{"id":7901,"date":"2023-05-26T22:59:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7901"},"modified":"2023-11-06T08:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:51:46","slug":"20230526blackwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526blackwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 of May 2023 Trip to West Virginia, Blackwater Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For 2023\u2019s Memorial Day weekend, I made a trip to West Virginia, checking out the country\u2019s newest National Park, New River Gorge. This post was about the Friday before the weekend, when I made the drive from Washington DC to Summersville, WV, while stopping at Davis, WV along the way to check out Blackwater Falls State Park.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6211.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:120,gap:9,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:41,height:50,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:72,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:41,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Trying to avoid the typical Memorial Day Weekend traffic, I decided to set off on the Friday before. After an uneventful 3-hour drive, I reached Davis, WV at just after 2pm.<br \/>\nWith my school\u2019s outdoor club, I passed the town a few times, but this was the first time I had the opportunity to check out the town itself. The town was known for the various outdoor activities that its surrounding mountains provided. With a population of around 600, it had a few restaurants and artisan shops that spanned one block of its main street. This time, I checked one of them out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_143325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_143325.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lunch<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">At a restaurant in Davis, WV. After 3 hours of driving, I figured my stomach took priority over the sceneries at Blackwater Falls.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After lunch, I headed out of town and found a spot to launch my drone for an aerial tour of Blackwater River that flew past the town. Downstream, the river created some impressive waterfalls (Blackwater Falls) before entering a canyon landscape, part of Blackwater Falls State Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0856.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Town of Davis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Town of Davis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater River Downstream of Davis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater River Downstream of Davis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Davis City Water Plant Upstream of Blackwater River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Davis City Water Plant Upstream of Blackwater River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0856.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater River Downstream of Davis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Davis City Water Plant Upstream of Blackwater River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos overlooking Town of Davis and Blackwater River.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0856.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Town of Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Town of Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater River Downstream of Davis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater River Downstream of Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Davis City Water Plant Upstream of Blackwater River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Davis City Water Plant Upstream of Blackwater River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0865_DJI_0873-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0865_DJI_0873-9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Davis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Town of Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6y6VX_3Xtbw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Blackwater_Falls_State_Park\">Blackwater Falls State Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After that, I made my way to the state park. Unfortunately, I took a wrong turn inside the park; so while I wanted to check out Blackwater Falls first, I ended up at Pendleton Point Overlook.<br \/>\nThis was the best (if not the only) overlook of Blackwater Canyon from the north. It&#8217;s a typical canyon view that I would get very used to in the coming few days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6202.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6203.jpg\" width=\"44.44%\" alt=\"Blackwater River\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6204C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6204C11.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Elakala Falls across Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater River and Elakala Falls across Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6205.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6202.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6203.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6205.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6202.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6203.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Blackwater River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6204C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6204C11.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Elakala Falls across Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater River and Elakala Falls across Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6205.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"The_Waterfall\">The Waterfall<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After that, I checked out Blackwater Falls. From a visitor center \/ trading post, it&#8217;s a short trail made of stairs and a boardwalk in a gentle incline to the waterfall.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s believed to be the highest above-ground waterfall in the state of West Virginia. From the boardwalk, the waterfalls could be appreciated from multiple angles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6209.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6208.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_154609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_154609.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6210.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6212.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6213.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Outcrop at Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Outcrop at Blackwater Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6209.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6208.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20230526_154609.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6210.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6212.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6213.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Outcrop at Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Blackwater Falls.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6209.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6208.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_154609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_154609.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6210.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6212.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6213.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Outcrop at Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Outcrop at Blackwater Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I drove across Blackwater River to its south\/east side.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6214.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Falls<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From another overlook to the east of the waterfalls. This overlook could be accessed from a parking lot on a level trail (and hence may be handicap accessible). It&#8217;s further away from the waterfall thus the sight wasn&#8217;t as spectacular.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, I decided to check out Elakala Falls, which was just a short walk away from Blackwater Lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Elakala Falls were a series of waterfalls (along Shays Run). A hiking trail passed right above the first falls, with each subsequent falls down the hill harder and harder to access. There was a pond beneath the first waterfall where some visitors were taking a splash. I wasn&#8217;t wearing my outdoor shoes and it&#8217;s a steep slope to access the waterfalls from the trail, adding that the waterfall wasn&#8217;t nearly as impressive as Blackwater Falls, I didn&#8217;t stay there for long.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6216.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Elakala Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elakala Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first waterfall underneath the footbridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6217.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Shays Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shays Run<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Upstream of the footbridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6219.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6218.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rocky field just underneath Pendleton Point Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6223C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6223C11.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Pendleton Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfalls along Pendleton Run<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Across Blackwater Canyon. Captured from an overlook after leaving Blackwater Lodge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6216.jpg\" alt=\"Elakala Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6217.jpg\" alt=\"Shays Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6219.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6223C11.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Pendleton Run\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6216.jpg\" alt=\"Elakala Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elakala Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first waterfall underneath the footbridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6217.jpg\" alt=\"Shays Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shays Run<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Upstream of the footbridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6219.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6218.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rocky field just underneath Pendleton Point Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6223C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6223C11.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Pendleton Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfalls along Pendleton Run<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Across Blackwater Canyon. Captured from an overlook after leaving Blackwater Lodge.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I checked out Blackwater Lodge, featuring posh interior and an overlook on its doorsteps, with views that could rival the Pendleton Point Overlook across the canyon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_162720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_162720.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Lodge Public Area\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Lodge Public Area<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Despite not charging admissions, many state parks in West Virginia were maintained in very good shape. I guessed part of the reason was that West Virginia was very keen on building (luxury) hotels within their state parks, and those hotels, like the one pictured here, looked very fancy and I guessed they generated a lot of revenue.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Lindy_Point\">Lindy Point<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After leaving Blackwater Lodge, my final stop in the park was Lindy Point.<br \/>\nAfter the campgrounds, the park road (Canaan Loop Road) became narrow (one-lane, but still paved and in good condition), and after Lindy Point Trailhead, it&#8217;s unpaved and in poor condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lindy Point Trailhead&#8221; had parking space for about 5 cars, which was more than enough during my visit. The trail was 1.1km out-and-back with negligible elevation change. At its end, an overlook offered views of Blackwater Canyon far down the horizon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_164529.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/20230526_164529.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_170926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-m\/20230526_170926.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Lindy Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical condition, wide and flat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6227.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_165657.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_165657.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_165703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_165703.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6227.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20230526_165657.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20230526_165703.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Lindy Point Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6227.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_165657.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_165657.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_165703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_165703.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>During my visit, I had the entire overlook to myself, allowing me to unwind and appreciate the surrounding with all my senses, like the gentle rolling sound of water down the canyon, the smooth wind washing my face, the eagles that soared above the canyon, and the layers of hills as the river wound its way down the stream. It&#8217;s one of those moments that I could set my imagination loose, guessing what kind of kingdom would lie down the canyon beyond sight.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DSC_6229_DSC_6243-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_6229_DSC_6243-15.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackwater Canyon from Lindy Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I left Lindy Point just past 5pm. There were almost 3 hours of driving between Blackwater Falls and Summersville, where I would spend the night.<\/p>\n<p>This portion of the drive would have me through some twisty mountain roads of West Virginia. I was in the mood of using a windshield-mounted GoPro to record most of it. Here&#8217;s the video:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/Drive_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/Driving_2160p30_min10x_H265_10Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">10 minutes and 59 seconds, 2160p30fps, minimum playback speed 10x, compressed aggressively to 10Mbps for a total size of 834MB, H265 only.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Starting off at Lindy Point parking lot.<\/li>\n<li>1:21 Town of Thomas, WV.<\/li>\n<li>2:01 Fred Long Centennial Park<\/li>\n<li>5:23 Entering Corridor H outside Elkins, WV.<\/li>\n<li>7:50 Onto Interstate 79.<\/li>\n<li>10:03 Leaving I79 and onto US19.<\/li>\n<li>The video ends when I reached the &#8220;scenic view&#8221; along US19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s when I learned a bit history of Corridor H, West Virginia&#8217;s plan to connect Interstate 79 and 81. Most of the constructed Corridor H was 4-lane divided highway, with only a few traffic lights in its western part. The only part of Corridor H pending construction was between Davis and Elkins, and from Wardensville to Virginia state line. It&#8217;s not hard to tell how much an improvement that would be compared to West Virginia&#8217;s twisty mountain roads from the previous video (before and after 5:23).<br \/>\nWhile I saw signs of construction along the way between Davis and Elkins, my understanding was that Virginia was hardly on board with the plan. I had been critical about Virginia&#8217;s infrastructure (for I81 in particular), and this time with local nimbyism on its back, it&#8217;s unfortunate the status quo will remain for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after leaving Thomas, WV, I made a stop at Fred Long Centennial Park (so that a faster car could pass). I happened to like the views from the park since it sat on top of a ridge, overlooking rolling hills to the west. I launched my drone and did an aerial tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_174157C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_174157C9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured on the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0874.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0874.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0876.jpg\" width=\"90.3%\" alt=\"Farmland on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Farmland on Hilltop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty striking sight among the forest landscape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0887.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0887.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley of Maxwell Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0888.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0888.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley of Maxwell Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0892.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Wind Farm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wind Farm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20230526_174157C9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0874.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0876.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland on Hilltop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0887.jpg\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0888.jpg\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0892.jpg\" alt=\"Wind Farm\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_174157C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_174157C9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured on the ground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0874.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0874.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0876.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Farmland on Hilltop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty striking sight among the forest landscape.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0887.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0887.jpg\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley of Maxwell Run<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0888.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0888.jpg\" alt=\"Valley of Maxwell Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley of Maxwell Run<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0892.jpg\" alt=\"Wind Farm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wind Farm<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In particular, I found a piece of interestingly shaped farmland sitting on top of a small hill, among rolling hills of dense forest.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0877_DJI_0886-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0877_DJI_0886-10.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland among Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Farmland among Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0893_DJI_0906-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0893_DJI_0906-14.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fred Long Centennial Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Fred Long Centennial Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/Maxwell_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/Maxwell_Valley_2160p60_H265_13Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/Maxwell_Valley_2160p60_H264_14Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">1 minute and 49 seconds, 2160p60fps, 13Mbps\/188MB for H265, 14Mbps\/190MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, while travelling south along US Route 19, I checked out another &#8220;scenic view&#8221;. Here the highway wound along a valley while climbing uphill. While the scenery at the overlook itself wasn&#8217;t that impressive, I launched my drone which allowed me to tour the surrounding valley, together with views of the sunset beyond the ridge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_202534C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_202534C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured on the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0910.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>US 19 through Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0912.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>US 19 through Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0913.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun over Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0914.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun over Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20230526_202534C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0910.jpg\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0912.jpg\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0913.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0914.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/20230526_202534C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/20230526_202534C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured on the ground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0910.jpg\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>US 19 through Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0912.jpg\" alt=\"US 19 through Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>US 19 through Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0913.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Setting Sun over Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0914.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Setting Sun over Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/DJI_0915_DJI_0926-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0915_DJI_0926-12.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking US Route 19 at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking US Route 19 at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/thumbnails\/DJI_0911_1050.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/US19_Valley_2160p60_H265_13Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/26\/US19_Valley_2160p60_H264_14Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">3 minutes and 37 seconds, 2160p60fps, 13Mbps\/375MB for H265, 14Mbps\/379MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I arrived at the overnight hotel in Summersville at 9pm, not long after sunset, concluding the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 2023\u2019s Memorial Day weekend, I made a trip to West Virginia, checking out the country\u2019s newest National Park, New River Gorge. 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