{"id":12117,"date":"2015-03-08T09:58:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12117"},"modified":"2015-03-08T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T14:12:33","slug":"hiking-wv-blackwater-falls-in-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12117","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Blackwater Falls in the Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, we missed seeing the falls in the snow. I&#8217;d forgotten how much rain we&#8217;d had last week, so that wiped out any ice.<\/p>\n<p>The snow was very wet, and difficult to walk in where it hadn&#8217;t been compressed down, so we cut our hike short when my ankle started to bother me.<\/p>\n<p>It was still a gorgeous day, and we had a nice hike.<\/p>\n<p>Park: Blackwater Falls<br \/>\nTrails: Pendelton Point Overlook, Pendelton Trace, Dobbin House<br \/>\nDistance: 2.4 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 409<br \/>\nTime: 1:20<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16726561116\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_003 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7648\/16726561116_762d8692e3.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_003\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The stairs were not recommended&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16545173577\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_001 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7589\/16545173577_1282e52625.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_001\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16752438885\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_021 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8711\/16752438885_f3dcaa1f5c.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_021\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16130132974\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_024 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8739\/16130132974_f5cc2c3460.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a closer look, shall we?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16751373892\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_024_zoom by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8563\/16751373892_1dc30735dd.jpg?resize=284%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_024_zoom\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elekala Falls<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16564868288\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_088 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8746\/16564868288_1e58332768.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_088\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking down the falls from the bridge:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16726544326\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_068 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8724\/16726544326_aca82125e7.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_068\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16132495623\" title=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_079 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7589\/16132495623_ef5efee72e.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150307_Blackwater_Falls_079\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07_Blackwater_Falls.html\">GPS Map of the Hike<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, we missed seeing the falls in the snow. I&#8217;d forgotten how much rain we&#8217;d had last week, so that wiped out any ice. The snow was very wet, and difficult to walk in where it hadn&#8217;t been compressed down, so we cut our hike short when my ankle started to bother me. 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