{"id":17326,"date":"2022-09-11T20:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T00:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=17326"},"modified":"2022-09-11T20:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T00:25:36","slug":"hiking-wv-wandering-to-waterfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/17326","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: Wandering to Waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The forecast was rain, but there was a night, home game, so we settled on a series of short hikes to waterfalls.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Falls is just outside of Thomas, and although the Blackwater Canyon trail is easy, there is a scramble down to the waterfall.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52349095974\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Douglas_Falls_02\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52349095974_8895004475_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Douglas_Falls_02\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My favorite spot is along the top of the old (and crumbling) retaining wall, and down past the falls a bit.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52347825107\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Douglas_Falls_15\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52347825107_06744315db_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Douglas_Falls_15\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then we headed to Blackwater Falls to hike along the Falls of Pendleton.<\/p>\n<p>This hike is not an easy one.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52350324630\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_13\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52350324630_56df1f1a68_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_13\"><\/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\/52350324465\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_33\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52350324465_e87a6fc31e_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_33\"><\/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\/52349898301\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_38\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52349898301_1ba645f3dd_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_38\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the views were lovely.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52350324460\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_35\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52350324460_7a7986a94c_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"2022-09-10_Pendleton_Falls_35\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E6BH9kLTFSw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Douglas Falls is just outside of Thomas, and although the Blackwater Canyon trail is easy, there is a scramble down to the waterfall. 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