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Delia planning our hike over a cup of hot chocolate.Even though the world was overcast for most of our stay up in the mountains, it didn't rain all the time so we got to go on several hikes. The first one we planned out took us from our cabin to the lodge, over about a mile of mildly hilly terrain along the Club Run Trail.Delia inspecting some ruins we found along the trail. Are they from the railroad? We couldn't tell.Club Run made a loop back to the cabin area, and since we wanted to go on
March 28, 2011
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It was a nice day for a hike. We got a late start so we decided to go someplace that wasn't too awful far away that we hadn't visited in a while, and Valley Falls won! I don't think Delia had ever been there before - she thought the falls would be taller.The sun was shining but there was still a chill in the air. No ice on the Tygart Valley River though. We walked a little section of the River Trail until we came upon a patch that was snow covered, and the consensus was to turn around and go
February 13, 2011
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Delia went back to school Monday, so Keith and I went back to the woods. It was COLD. Twenty-eight degrees or thereabouts when we got to the park. The main gate is closed for the winter so we had to hike the Roadside Trail in. We made it about a mile before I decided I was just too cold (and possibly, out of shape) to do all 6 plus miles, and we turned around and hiked back out. Two miles is better than nothing! And we found this really incredible frozen puddle. I think it looks like a geo
January 4, 2011
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Delia went back to school Monday, so Keith and I went back to the woods. It was COLD. Twenty-eight degrees or thereabouts when we got to the park. The main gate is closed for the winter so we had to hike the Roadside Trail in. We made it about a mile before I decided I was just too cold (and possibly, out of shape) to do all 6 plus miles, and we turned around and hiked back out. Two miles is better than nothing! And we found this really incredible frozen puddle. I think it looks like a geo
January 4, 2011
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Our Sunday hike was a fantastic, almost 6 mile round trip jaunt that took us from the campground, up the steep and challenging Raven Rocks trail...to this lush and scenic vista atop Raven Rock...to Buck Knob, the highest elevation in the forest (3855 feet!) where we sat on this fallen tree to eat our lunch (and then climb a little)...along the top of the ridge via the Rich Mountain Fire Trail, where we encountered this crazy snapped-in-half tree that looked like it could come crashing down at an
June 2, 2010
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![Decker's Creek Project [Outdoorsy Stuff]](http://www.gossipduck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_02161-150x150.jpg)
Sunday our family took part in an Eco Art Project Thingy organized by Basia Irland, a visiting artist at WVU. Many people walked, biked, kayaked, and waded the length of Decker's Creek, which if you aren't familiar, is an historic waterway that runs from Arthurdale through Morgantown.
Our group was made up of my cousin Malissa, her three daughters, her future sister-in-law, and me, Keith and Delia (and a dog, who is apparently really good at math). We symbolically carried the water in a baby
April 12, 2010
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Husband picked me up after work and we finally got to hit the trail for a snow hike. We went to White Park and walked around the reservoir. What would in fair weather be just a leisurely stroll, was in six inches of snow quite a nice workout! If you've never trundled around White Park, you should! Even in snow the paths were easy to follow, although they don't do any kind of snow removal inside the park. The parking lot by the ice rink was plowed though, so there's a nice place to lea
January 12, 2010
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