WV Top 3 | Lost River State Park
This week's WV Top 3 trip takes us to Lost River State Park in Mathias, West Virginia. It also took us to the most breath taking view we had ever seen in all of our exploring. It's truly a cannot miss experience! Check out more about our trip to Lost River on our blog post:
Lost River State Park
Lost River State Park
Mathias, WV
Lost River State Park
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Lost River State Park
Mathias, WV
May 27, 2016
Music: Béla Fleck Home Sweet Home
Lost River Trading Post
Paul Yandura and Donald Hitchcock have helped spurred a revival in one of the West Virginia's smallest towns, Wardensville, with their eclectic Lost River Trading Post. A companion video to a story in the April 26, 2015 Sunday Gazette-Mail in Charleston, W.Va., by Douglas Imbrogno
Sheila Blue at Lost River State Park, Dec 29 2010
Sheila explores the snow and ice covered Howards Lick run, just inside the entrance of Lost River State Park, in West Virginia on the trip to Grandma's house, after Christmas. Sheila is a 2 year old, half beagle basset hound, half blue heeler.
Mathias, WV
In West Virginia the physical and cultural landscapes are inextricably linked. Landscapes are defined by the physical and biological processes that shape them--the topography, climate, the geology, and the ecology. Cultural norms are often predicated by livelihoods, which are often predicated by the physical landscape. From there a positive feedback ensues. It is like this in many places, and it is difficult to experience one without the other. If the bicycle is the ideal platform from which to observe the interplay between the cultural and physical worlds, then West Virginia is an ideal venue.
Shenandoah River state park
Hiking in Shenandoah state park
Drive though Moorefield, WV
I just wanted to show off the town that my dad grouw up
LTD Vacation Properties, WV
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3991 Parker Hollow Road, Baker WV
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How to Say or Pronounce USA Cities — Mathias, West Virginia
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Hiking to the Northernmost point in Virginia
I started in Cacapon State Park in West Virginia. The road was closed to vehicular traffic, so I parked near the nature center and hiked up. There are plenty of rugged trails to the top, but I was limited on time, so I took the road. It's 4.5 miles of continuous uphill (and for those who may have knee issues, it's 4.5 downhill to finish.), so you'll need to be in shape. That said, you can go in the comfort of your car from March through October, but what kind of adventure would that be? There are no markers that I could see, marking the State line. I walked around a bit making sure to cover enough ground to make it official from my non-surveyor standpoint.
I did the 9 mile roundtrip, with stops for pictures and scenery admiration, in 2 1/2 hours. The rugged route is longer and approaches the state line from the WV direction.
There's a scenic overlook about 1/2 mile beyond, but I didn't budget time for that.
#1 WV Off the Grid Cabin - Arrival by WV Cabin Living
Arrival at our WV off the grid cabin Thanksgiving 2017. Our cabin is located just north of Richwood, WV in the Monongahela National Forest, within the boundary of the Cranberry Backcountry / Cranberry Wilderness area. We sit atop a narrow ridge overlooking the Cranberry River canyon. This video captures our arrival, and the road which provides access to our cabin.
Music:
Special Places George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Film promoting National Forest conservation produced by Sam Dean Photography for Trout Unlimited.
Words at War: Mother America / Log Book / The Ninth Commandment
On 1 September 1939, Germany and Slovakia—a client state in 1939—attacked Poland.[46] On 3 September France and Britain, followed by the countries of the Commonwealth,[47] declared war on Germany but provided little support to Poland other than a small French attack into the Saarland.[48] Britain and France also began a naval blockade of Germany on 3 September which aimed to damage the country's economy and war effort.[49][50]
On 17 September, after signing a cease-fire with Japan, the Soviets also invaded Poland.[51] Poland's territory was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union, with Lithuania and Slovakia also receiving small shares. The Poles did not surrender; they established a Polish Underground State and an underground Home Army, and continued to fight with the Allies on all fronts outside Poland.[52]
About 100,000 Polish military personnel were evacuated to Romania and the Baltic countries; many of these soldiers later fought against the Germans in other theatres of the war.[53] Poland's Enigma codebreakers were also evacuated to France.[54] During this time, Japan launched its first attack against Changsha, a strategically important Chinese city, but was repulsed by late September.[55]
Following the invasion of Poland and a German-Soviet treaty governing Lithuania, the Soviet Union forced the Baltic countries to allow it to station Soviet troops in their countries under pacts of mutual assistance.[56][57][58] Finland rejected territorial demands and was invaded by the Soviet Union in November 1939.[59] The resulting conflict ended in March 1940 with Finnish concessions.[60] France and the United Kingdom, treating the Soviet attack on Finland as tantamount to entering the war on the side of the Germans, responded to the Soviet invasion by supporting the USSR's expulsion from the League of Nations.[58]
In Western Europe, British troops deployed to the Continent, but in a phase nicknamed the Phoney War by the British and Sitzkrieg (sitting war) by the Germans, neither side launched major operations against the other until April 1940.[61] The Soviet Union and Germany entered a trade pact in February 1940, pursuant to which the Soviets received German military and industrial equipment in exchange for supplying raw materials to Germany to help circumvent the Allied blockade.[62]
In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to secure shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were about to disrupt.[63] Denmark immediately capitulated, and despite Allied support, Norway was conquered within two months.[64] In May 1940 Britain invaded Iceland to preempt a possible German invasion of the island.[65] British discontent over the Norwegian campaign led to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill on 10 May 1940.[66]
Hiking Mill Mountain, Halfmoon Mountain and Sugar Knob - George Washington National Forest
This hike takes place in the George Washington National Forest, and ultimately reaches the summit of 3 mountains, Halfmoon Mountain (2,826 ft.), Mill Mountain (3,293 ft.) and Sugar Knob (3,216 ft). This is a long hike with graded, moderately difficult trails.
This hike starts at the parking area on Waites Run Road at a gated forest service road. Pass the gate and head up the gradual forest road until reaching 2 gates and a small field with plenty of camp sites, continue to the left. After a small stream turn left onto the German Wilson Trail (pink). The trail continues along a creek bed until it quickly gains elevation. Just before the ridge is a small camp area.
Once on the ridge the trail intersects the Halfmoon lookout trail. Turn right and follow this great stretch of trail to the summit and spectacular views to the east and more notably the south. The are a couple of small camp spots near the summit and a very large camp area below the summit off the trail before the trail steeply ascends.
Take the Halfmoon trail back the way you came passing the German Wilson Trail on your left towards the Tuscarora Trail. Pick up the Tuscarora Trail (blue) at the intersection with the pond run trail. There is a campsite at the intersection and apparently, an overlook blazed in white (which I missed). About a half mile later the trail splits on the left from the forest road which turns up hill. The trail narrows to a more traditional foot path.
At the intersection with the Mill Mountain trail I continued straight up the orange blazed trail. There are more campsites at the intersection and along the way. There is a small trail to the Mill Mountain summit on the right, it is unmarked, but hard to miss. I visited the former fire tower footing and a shed before a brief bushwhack put me on the USGS marker. I hiked back the way I came to the Tuscarora trail and this time turned right. I passed a couple of amazing Ant Hills. This section of the trail continues downhill. At the Mill Mountain/Sugar Knob saddle, a side trail will take you to water and is blazed yellow if needed. Continuing uphill the trail crests just beyond a small pond on the right, a campsite on the left has a small herd path at the back of the campsite.
I followed the meandering herd path to the highest point on Sugar Knob. The area offers no views in the summer that I could find. I headed back the way I came to the Tuscarora Trail and continued downhill to the next intersection with the Racer Hollow Trail. If you want to shorten you hike take this trail to the left. I continued on the Tuscarora Trail and began climbing up hill. Once on the ridge continue until 2 rock cairns indicate a path on the right to White Rock overlook.
Heading down to the overlook there is a nice campsite just before the overlook. The views are great here, so do not miss it. Then it is back up the Tuscarora Trail, there is a campsite at the intersection here as well.
You are back on the Tuscarora Trail until the pink blazed Old Mail Path splits on the left. Follow the pink blazes until the junction with the Racer Hollow Trail. I found finding the Old Mail Path a little confusing from here; you want to go to the far end of the small field directly in front of you to continue on the Old Mail Path.
I winded though some new growth hardwood forest and a couple of pine stands before crossing a bridge/plank over Waites Run. Finally reaching the home stretch, turn left on the yellow blazed Wilson Cove Trail forestry road. Follow around a closed gate and continue downhill to a large parking area on the right. Continue over a bridge and up the road to your vehicle.
Route: Forest Road (orange) Forest Road (pink) German Wilson Trail (pink) Halfmoon lookout trail to summit and back (white) Halfmoon Trail (stay left towards Tuscarora Trail) Tuscarora Trail (blue) Mill Mountain Trail out and back (orange) Tuscarora Trail (blue) Sugar Knob out and back (herd path) Tuscarora Trail (blue) White Rocks overlook out and back (white) Tuscarora Trail (blue) Old Mail Trail (pink) Wilson Cove Trail (yellow) Waites Run Road walk
Alternatives:
11.2 miles/6 hours -
11 miles/? Hours -
Mill Mountain Loop Stats:
Distance: 16.5 miles
Elevation: 3,349 feet total
Max Slope: 38.3%
Average Slope: 7.1%
Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
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Mountains:
Halfmoon Mountain:
Mill Mountain:
Sugar Knob:
Directions to the Trailhead from Washington, DC:
SOME DREAM, SOME DO, FEW DO BOTH
Outro - Corncob by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Aging in the wild: lessons from animals about the value of growing old | Kira Cassidy | TEDxBozeman
What do wolves and societal attitudes toward elderly humans have in common? Kira Cassidy relates her research on Yellowstone wolves with other wildlife studies focused on understanding the value of older individuals in group-living species. Cassidy explains how these studies highlight the value of what old individuals can teach us: where we've gone wrong, what we might be missing, and what we can do to fix it.
Kira Cassidy was raised in Illinois where she developed a deep respect for wildlife and the outdoors through a childhood of (purposely) getting lost in the forest, raising three baby raccoons, and gardening for subsistence with her family. Kira holds her M.S. degree from the University of Minnesota, with projects focusing on territoriality and aggression between packs of gray wolves. Now working as a Research Associate for the Yellowstone Wolf Project, Kira’s scientific interests include territorial dynamics, the evolution of sociality, and the value of the individual in group-living species. Kira has assisted film crews in Yellowstone National Park and on Ellesmere Island, living with an arctic wolf family during the summer of 2014 in the effort to help communicate science to the public through different forms of media. Kira lives in Gardiner, Montana and can be found painting, reading, flying a kite, or exploring with her two distant wolf-descendants (hound dogs Badger and Wyatt).
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
We Try to Pronounce Texas Town Names
In the South, never judge a town name by the way it's spelled. These town names in Texas are no exception.
#itsasouthernthing
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City (OC or OCMD), officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area. The population was 7,102 at the 2010 U.S. Census, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers, and up to 8 million visitors annually. During the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated town in Maryland. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2017 MSFA Convention Monday Session 1 June 19th 2017
2017 Maryland State Firemen's Convention and Conference Session 1 Monday June 19th 2017
Contents:
- CALL TO ORDER – FIRST SESSION – Convention Center Bay Front Ballroom
- OPENING CEREMONIES
- Keynote Speaker Presentation: The History of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association 125 Years of Service and Dedication, A Year of Celebration and Remembrance
Recognition of MSFA Past Presidents Recognition of Guests and Organizations
Reading and acceptance of the 2015 Convention and Conference Minutes Report of the Credentials Committee
Report of the Association Officers
Report of the Standing and Special Committees Report of the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund Report of the Constitution and By-laws Committee National Volunteer Fire Council Report
Nomination of Officers and Location of Convention
Appointment of Election Judges and Tellers