{"id":7958,"date":"2023-05-28T22:59:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7958"},"modified":"2023-11-12T05:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:41:57","slug":"20230528new-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528new-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of May 2023 Trip to West Virginia, New River Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of my 2023 Memorial Day trip to West Virginia as I continued my tour of New River Gorge National Park. With rain in the weather forecast, I focused mostly on short hikes and overlooks for the day, in addition to the nearby Babcock State Park.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6369.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6369.jpg\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Turn of New River<\/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 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Gorge National Park (Long Point, Kaymoor Mine, Diamond Point) the previous day. These hikes were all located in the Fayetteville vicinity. However, I stayed the previous and this night near the town of Beckley where hotels were cheaper, so that served me well. After getting up this morning, I decided to check out the Grandview area of New River Gorge National Park (that&#8217;s closer to Beckley), which featured mostly overlooks and short hikes, allowing me the flexibility in case rain was to hit.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"New_River_Gorge_National_Park\">New River Gorge National Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Grand_View_Overlook\">Grand View Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was the highest point in the park, overlooking New River 1400ft below where it made a hairpin turn. It&#8217;s almost 11am by the time I arrived, but a few morning clouds still lingered in the gorge, adding some mystic characteristics to the view.<\/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\/28\/20230528_105001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_105001.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6349.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6351.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6352.jpg\" width=\"92.3%\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Remanent of Glade Creek Bridge in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6353C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6353C11.jpg\" width=\"92.3%\" alt=\"Kayakers in New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kayakers in New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Must be fun following the cascades.<\/span><\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_105001.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6349.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6351.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6352.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6353C11.jpg\" alt=\"Kayakers in New 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 from Grand View Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_105001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_105001.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6349.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6351.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6352.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River from Grandview Overlook<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Remanent of Glade Creek Bridge in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6353C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6353C11.jpg\" alt=\"Kayakers in New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kayakers in New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Must be fun following the cascades.<\/span><\/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\/28\/DSC_6354_DSC_6360-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6354_DSC_6360-7.jpg\" alt=\"View of New River Gorge from Grandview Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of New River Gorge from Grandview Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Castle_Rock_Trail\">Castle Rock Trail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Grandview Overlook was just a short walk from the parking lot. Nearby, &#8220;Castle Rock Trail&#8221; was a (relatively) popular trail. At 1.8km roundtrip, it formed a loop where half the trail traversed some rocky terrain (YDS class 1) beneath some overhanging cliffs, with coal deposits visible showcasing the region&#8217;s geology; the remaining half was through lush forest on mostly level ground.<\/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\/28\/20230528_110242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110242.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_110902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110902.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_110950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110950.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111030.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111030.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111309.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111340.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_110242.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_110902.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_110950.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_111030.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_111309.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_111340.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/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\/28\/20230528_110242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110242.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_110902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110902.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_110950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_110950.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111030.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111030.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111309.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111340.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall Next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall Next to Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Before embarking on the trail, I didn&#8217;t know about the coal deposits so I was in a mixture of surprise and awe when I found out about the glittering black crystals. In addition, not far from the trail I also checked out a small cave a short detour away.<\/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\/28\/DSC_6363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6363.jpg\" alt=\"Blackish Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blackish Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What I believed was coal deposits, attesting to the region\u2019s rich coal mining history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111301.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overhanging Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overhanging Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Underneath which was, in my opinion, coal deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6364.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/a><\/br>Small Cave<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few minutes later I found a small cave up the hillside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111646.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/a><\/br>Small Cave<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_112433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_112433.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Laurels<\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6363.jpg\" alt=\"Blackish Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_111301.jpg\" alt=\"Overhanging Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6364.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_111646.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_112433.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/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 the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6363.jpg\" alt=\"Blackish Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blackish Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What I believed was coal deposits, attesting to the region\u2019s rich coal mining history.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111301.jpg\" alt=\"Overhanging Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overhanging Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Underneath which was, in my opinion, coal deposits.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6364.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Small Cave<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few minutes later I found a small cave up the hillside.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_111646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_111646.jpg\" alt=\"Small Cave\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Small Cave<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_112433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_112433.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Laurels<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Along the second part of the trail up the cliffs, there were occasionally a few overlooks. Some offered views of the town of Quinnimont downstream, which was named for the five mountains in its surroundings. It was the oldest European settled town in the New River Gorge that experienced boom and bust with the region&#8217;s coal mining industry. Nowadays a trainyard was (mostly) all that&#8217;s left of the town.<\/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\/28\/DSC_6367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6367.jpg\" alt=\"Quinnimont\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quinnimont<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6366.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River beyond Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking New River beyond Mountain Laurels<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6368.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6368.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_113354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_113354.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Turn of New River<\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6367.jpg\" alt=\"Quinnimont\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6366.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River beyond Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6368.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_113354.jpg\" alt=\"Turn of New 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-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\/28\/DSC_6367.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6367.jpg\" alt=\"Quinnimont\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quinnimont<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6366.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River beyond Mountain Laurels\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking New River beyond Mountain Laurels<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6368.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6368.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_113354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_113354.jpg\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Turn of New River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Turkey_Spur_Overlook\">Turkey Spur Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After leaving Grandview, I drove towards Turkey Spur as the other overlook in the region. The overlook was located a short hike (and some stairs) from a parking lot, with views of two sections of New River in parallel but flowing in opposite directions, separated by Stretcher Neck <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(as OpenStreetMap called this hill)<\/span>. The river made a hairpin turn (not visible), connecting the two sections.<\/p>\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\/28\/DSC_6370.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6370.jpg\" width=\"95.6%\" alt=\"View from Turkey Spur Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Turkey Spur Overlook<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where New River made a hairpin turn, flowing leftwards in the foreground and rightwards in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6371.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6371.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges across New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridges across New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the village of Prince.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_115705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_115705.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Parking Lot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The scenic overlook was horizontally very close to its parking lot.<\/span><\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6370.jpg\" alt=\"View from Turkey Spur Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6371.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges across New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_115705.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/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 Turkey Spur Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6370.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6370.jpg\" alt=\"View from Turkey Spur Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Turkey Spur Overlook<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where New River made a hairpin turn, flowing leftwards in the foreground and rightwards in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6371.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6371.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges across New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridges across New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the village of Prince.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_115705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_115705.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Parking Lot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The scenic overlook was horizontally very close to its parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The area was named for the number of wild turkeys roosting there. In my opinion, the views were certainly novel but hardly impressive, so I didn&#8217;t linger long.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Concho_Rim_Overlook\">Concho Rim Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>My next stop of the day was Concho Rim Overlook, located on private land by ACE Adventure on the national park border but open to the public. The last mile before the overlook was on gravel road.<\/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\/28\/20230528_133444.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_133444.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Turn of New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6373.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Concho Rim\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River from Concho Rim<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6383.jpg\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Downstream<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6374.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Thurmond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Thurmond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What used to be a railway town for the region&#8217;s mines.<\/span><\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_133444.jpg\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6373.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Concho Rim\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6383.jpg\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6374.jpg\" alt=\"Thurmond\" \/><\/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 from Concho Rim Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_133444.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_133444.jpg\" alt=\"Turn of New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Turn of New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6373.jpg\" alt=\"New River from Concho Rim\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River from Concho Rim<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6383.jpg\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Downstream<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6374.jpg\" alt=\"Thurmond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Thurmond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What used to be a railway town for the region&#8217;s mines.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The view here was to some degree similar to the one earlier from Grandview: a hairpin turn of New River. Even more, they both feature a small village that had seemed better days (Thurmond here). A notable difference was that, Concho Rim Overlook was a bit lower than the surrounding mountains so it had a more &#8220;inside the gorge&#8221; feeling, while Grandview Overlook was more like overlooking the gorge from the top.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6375_DSC_6380-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6375_DSC_6380-6.jpg\" alt=\"View of New River Gorge from Concho Rim Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of New River Gorge from Concho Rim Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Canyon_Rim_Visitor_Center\">Canyon Rim Visitor Center<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>My next stop of the day was the park&#8217;s Canyon Rim Visitor Center, together with the few overlooks on its doorstep. If not for the forecast of rain today, I would visit these overlooks the previous day, and check out Diamond Point <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(which required some hiking)<\/span> today, so as to balance the two days&#8217; physical efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the constant sight of New River throughout the day, two major sights from Canyon Rim Visitor Center were Long Point across the river, where I was the previous day, and the magnificent gorge bridge.<\/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\/28\/DSC_6384.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6384.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Gorge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6385C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6385C11.jpg\" alt=\"Long Point Overlook across New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Long Point Overlook across New River Gorge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6386.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6386.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Gorge Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6387.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6387.jpg\" alt=\"New River with Kayakers\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River with Kayakers<\/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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6384.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6385C11.jpg\" alt=\"Long Point Overlook across New River Gorge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6386.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6387.jpg\" alt=\"New River with Kayakers\" \/><\/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\/28\/DSC_6384.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6384.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Gorge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6385C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6385C11.jpg\" alt=\"Long Point Overlook across New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Long Point Overlook across New River Gorge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6386.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6386.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Gorge Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6387.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6387.jpg\" alt=\"New River with Kayakers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River with Kayakers<\/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\/28\/DSC_6388_DSC_6398-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6388_DSC_6398-11.jpg\" alt=\"View of New River Gorge and Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of New River Gorge and Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the weather forecast indicated chances of rain for the entire day, I had been blessed with its absence until past 2pm, where I was at the overlooks next to Canyon Rim Visitor Center. Even then, it only started as an on-and-off drizzle, allowing me to continue the day\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Fayette_Station_Road\">Fayette Station Road<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was a one-way road leading from Canyon Rim Visitor Center down the gorge, crossing Tunney Hunsaker Bridge and climbing back up the mountain before reaching Fayetteville. Before the construction of New River Gorge Bridge, this was how people crossed New River. The bridge cut a 20-minute drive down to under 2 minutes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_145450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/20230528_145450.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"New River Gorge Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_145457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/20230528_145457.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"New River Gorge Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Gorge Bridge<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Fayette Station Road crossed right underneath the bridge for a few times, allowing me to grab some photos to appreciate its immense height.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\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\/28\/DSC_6409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6409.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Gorge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6406.jpg\" width=\"40%\" alt=\"Tunney Hunsaker Bridge\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6400.jpg\" width=\"40%\" alt=\"Tunney Hunsaker Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tunney Hunsaker Bridge<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Before the construction of New River Gorge Bridge in 1977, this bridge at the bottom of the gorge was the only way for people in the vicinity to cross the river.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6401.jpg\" alt=\"New River Upstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Upstream<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6408.jpg\" width=\"92.3%\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River Downstream<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Given the torrents ahead, most of the rafting trips terminate at the beach in the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6403.jpg\" alt=\"Railways\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6409.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6406.jpg\" alt=\"Tunney Hunsaker Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6401.jpg\" alt=\"New River Upstream\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6408.jpg\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6403.jpg\" alt=\"Railways\" \/><\/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-8, #splide-thumb-8 { 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\/28\/DSC_6409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6409.jpg\" alt=\"New River Gorge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Gorge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6406.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Tunney Hunsaker Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6400.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Tunney Hunsaker Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tunney Hunsaker Bridge<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Before the construction of New River Gorge Bridge in 1977, this bridge at the bottom of the gorge was the only way for people in the vicinity to cross the river.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6401.jpg\" alt=\"New River Upstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Upstream<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6408.jpg\" alt=\"New River Downstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River Downstream<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Given the torrents ahead, most of the rafting trips terminate at the beach in the left.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6403.jpg\" alt=\"Railways\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railways<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By the time I left Fayette Station Road, it&#8217;s 3:30pm. With still enough daylight left, I decided to visit Babcock State Park.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Babcock_State_Park\">Babcock State Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The likely only attraction of the park was Glade Creek Grist Mill, with the current one constructed in 1976 &#8220;as a monument to the over 500 mills which thrived in West Virginia at the turn of the century&#8221;. The mill was still functional. Even more interestingly, the nearby gift shop had on sale ground corn powder that&#8217;s manufactured from the mill. I was very tempted to grab one, only to find out the recommended recipes included too many ingredients that I didn&#8217;t have.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\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\/28\/DSC_6418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6418.jpg\" alt=\"Glade Creek Grist Mill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Glade Creek Grist Mill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6419.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mill Interior<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_162102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_162102.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mill Interior<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_155954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_155954.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Gift Shop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gift Shop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6418.jpg\" alt=\"Glade Creek Grist Mill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6419.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_162102.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_155954.jpg\" alt=\"Gift Shop\" \/><\/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-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Glade Creek Grist Mill.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6418.jpg\" alt=\"Glade Creek Grist Mill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Glade Creek Grist Mill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6419.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mill Interior<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_162102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_162102.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mill Interior<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_155954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_155954.jpg\" alt=\"Gift Shop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gift Shop<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Next to the mill, there was a series of waterfalls along Glade Creek. Both the mill and the waterfalls were just a short walk from the parking lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\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\/28\/DSC_6415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6415.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6417.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6414.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6414.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6415.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6417.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_6414.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/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-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the waterfalls.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6415.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6417.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/DSC_6414.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/DSC_6414.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By the time I was in Babcock State Park, the rain picked up. So I spent some time in my car on snacks for the rain to pass, before embarking on a short hike of &#8220;Island in the Sky Trail&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Island_in_the_Sky_Trail\">Island in the Sky Trail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Combined with the park road, this was a short loop trail, about 1.2km in length. Portions of the trail followed underneath some cliffs. the rock formations were similar to &#8220;Castle Rock Trail&#8221; earlier today from the national park. Unfortunately, there wasn&#8217;t much view along the trail, not to mention the spectacular sights of coal deposits from Castle Rock Trail that weren&#8217;t here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\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\/28\/20230528_170015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170015.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_165858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_165858.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Rock Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170149.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Rock Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170216.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_171436.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_171436.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170015.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_165858.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170149.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170216.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_171436.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { 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\/28\/20230528_170015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170015.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_165858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_165858.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Rock Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170149.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Rock Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170216.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_171436.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_171436.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>To make things worse, halfway into the hike, the rain started again. After some very minimal scrambling, I reached what I thought was a vista, but the views were very mediocre (p3 below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\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\/28\/20230528_170533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170533.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Rock Tunnel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Tunnel<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Very minimal scrambling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170929.jpg\" alt=\"Pavilion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pavilion<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_171006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_171006.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"View from Pavilion\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Pavilion<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn&#8217;t find this view remotely exciting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170633.jpg\" alt=\"Flower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170533.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Tunnel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170929.jpg\" alt=\"Pavilion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_171006.jpg\" alt=\"View from Pavilion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_170633.jpg\" alt=\"Flower\" \/><\/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-12, #splide-thumb-12 { 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\/28\/20230528_170533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170533.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Tunnel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Tunnel<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Very minimal scrambling.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170929.jpg\" alt=\"Pavilion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pavilion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_171006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_171006.jpg\" alt=\"View from Pavilion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Pavilion<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn&#8217;t find this view remotely exciting.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_170633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_170633.jpg\" alt=\"Flower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flower<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I felt Babcock State Park was located very out of the way (25 minutes from Fayetteville, 45 minutes from Beckley), and it really had few sights to offer.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Babcock State Park, I took WV-41 through the heart of New River Gorge National Park back to my hotel in Beckley. This route would take me through the towns of Quinnimont and Prince, visible earlier today from the Grandview area of the national park. That&#8217;s when I found out the village of Prince had a train station where Amtrak&#8217;s Cardinal service <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(between New York and Chicago)<\/span> operated three times per week in each direction. I checked out the station just under an hour before the westbound train&#8217;s scheduled arrival, and was greeted by both the station&#8217;s manager and some other people waiting to pick up their friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\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\/28\/20230528_180507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180507.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Prince Station Entrance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prince Station Entrance<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty dated facade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_180039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180039.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prince WV Train Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_180351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180351.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prince WV Train Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\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\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_180507.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Station Entrance\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_180039.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-s\/20230528_180351.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/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-13, #splide-thumb-13 { 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\/28\/20230528_180507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180507.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Station Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prince Station Entrance<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty dated facade.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_180039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180039.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prince WV Train Station<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_180351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails\/20230528_180351.jpg\" alt=\"Prince WV Train Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prince WV Train Station<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After grabbing some more photos at the bottom of New River Gorge, this time as rain and mist had it covered, I headed back to the hotel and called it a day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_181402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/20230528_181402.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528_181422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/28\/thumbnails-m\/20230528_181422.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Railway Bridge over New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River and Bridge over it<\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of my 2023 Memorial Day trip to West Virginia as I continued my tour of New River Gorge National Park. With rain in the weather forecast, I focused mostly on short hikes and overlooks for the&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/20230528new-river\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[614,2],"tags":[624,616],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8149,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions\/8149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}