2020 Dolly Sods, WV – Epilogue

From Wikipedia: Description The Dolly Sods Wilderness — originally simply Dolly Sods — is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA, and is part of the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Dolly Sods is a rocky, high-altitude plateau with sweeping vistas and lifeforms normally…

2020 Dolly Sods, WV – Day Four – Rain, Rain, Go Away

Friday, 31 July Destination: Blackbird Knob Trailhead Today’s Miles: 2.9 Start Location: The Forks Campsite Trip Miles: 21.9 The rain continued through the night, heavy at times. I stayed dry in my tent but did not sleep as soundly as the earlier nights.  I started packing things inside the tent about 6:15. I woke Liv…

2020 Dolly Sods, WV – Day Three – The Forks Campsite

Thursday, 30 July Destination: The Forks Campsite Today’s Miles: 6.4 Start Location: Dunkenbarger Trail/Stonecoal Run Tributary Trip Miles: 19.0 I may have worn out Liv and Jordan yesterday. At eight, there is still no stirring in their hammocks. I was up at my usual 6:30, had coffee and breakfast and then packed. So far the…

2020 Dolly Sods, WV – Day Two – Introduction to Mud

Wednesday, 29 July Destination: Dunkenbarger Trail/Stonecoal Run Tributary Today’s Miles: 11.2 Start Location: Red Creek/Bear Rocks Trail Trip Miles: 12.5 Got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. As I was getting settled back in I realized how much darker it was but I was too lazy to walk over…

2020 Dolly Sods, WV – Day One – Dolly Sods Wilderness

Tuesday, 28 July Destination: Red Creek/Bear Rocks Trail Today’s Miles: 1.3 Start Location: Bear Rocks Trailhead Trip Miles: 1.3 Met Alan, Jordan and Liv at the Broken Land Parkway at around 10. We loaded their gear and Jordan, Liv and I were off to Dolly Sods. About a four hour drive was ahead of us….