{"id":13216,"date":"2017-02-18T19:01:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T00:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=13216"},"modified":"2017-02-19T14:56:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T19:56:47","slug":"hiking-wv-coopers-rock-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/13216","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Coopers Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Busy day at Coopers Rock, what with it being freaking 70 F IN FEBRUARY.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the gate:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32938037806\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_007\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/4\/3949\/32938037806_60abcd38f0_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_007\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Towards the I68:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32979100105\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_006\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/289\/32979100105_c6a95fdc3a_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_006\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We took it kinda easy today&#8211;my back has been sore from all the bending over and crouching I&#8217;ve been doing working on the chairs.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Coopers Rock<br \/>\nTrails: Roadside, Reservoir Ski, Reservoir Trails<br \/>\nDistance: 3.7+ miles<br \/>\nElevation: 2169-2364 feet<\/p>\n<p>So we hiked the Reservoir Ski Trail to the reservoir and then around the reservoir, which brings me to this important question: <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32135061334\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_001\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/505\/32135061334_8a075437bd_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_001\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>HOW DID I NOT KNOW THERE WERE BEAVERS AT COOPERS ROCK?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32135054954\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_004\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2447\/32135054954_25da9829cb_z.jpg?resize=360%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_004\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32979108525\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_002\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2204\/32979108525_5b6a28b134_z.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"20170218_Coopers_Rock_002\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ADDENDUM the First:<\/p>\n<p>To clarify for H J Gadiyar, check out the details of these pictures!<\/p>\n<p>The larger tree is in the process of being gnawed down. But in the background to the left you can see a felled tree.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32152833444\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"beaver2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2510\/32152833444_2e0c1aeb74_z.jpg?resize=640%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" alt=\"beaver2\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here you can see the tell-tale v and ^ signs of the tree that fell to the left. But also you can see that the missing branches on the tree coming towards the camera have all been chewed and drug off once they were detached.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/32997746745\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"beaver1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2689\/32997746745_fcbc1b6e6a_z.jpg?resize=640%2C619&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"619\" alt=\"beaver1\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Busy day at Coopers Rock, what with it being freaking 70 F IN FEBRUARY. Towards the gate: Towards the I68: We took it kinda easy today&#8211;my back has been sore from all the bending over and crouching I&#8217;ve been doing working on the chairs. 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