{"id":12753,"date":"2016-04-17T10:23:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T14:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12753"},"modified":"2016-04-17T10:23:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T14:23:28","slug":"hiking-wv-kumbrabow-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12753","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Kumbrabow State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking advantage of the gorgeous weather, we went back to Kumbrabow State Forest. It was a lovely day for a hike, and (for the most part) a lovely location for a hike.<\/p>\n<p>Location: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kumbrabow.com\/\">Kumbrabow State Park<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kumbrabow.com\/kumbtrailmap.pdf\">Trails<\/a>: Mill Creek Falls, Potato Hole Trail, Clay Run<br \/>\nDistance: 0.5, 3.3, 2.0 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 2287-2795, 3187-3881, 3273-3621 feet<\/p>\n<p>We hiked to the top of the mountain, up Potato Hole trail (which follows Potato Hole creek). The trail was interesting, going through several types of land, ending with a disconcertingly barren mountaintop.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the view from the top.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/26207843690\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_039\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/26207843690_18a966637c_z.jpg?resize=640%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"98\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_039\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the tower you can climb for a better view.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/26480687045\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_042\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1666\/26480687045_3a163b8df0_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_042\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>The rustic cabins (as in, outhouses) are near the Mill Falls creek.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/25875845574\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_024\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1673\/25875845574_ef0ef6197b_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_024\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/25877879953\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_014\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1714\/25877879953_ff91851456_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_014\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Clay Run Trail itself was nice, but it emptied onto the Fire Road Trail, which you took to an overlook.<\/p>\n<p>Which is being&#8211;logged? widened? uglified?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/25875761954\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_059\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1558\/25875761954_7484929432_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_059\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the view from the overlook. Feel free to skip the fire trail now you&#8217;ve seen the view.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/25875794124\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_057\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1542\/25875794124_a8af5da534_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_057\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>But the trail itself was quite lovely<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/26207826630\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_062\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1465\/26207826630_55c58832b9_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_062\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>And had a marvelous bridge over the creek.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/26454738526\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_053\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1585\/26454738526_ca5bdb3eaa_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20160416_Kumbrabow_053\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160417072040-48197-map.html\"rel=\"\">GPS Maps of the Hike<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking advantage of the gorgeous weather, we went back to Kumbrabow State Forest. It was a lovely day for a hike, and (for the most part) a lovely location for a hike. Location: Kumbrabow State Park Trails: Mill Creek Falls, Potato Hole Trail, Clay Run Distance: 0.5, 3.3, 2.0 miles Elevation: 2287-2795, 3187-3881, 3273-3621 feet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1069,22,1068,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiking","category-photos","category-state-parks","category-west-virginia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-3jH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}