{"id":16143,"date":"2020-09-08T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=16143"},"modified":"2020-09-08T08:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:54:05","slug":"hiking-wv-canaan-valley-state-park-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/16143","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Canaan Valley State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We decided to take a long holiday weekend, and get into the woods for some much needed downtime.<\/p>\n<p>Friday was mostly rain, so it was more a series of short walks than a hike, but we did do my favorite trail.<\/p>\n<p>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/wvstateparks.com\/park\/canaan-valley-resort-state-park\/\">Canaan Valley State Park<\/a><br \/>\nTrail: Blackwater River Trail<br \/>\nDistance: 0.9 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 3208-3260 feet<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50318021871\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_Valley_SP_050\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50318021871_7cd8ffa8f1.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_Valley_SP_050\"><\/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\/50318203592\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_Valley_SP_074\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50318203592_0884862479.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_Valley_SP_074\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then we mostly drove around and took short walks when it wasn&#8217;t raining.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50317356768\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_092\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50317356768_08055bb11c.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_092\"><\/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\/50318022241\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_096\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50318022241_03d0ccb813.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Canaan_096\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course we stopped by Blackwater Falls, where the river was running quite high<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50318200457\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Blackwater_Falls_007\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50318200457_0c6b634324.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Blackwater_Falls_007\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the stream crossing at Canaan Loop Road just past Lindy Point. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50318015141\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2020-09-04_Blackwater_Falls_027\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50318015141_97ff88222f.jpg?resize=500%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" alt=\"2020-09-04_Blackwater_Falls_027\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure what kind of vehicle could have driven across on this day, but it was comforting to watch and listen to the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We decided to take a long holiday weekend, and get into the woods for some much needed downtime. Friday was mostly rain, so it was more a series of short walks than a hike, but we did do my favorite trail. 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