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Maybe think about a group packing journey this summer? Seems to be quite a few from those areas on here?
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I would deffinately be interested. Most of the rendevous are too far for me in my present season of life.:thumbup:
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I live in Indiana but I might still be interested depending on the exact location.
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Well I was thinking either Dolly Sods Wilderness, Cranberry Wilderness, or Seneca Creek back country.
Cranberry Wilderness has less spectacular scenery and cliffs and more woods but would be more centrally located.
Dolly Sods and Seneca Creek are farther to the north but have more spectacular views and some cool waterfalls and stuff. Also if we wanted to go in Sept we could do some wild food eating cause there's blueberries everywhere and there's this one bog I know where there's apples, lots of cattails and wild cranberries:thumbup:
Cranberry has some berries although not many Cranberries, and lots of greens to eat.
If you want to Mapquest it Dolly Sods is closest to Laneville WV
Cranberry is just outside Richwood WV
Both areas have a lot of plants typical of more northern areas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Sods_Wilderness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry_Wilderness
Cranberry Wilderness has less spectacular scenery and cliffs and more woods but would be more centrally located.
Dolly Sods and Seneca Creek are farther to the north but have more spectacular views and some cool waterfalls and stuff. Also if we wanted to go in Sept we could do some wild food eating cause there's blueberries everywhere and there's this one bog I know where there's apples, lots of cattails and wild cranberries:thumbup:
Cranberry has some berries although not many Cranberries, and lots of greens to eat.
If you want to Mapquest it Dolly Sods is closest to Laneville WV
Cranberry is just outside Richwood WV
Both areas have a lot of plants typical of more northern areas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Sods_Wilderness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry_Wilderness
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Hills,
Yeah beginner friendly but lots of hiking. I was thinking about like a go in the woods by Friday afternoon, camp friday night, hike to the next place on Sat and then hike out on Sunday. I have an F150 so we could do a shuttle hike. Meaning we could park at one end and then drive to the other and hike to the other cars rather than doing a loop. I hauled 12 people in it from Shavers Mt near Elkins to the Hendricks end of the Otter Creek Trail last summer for a shuttle hike. Oh that's also a good one and pretty easy, Otter Creek Trail. Better to do that in summer for the swimming though.
Depending there would be some steepness, some rockyness. Talking about carrying everything on our backs.
Dolly sods north is pretty level but there's some rockyness as we'd hike along Cabin Mt.
Cranberry if we wanted to do a shuttle hike using the Middle Fork of the Williams River would only be about 12 miles total, mostly downhill but if very many came i'd have to think because the only site I have camped at at the beginning of the trail you could maybe get 5 tents. There is a huge area by two waterfalls Big Beechy and Hells for Certain where some old loggin camps used to be at the other end.
I figured if i mentioned it now by late summer might be 2 or 3 interested.
Yeah beginner friendly but lots of hiking. I was thinking about like a go in the woods by Friday afternoon, camp friday night, hike to the next place on Sat and then hike out on Sunday. I have an F150 so we could do a shuttle hike. Meaning we could park at one end and then drive to the other and hike to the other cars rather than doing a loop. I hauled 12 people in it from Shavers Mt near Elkins to the Hendricks end of the Otter Creek Trail last summer for a shuttle hike. Oh that's also a good one and pretty easy, Otter Creek Trail. Better to do that in summer for the swimming though.
Depending there would be some steepness, some rockyness. Talking about carrying everything on our backs.
Dolly sods north is pretty level but there's some rockyness as we'd hike along Cabin Mt.
Cranberry if we wanted to do a shuttle hike using the Middle Fork of the Williams River would only be about 12 miles total, mostly downhill but if very many came i'd have to think because the only site I have camped at at the beginning of the trail you could maybe get 5 tents. There is a huge area by two waterfalls Big Beechy and Hells for Certain where some old loggin camps used to be at the other end.
I figured if i mentioned it now by late summer might be 2 or 3 interested.
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I'm definitely interested. I'll just have to wait and see how things play out this spring to see if it's feasible for me to make a 7 to 8 hour drive. I need to either do some repairs on my POS car or get a new one before I can make that kind of journey. Though I did drive it up to NE Ohio and back for Christmas. . . 5 hours each way.
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I've posted these pics before but just for illustration purposes
Dolly Sods North Dobbin Slashings Bog
Cabin Mountain
This is the rocky part the trail runs over this rock ridge
Waterfalls in DS Wilderness.
Falls and High Meadows of Seneca Creek
Millstone table campsite
High Meadows
I don't have any pics of Cranberry but I'll find some at home.
Dolly Sods North Dobbin Slashings Bog
Cabin Mountain
This is the rocky part the trail runs over this rock ridge
Waterfalls in DS Wilderness.
Falls and High Meadows of Seneca Creek
Millstone table campsite
High Meadows
I don't have any pics of Cranberry but I'll find some at home.