West Virginia
Spruce Knob - 4863 feet
6/15/2002 3:00PM 49 degrees
We did some hiking around
Blackwater Falls State Park in the morning and got
some waterfall pictures. We then doubled back north and checked out the
Fairfax
Stone, the traditional headwaters of the Potomac River and boundry between
Maryland and West Virginina. From there, we drove south through the Canaan
Valley area (very nice) and then down to Seneca Rocks. From there we took a
long, winding dirt road to the top of Spruce Knob where it was cold and windy in
the "land of the one-sided spruce." From here, we decided to check out the
New
River Gorge, so we headed to Beckley, WV where we spend the night.
We spent the greater part of the next day driving around the New River Gorge,
checking out the scenery and doing a little hiking before continuing on to the
Kentucky highpoint.
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Blackwater Falls |
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The water has high amounts of tannin which is why the name is "Blackwater" |
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Farmland in the Canaan Valley |
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Scenery from the HP of West Virginia |
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This bridge spans the gorge |
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People are allowed to bungee-jump and base-jump from the bridge one day a year. |
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Candidate for most confusing road sign |
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