Just got back from a visit to West Virginia and Jane's 90th birthday party. It was great to see all the relatives. And we had a couple great hikes too. We had a morning to kill so we went to Coopers Rock State Forest, west of Bruceton Mills. Many of the structures and paths were done by the CCC in the 1930's.
The picnic shelters date from then and are made of chestnut wood.
We walked to the overlook and saw great views of the Cheat River.
Then we hiked the Rattlesnake and Rock City trails amid fantastic rock formations.
We then crossed Route 68 to the northern section of the forest and walked a trail to a grove of large hemlock trees. That trail wasn't as neat, but we saw lots of painted trilliums, which was great because we probably won't be at camp in time to see them this year.
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We walked the same trails the day after the reunion. We had to run between rain drops, but got Jane out to the overlook before having to scurry back to the pavilion for cover.
Gab and Kemp got a kick out of showing our grandchildren the ins and outs of Rock City. Kevin put some great video up on his FB site from that day. We all came home wet and muddy but it was fun!
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