{"id":12824,"date":"2016-06-19T10:54:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12824"},"modified":"2016-06-19T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:54:20","slug":"hiking-wv-cranberry-wilderness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12824","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Cranberry Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time we go to Cranberry Glades, I say, &#8220;we really need to come back here and hike more&#8221; so Saturday we finally did.<\/p>\n<p>It was a gorgeous hike, and we ARE going to go back and hike more. We actually had a hike where we didn&#8217;t see anyone else the whole hike (although there were other people in the area, mostly visiting the Nature Center and driving along the Highland Scenic Highway).<\/p>\n<p>Location: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/mnf\/recarea\/?recid=12368\">Cranberry Wilderness<\/a><br \/>\nTrail: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5195772.pdf\">Forks of Cranberry Trail<\/a><br \/>\nDistance: 6.1 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 4190-4684 feet (0.2% grade)<\/p>\n<p>Looking out over the Cranberry Wilderness.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27770994175\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_002\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7343\/27770994175_c5fcdec392_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_002\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>A section of the Forks of the Cranberry Trail.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27770992645\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_007\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c6.staticflickr.com\/8\/7348\/27770992645_8ff2c98009_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_007\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Elephant Rocks<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27770989135\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_038\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7700\/27770989135_83d9dd18fc_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20160618_Cranberry_Wilderness_038\"><\/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\/27722509736\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"One of today&#x27;s views\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7297\/27722509736_67ced63a9e_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"One of today&#x27;s views\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some solitude that you can&#8217;t always find at other state and national parks\/forests, I highly recommend visiting the Cranberry Wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to start adding another bit here, which is where we stopped to eat (if we enjoyed our meal). This is both for anyone visiting the area looking for a place to eat, AND for us, so we stop having the discussion, &#8220;What was that place we stopped to eat around here? I really liked it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dinner:<br \/>\nMumsey&#8217;s Iron Skillet<br \/>\n761 Richwood Rd<br \/>\nRichwood, WV 26261<br \/>\n8:00 AM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>I had the Southern Fried Chicken and it was <em>very<\/em> delicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every time we go to Cranberry Glades, I say, &#8220;we really need to come back here and hike more&#8221; so Saturday we finally did. It was a gorgeous hike, and we ARE going to go back and hike more. 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