand View portion of the park now I guess the view is okay Castle Rock trail This used to be a state park Looks like that rock broke off Really liked this trail, private and challenging So grand Seeing lots of cool southern trees lately Nice rock steps Cool natural tunnel And now Sandstone Falls But first this roadside overlook Boardwalk to the falls On an island in the river Deer sighting Interesting falls, with several short cascades through marshlands Photo op on the river One more Thought this was really unique and cool
Other Photos from West Virginia
Beartown State Park Thankfully a free state park Very interesting rock features here Cool boardwalk through the rocks Long boardwalk, like a maze in some parts Traveling across the state and saw some corn Very windy roads Cranberry glades boardwalk A short walk to the glades So… gladey? I was expecting more water Just relaxing, temperature was perfect So this is a bog? Spot any cranberries? Oh, there’s the water Twofie at Seneca Rocks Some wild orchids maybe Creek sighting On the trail up to the rocks Nice overlook Walking back down View from Spruce Knob Another great spot for a car pic The photo behind the photo Wow great sunset from the top of the mountain Hazy photos don’t do it justice Sleeping among the trees tonight Sunrise A little hazy again in the morning Cool clouds in the valleys though Yeah that works Look who finally woke up Highest point in West Virginia Blackwater falls Another free state park Pendleton Point Overlook We took some great photos here Like this one at Lindy Point And this one And this one Last hike in West Virginia Elakala falls Not too shabby Starting a trail in Harpers Ferry Shenandoah River 3 miles to the lookout on Loudoun Heights 3 miles for us but just one swipe for you Nice view of the Potomac River Nice view of Shelby Decent view of me Small historic town of Harpers Ferry Time to go down and explore the town Big rocks stacked on each other Proof we were on the trail I guess Reading up on our history Recreated historic buildings Lots of civil war history in this town The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Cool train bridges into a tunnel Nice old church Walking up the steps to Jefferson Rock Thomas Jefferson, my favorite president More historic ruins On the banks of Hall’s Island