{"id":18797,"date":"2024-03-24T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=18797"},"modified":"2024-03-31T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T14:51:02","slug":"canaan-valley-finally-back-in-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/18797","title":{"rendered":"Canaan Valley &#8212; Finally Back in the Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a rough couple of years, and I&#8217;ve been crap at posting anything besides book roundups, but I&#8217;m going to try for a little more variety&#8211;no promises, because I&#8217;m still struggling, but I&#8217;m going to try.<\/p>\n<p>We spent a long weekend at Canaan Valley (the first time we&#8217;d been hiking since November, which is a really long time for me) and although the weather was meh for part of the weekend, it was wonderful to be back in the woods.<\/p>\n<p>By meh, I mean Saturday was either rain or this:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118.jpg?resize=712%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fog in Davis\" width=\"712\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=712%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 712w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1079&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=1093%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1093w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?resize=1457%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1457w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240323_141118-scaled.jpg?w=1822&amp;ssl=1 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Guess what Michael did.)<\/p>\n<p>But we did hike, and of course we our first walk was along the Blackwater River Trail. It&#8217;s my favorite.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/\" title=\"2024-03-22_Canaan_Valley_006\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53612759902_85e6b6b5e7_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"2024-03-22_Canaan_Valley_006\"\/><\/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\/53613841613\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_015\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53613841613_386bf1aef5_c.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_015\"\/><\/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\/53613630401\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_005\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53613630401_7bb0a22113_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_005\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The beaver dam is starting to fall apart; not sure if the beavers have moved or it was just the ice melting. We&#8217;ll see in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/53614082420\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_020\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53614082420_36e1e5eb4c_c.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_020\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since the ground was frozen Sunday morning, we decided to try to Abe Run and Mill Run trails.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/53612759847\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_010\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53612759847_f1fe6520fa_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_010\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Why that caveat?<\/p>\n<p>Those trails are <em>wet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/53613971254\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_039\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53613971254_1fc0dbd77e_c.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_039\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are several boardwalks throughout that system.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/53613971469\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_057\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53613971469_07bcc575e6_c.jpg?resize=450%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_057\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Luckily the water was mostly frozen (or avoidable) so we get to enjoy this view.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/53613630301\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_035\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53613630301_eca6f25245_c.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"2024-03-24_Canaan_Valley_035\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And of course I sat by a creek for a bit.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fNTDpY4-9bQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a rough couple of years, and I&#8217;ve been crap at posting anything besides book roundups, but I&#8217;m going to try for a little more variety&#8211;no promises, because I&#8217;m still struggling, but I&#8217;m going to try. 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