{"id":16074,"date":"2020-07-12T21:54:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T01:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=16074"},"modified":"2020-07-12T21:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T01:57:26","slug":"hiking-wv-seneca-creek-backcountry-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/16074","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Seneca Creek Backcountry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s possible this hike was a little too much for my foot, but today it&#8217;s not too bad, so I don&#8217;t think I harmed anything, just did a little more than my body was used to.<\/p>\n<p>So where did we go? It was hot, and COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in WV, so we wanted somewhere cool, and where there wouldn&#8217;t be a ton of people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Hiking\/Seneca_Creek.php\">Seneca Creek Backcountry<\/a> fit the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Seneca Creek Backcountry<br \/>\nTrail: Spring Ridge Trail (partial)<br \/>\nDistance: 4.4 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 3124-4047 feet (932 ft ascent)<\/p>\n<p>Guess who didn&#8217;t step on a rattlesnake!!!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50101786408\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_002\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50101786408_0febbb81ff.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_002\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ooh! A snake! Is that a black snake?<br \/>\n(rattle)<br \/>\nNope! Not a black snake!<\/p>\n<p>Normally I know I have almost stepped on a rattlesnake by by Michael freaking out at the rattling noise <em>behind<\/em> me. This was definitely an improvement!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50104611497\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_035\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50104611497_b8a99bce26.jpg?resize=500%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" alt=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_035\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Up hill!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50103800943\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_029\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50103800943_336c494719.jpg?resize=500%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" alt=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_029\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More uphill!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50104610297\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_013\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50104610297_37e67b31c3.jpg?resize=243%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"243\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_013\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still uphill.<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t go all the way to the top. We reached the rattlesnake and turned around. Which is just as well becuase my foot was starting to ache by that time.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50104376276\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_036\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50104376276_8c8a6abe67.jpg?resize=500%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" alt=\"2020-07-11_Seneca_Creek_Backcountry_036\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back at the bottom: Gandy Creek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s possible this hike was a little too much for my foot, but today it&#8217;s not too bad, so I don&#8217;t think I harmed anything, just did a little more than my body was used to. So where did we go? 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