West Virginia Camping

coyotesniper69 · Aug 22, 2006

Way to cool HD.
Those are some great pics

darkestthicket · Aug 22, 2006

The places listed above are great, Id also add Summersville lake.

hollowdweller · Aug 22, 2006

The West Fork Trail runs on the old RR tracks that have been taken up. There's supposed to be a cool tunnel too. High Falls Trail crosses it.

The train you are talking about is this one right?

http://www.mountainrail.com/cheat_mtn_salamander.html

If you don't have it a really good resource is the Monongahela National Forest Hiking guide. It is on disc or book and avail from here:

www.wvhighlands.org

ajcz · Aug 22, 2006

Rupestris said:
Doc, Have you ever tried it? I usually grab some and hand it to the younger kids (like my 10 yr-old nephew). Tell 'm its sweet and to chew it but don't eat it .

The look on their face is priceless.

its called sourgrass but its not that sour and whenever im hiking and see a bit ill take some and chomp away its suposedly not bad to eat and would also help in a stomach ache so im told....

Ghost93 · Aug 26, 2006

Hey Hollowdellwer, when did you go through the cave. The creek is always up when we try it. Most of the time we spend our time on the property (Up along dry fork road by Yokum, Paris and Harper Knob) or in the wilderness or backcountry areas. Can anyone just walk through now? I was under the impression that it still was private property. (I think it was uncle Bruces at one time, have to ask Patsy next time I see her).

Oh, that medow with the three mi marker up on huckelberry is one of my favs. too. I love the Senca Creek Backcountry.

LongRifle · Aug 27, 2006

Awesome pics! Thanks for posting them.

Matt

hollowdweller · Aug 28, 2006

Ghost93 said:
Hey Hollowdellwer, when did you go through the cave. The creek is always up when we try it. Most of the time we spend our time on the property (Up along dry fork road by Yokum, Paris and Harper Knob) or in the wilderness or backcountry areas. Can anyone just walk through now? I was under the impression that it still was private property. (I think it was uncle Bruces at one time, have to ask Patsy next time I see her).

Oh, that medow with the three mi marker up on huckelberry is one of my favs. too. I love the Senca Creek Backcountry.

Yeah, we went all the way thru. Mods feel free to delete this if not kosher but I posted some pics of going all the way thru the cave here:

http://ramanon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40946

sog · Aug 28, 2006

Don't sit or camp on bare grass because there are a lot of chiggars there and they are hard to get rid of! (they hide under your fingernails and when they get hungry...) Rubbing alcohol gets rid of em and insect spray keeps em away.

hollowdweller · Aug 28, 2006

sog said:
Don't sit or camp on bare grass because there are a lot of chiggars there and they are hard to get rid of! (they hide under your fingernails and when they get hungry...) Rubbing alcohol gets rid of em and insect spray keeps em away.

My buddy recently had to go to the ER to seek relief after a wicked chigger infestation after blackberry picking.