tdragger
Living Legend
Another trip to West Virginia and another adventure to report. The spousal unit and I loaded up E-III and headed to Snowshoe, West Virginia for the annual Freedom Fest All-Brands Rally. The weather cooperated with 5 glorious days of sunshine and moderate temps. We left on Wednesday heading from Fredericksburg, VA through Orange and Standardsville where we picked up US-33 across the Blue Ridge into Elkton. From there it was back roads south of Harrisonburg until we picked up US-250 west of Stanton. Then it was on into WVa to Snowshoe.
On Thursday morning we rode in the Bike and Hike Tour that took the group to a number of WVa State Parks in the area. The trail took us south on US-219 out of the Snowshoe area to the Highlands Scenic Highway (WV 150). The first stop was the Cranberry Glades Botanical area. Then it was a few miles down the road to the Falls at Hill Creek Scenic Area. Here we hiked down a trail to view a series of 3 falls of which the Lower Falls is shown below:
Of course, we then had to hike back up to the parking lot which was quite a challange for a fat boy like me in riding gear.
Next up was the Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park where we got some great views from the lookout tower. This is looking out over the valley:
And this one of the group from the lookout tower:
Next up was the Beartown State Park where a series of huge blocks appeared to be separating from the side of the mountain. The Park Service had built walkways between the blocks:
Last stop was at Watoga State Park for lunch before heading back to Snowshoe.
more to come...
On Thursday morning we rode in the Bike and Hike Tour that took the group to a number of WVa State Parks in the area. The trail took us south on US-219 out of the Snowshoe area to the Highlands Scenic Highway (WV 150). The first stop was the Cranberry Glades Botanical area. Then it was a few miles down the road to the Falls at Hill Creek Scenic Area. Here we hiked down a trail to view a series of 3 falls of which the Lower Falls is shown below:
Of course, we then had to hike back up to the parking lot which was quite a challange for a fat boy like me in riding gear.
Next up was the Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park where we got some great views from the lookout tower. This is looking out over the valley:
And this one of the group from the lookout tower:
Next up was the Beartown State Park where a series of huge blocks appeared to be separating from the side of the mountain. The Park Service had built walkways between the blocks:
Last stop was at Watoga State Park for lunch before heading back to Snowshoe.
more to come...