{"id":7975,"date":"2023-05-29T22:59:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7975"},"modified":"2023-11-14T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T04:40:21","slug":"20230529new-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529new-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 of May 2023 Trip to West Virginia, Sandstone Falls and Roaring Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth and last day of my 2023 Memorial Day trip to West Virginia. I checked out of the hotel in Beckley this morning and started my drive back home to Washington DC, stopping at Sandstone Falls of New River Gorge National Park and Roaring Run Furnace in Virginia along the way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120139.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone 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: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 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: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 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: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 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:133,gap:9,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:56,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: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 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:133,gap:9,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:56,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} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The final day for my 2023 trip to New River Gorge. Google predicted it would take under 5 hours for my drive home, leaving me enough time in the day for some sightseeing. Among New River Gorge National Park, Sandstone Falls were the only part that I hadn&#8217;t visited yet.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, Sandstone Falls weren&#8217;t conveniently accessible. Despite it&#8217;s only a short distance from I-64, there was no ramp on the western side of New River. Instead, the waterfall was only accessible through the town of Hinton, about 8 miles to the south. Going from Beckley WV, I ended up taking WV-3, which was a twisty road through West Virginia&#8217;s endless mountains.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Sandstone_Falls\">Sandstone Falls<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rain was still in the forecast today, just like the previous day with periods of rain and clouds. It was dry when I had breakfast in the hotel, wet when I moved luggage onto my car.&#x1F625; It&#8217;s a light drizzle when I drove towards Sandstone Falls <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(the last section was narrow, but paved throughout)<\/span>, but by the time I got to the parking lot, the rain picked up.<br \/>\nAs a result, I spent about half an hour in the car working on my laptop, hoping the rain would abate, which it didn&#8217;t. Nonetheless, with an umbrella in my hand, I decided to start my tour of Sandstone Falls.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">(It turned out that I didn&#8217;t wait long enough. An additional half hour later when I returned to the car, it&#8217;s dry.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sandstone Falls area featured a 0.4km one-way boardwalk to a vista. The waterfall lined the entire width of New River upstream so it can be viewed from multiple places along the boardwalk. One could also add the nearby &#8220;Island Loop Trail&#8221; to make it 1.6km in total. With the rain going on, the rocks along &#8220;Island Loop Trail&#8221; seemed rather slippery, so I didn&#8217;t attempt that.<\/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\/29\/20230529_122133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_122133.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_121925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_121925.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A major overlook along the boardwalk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_115622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_115622.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From a bridge along the boardwalk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_115945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_115945.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the end of the boardwalk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120004.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents\" \/><\/a><\/br>Torrents<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the end of the boardwalk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120806.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120806.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Off trail into the woods.<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_122133.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_121925.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_115622.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_115945.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_120004.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_120806.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone 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-1, #splide-thumb-1 { 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\/29\/20230529_122133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_122133.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_121925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_121925.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A major overlook along the boardwalk.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_115622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_115622.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From a bridge along the boardwalk.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_115945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_115945.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the end of the boardwalk.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120004.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Torrents<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the end of the boardwalk.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120806.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120806.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Off trail into the woods.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Next to the vista at the end of the boardwalk, a community trail led into the woods where the waterfalls could be viewed from a close distance. Among the entire width of the waterfall it&#8217;s not the most spectacular sight, but the feeling of proximity and seclusion was enjoyable on its own.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_120814-120822-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_120814-120822-5.jpg\" alt=\"Sandstone Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sandstone Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DSC_6422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6422.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Brooks Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DSC_6423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_6423.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Brooks Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Brooks Falls<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving Sandstone Falls, I made a stop at Brooks Falls Roadside Park, which was between Sandstone Falls and the town of Hinton. I was sure underneath the water there\u2019s change of elevation along the river bed, but the change was so minuscule that in my opinion it hardly qualified as &#8220;falls&#8221;.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Confluence_of_Greenbrier_and_New_River\">Confluence of Greenbrier and New River<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>While I could cross New River at Hinton, I chose to make a small detour and cross at Bellepoint, which sat at the confluence of Greenbrier and New River. Next to the confluence was a boat ramp, which I thought would be a great place to launch my drone for an aerial tour.<\/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\/29\/DJI_0041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"Bluestone Dam\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bluestone Dam<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0067.jpg\" alt=\"Greenbrier River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Greenbrier River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0069.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0075.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0075.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0068.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Bellepoint\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Bellepoint<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0070.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0070.jpg\" width=\"92.4%\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few isolated islands in the middle of the river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0071.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overlooking Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A T-shaped intersection, where two bridges crossed New River and Greenbrier River respectively, with the third branch leading to the town of Bellepoint.<\/div>\n<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"Bluestone Dam\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0067.jpg\" alt=\"Greenbrier River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0069.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0075.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0068.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Bellepoint\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0070.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0071.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Confluence of Greenbrier River and 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-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\/29\/DJI_0041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0041.jpg\" alt=\"Bluestone Dam\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bluestone Dam<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0067.jpg\" alt=\"Greenbrier River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Greenbrier River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0069.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0075.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0075.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0068.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Bellepoint\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Bellepoint<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0070.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0070.jpg\" alt=\"New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>New River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few isolated islands in the middle of the river.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0071.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Confluence of Greenbrier River and New River<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A T-shaped intersection, where two bridges crossed New River and Greenbrier River respectively, with the third branch leading to the town of Bellepoint.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video showing the boat ramp at the confluence of the two rivers before the town of Bellepoint.<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0074_312.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/Intersection_Pan_2160p30_H265_9Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/Intersection_Pan_2160p30_H264_10.5Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">11 seconds, 2160p30fps, 9Mbps\/14MB for H265, 10.5Mbps\/15MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here the typical landscape of West Virginia was showcased, of a river or creek cutting through rolling hills, where small patches of land closest to the water was habitable. Downstream, a few islands continued their attempt to separate New and Greenbrier Rivers. Maybe their confluence was a lot downstream millions of years ago.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0042_DJI_0051-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0042_DJI_0051-10.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River near Bluestone Dam\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0076_DJI_0085-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0076_DJI_0085-10.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River near Confluence with Greenbrier River\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/DJI_0054_DJI_0064-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0054_DJI_0064-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking New River near South Hinton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking New River<\/br>Near Bluestone Dam (top), near confluence with Greenbrier River (middle) and near South Hinton (bottom)<\/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\/OWdj3GHQmWI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">0:00 downstream; 1:03 upstream<\/div>\n<p>By the time I left Hinton, it&#8217;s 1:30pm. With still enough time left in the day, I decided to check out Roaring Run, a popular hiking trail in the western part of Virginia.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Roaring_Run\">Roaring Run<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After getting off I-64 at Low Moor, it&#8217;s a 17-minute drive along twisty mountain roads to reach its trailhead, located in Jefferson National Forest. The trail I was about to embark on was a 2.7km loop with 93m elevation gain. Taking it in the clockwise direction, the trail followed Roaring Run on its way up, passing a few smaller waterfalls before ending at a major waterfall. The return trip would have me up the hill and deep in the forest, passing the remains of an iron furnace before returning to the trailhead.<\/p>\n<p>Just like the rest of the day, this hike was in on-and-off rain. I experienced the heaviest rain at the beginning and end of the hike, closest to the trailhead.<\/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\/29\/20230529_152756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152756.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roaring Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152634.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Footbridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_153350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_153350.jpg\" alt=\"Small Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Small Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_153742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_153742.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Roaring Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_154019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154019.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roaring Run<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_152756.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_152634.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_153350.jpg\" alt=\"Small Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_153742.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Roaring Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_154019.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring 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-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\/29\/20230529_152756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152756.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roaring Run<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152634.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Footbridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_153350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_153350.jpg\" alt=\"Small Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Small Waterfall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_153742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_153742.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Roaring Run<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_154019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154019.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roaring Run<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It was a pleasant stroll following Roaring Run upstream. The trail was wide enough in most places that I didn&#8217;t encounter too many difficulties holding an umbrella. The cheerful sound of the creek was a rather pleasant companion.<\/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\/29\/20230529_151944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_151944.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roaring Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162647.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roaring Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152915.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><\/br>Roaring Run<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152455.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_154350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_154502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154502.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents and Distant Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Torrents and Distant Waterfall<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_151944.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_162647.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_152915.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_152455.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_154502.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents and Distant 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-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\/29\/20230529_151944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_151944.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roaring Run<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162647.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roaring Run<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152915.jpg\" alt=\"Roaring Run\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Roaring Run<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_152455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_152455.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\/29\/20230529_154350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154350.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_154502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_154502.jpg\" alt=\"Torrents and Distant Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Torrents and Distant Waterfall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The end of the trail was a giant waterfall, &#8220;giant&#8221; in a relative sense. The water followed some incline, so it&#8217;s far from a free fall. 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Thus, I didn&#8217;t linger long at the end of the trail before heading back.<\/p>\n<p>The trail back would take me on a hill above Roaring Run. Despite the map at the trailhead indicating an overlook along the way, I didn&#8217;t find any. A small section of the trail was muddy. It&#8217;s also longer in distance so I didn&#8217;t find this part that exciting.<\/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\/29\/20230529_161128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161128.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_161558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161558.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_161555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161555.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Trail in Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail in Forest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_161832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161832.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162109.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162109.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162325.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/a><\/br>Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162412.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/a><\/br>Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace<\/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\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_161128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_161555.jpg\" alt=\"Trail in Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_161832.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_162109.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_162325.jpg\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230529_162412.jpg\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/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\/29\/20230529_161128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161128.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\/29\/20230529_161558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161558.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_161555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161555.jpg\" alt=\"Trail in Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail in Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_161832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_161832.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\/29\/20230529_162109.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162109.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162325.jpg\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529_162412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/05\/29\/thumbnails\/20230529_162412.jpg\" alt=\"Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Remains of Roaring Run Iron Furnace<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end, the trail passed by the remains of Roaring Run Furnace, which was constructed to manufacture iron as its ingredients, charcoal (from trees), iron ore and limestone were readily available in the surrounding. Water from the creek was used to drive bellows to melt the ingredients. Despite being almost two centuries old, the furnace survived pretty well except for a few cracks.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I got back to my car at 4:30, then started my drive back home near Washington DC. With dinner along the way, I got back home at 9pm, finishing this trip to West Virginia.<br \/>\nEND<br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth and last day of my 2023 Memorial Day trip to West Virginia. I checked out of the hotel in Beckley this morning and started my drive back home to Washington DC, stopping at Sandstone Falls of New&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/20230529new-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":[585,616],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975"}],"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=7975"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8174,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975\/revisions\/8174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}