TR: Blackwater Falls and Dolly Sods (West Virginia)
Jan 26, 2016 6:44:28 GMT -8
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Post by rpcv on Jan 26, 2016 6:44:28 GMT -8
Every year a big group of us get a cabin out in the Canaan Valley in West Virginia. We eat a lot of good food, play a lot of board games and get some winter hiking in. We always hope for enough snow to snowshoe. This year, we were about five days too early, but we still got some good hiking in.
On Saturday, we went out to Blackwater Falls and hiked the road from the sled hill past Lindy Point towards Table Rock. We didn't make it all the way to Table Rock, but it was a pleasant walk. We did about 10 miles total, out and back.
The view from Lindy Point. It was blustery and cold out here - no surprise.
Crossing the second stream that intersects the road.
Hiking in the cloud. By this time, it was sleeting steadily.
On Sunday, we hiked up into Dolly Sods. It was a bit colder and about halfway up, all of the trees were covered in hoar frost.
Hoar frost on a leaf
Dolly Sods covered in ice and a little snow.
Canaan Valley to the west of Dolly Sods
It wasn't the worst weather I've ever seen in winter up there. It was probably in the mid-20s and light snow fell occasionally. Near the edge of the plateau, it was windy, but it was pretty mild for Dolly Sods.
On Saturday, we went out to Blackwater Falls and hiked the road from the sled hill past Lindy Point towards Table Rock. We didn't make it all the way to Table Rock, but it was a pleasant walk. We did about 10 miles total, out and back.
The view from Lindy Point. It was blustery and cold out here - no surprise.
Crossing the second stream that intersects the road.
Hiking in the cloud. By this time, it was sleeting steadily.
On Sunday, we hiked up into Dolly Sods. It was a bit colder and about halfway up, all of the trees were covered in hoar frost.
Hoar frost on a leaf
Dolly Sods covered in ice and a little snow.
Canaan Valley to the west of Dolly Sods
It wasn't the worst weather I've ever seen in winter up there. It was probably in the mid-20s and light snow fell occasionally. Near the edge of the plateau, it was windy, but it was pretty mild for Dolly Sods.
