{"id":12782,"date":"2016-05-09T20:07:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T00:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12782"},"modified":"2016-05-09T20:07:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T00:07:56","slug":"hiking-wv-dolly-sods-wilderness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12782","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Dolly Sods Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Sods is a fascinating place with a fascinating history. Despite the high elevation, it was initially farmed, until a fire wiped everything out. Then, during WWII, it was used as a test bombing range (nearby Seneca Rocks was used to train soldiers who might be fighting in the Alps). <\/p>\n<p>Then it was allowed to go wild, and was eventually designated a national wilderness area.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, there are signs about possible UXO at Dolly Sods.<\/p>\n<p>When you hike there, you&#8217;d never know it was ever anything except a wilderness. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an amazing and beautiful place.<\/p>\n<p>Location: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/mnf\/recarea\/?recid=12366\">Dolly Sods Wilderness<\/a><br \/>\nTrail: Rocky Ridge Trail<br \/>\nDistance: 3.7 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 3987-4192 feet<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/26808016492\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_016\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7719\/26808016492_97dd30acb1_z.jpg?resize=640%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" alt=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_016\"><\/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\/26867812166\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_003\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7178\/26867812166_94690ff7f8_z.jpg?resize=640%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"223\" alt=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_003\"><\/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\/26808028672\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_026\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7578\/26808028672_430baf8b78_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_026\"><\/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\/26808022212\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_019\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7345\/26808022212_7760e274d2_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_019\"><\/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\/26628667260\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_028\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7113\/26628667260_85ed50865c_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20160508_Dolly Sods_028\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Sods is a fascinating place with a fascinating history. Despite the high elevation, it was initially farmed, until a fire wiped everything out. Then, during WWII, it was used as a test bombing range (nearby Seneca Rocks was used to train soldiers who might be fighting in the Alps). 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