{"id":13476,"date":"2017-08-08T18:27:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=13476"},"modified":"2017-08-08T18:27:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:27:25","slug":"hiking-wv-blackwater-falls-canaan-valley-sps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/13476","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Blackwater Falls &#038; Canaan Valley SPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our hiking was with small people this weekend, so they were short, easy hikes.<\/p>\n<p>We did do one hike for ourselves&#8211;I&#8217;ve wanted for awhile to scramble down to the falls that are visible across the gorge from Pendleton Point. So, we did.<\/p>\n<p>The Canaan Valley SP hike is one I highly recommend for small people. It&#8217;s short, it&#8217;s relatively flat, and it&#8217;s gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Canaan Valley State Park<br \/>\nTrail: Blackwater River Trail<br \/>\nDistance: 0.9 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 3252-3337 feet<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/35644192053\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170805_Blackwater_Falls_104\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4369\/35644192053_beb9a08457_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20170805_Blackwater_Falls_104\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the hike we did for me.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Blackwater Falls<br \/>\nTrail: Elekala Falls and off trail<br \/>\nDistance: 0.9 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 3031-3219 feet<\/p>\n<p>Here are the main falls, the ones directly below the lodge.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/35616859964\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_011\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4387\/35616859964_b64ea6ea80_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_011\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The next set of falls:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/36406264226\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_018\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4402\/36406264226_cb5779c8fa_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_018\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next falls down:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/36406263096\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_042\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4353\/36406263096_0e8f5871c2_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_042\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hey look! Pendleton Point!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/36406261916\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_037\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4397\/36406261916_e0d7ff0036_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_037\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And finally the section of falls visible from Pendleton Point:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/35616858914\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_051\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4401\/35616858914_1f17c1061e_z.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"20170804_Blackwater_Falls_051\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The scramble wasn&#8217;t awful, but the rhododendron is thick, which always makes things difficult.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t mind going down when it was a little drier, just so I could explore a little more. (This is me: I refuse to clamber along falls when there is a fast flow of water. Because I&#8217;m not a complete idiot.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our hiking was with small people this weekend, so they were short, easy hikes. We did do one hike for ourselves&#8211;I&#8217;ve wanted for awhile to scramble down to the falls that are visible across the gorge from Pendleton Point. So, we did. 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