In less than two weeks, Wilderness Volunteers heads to “Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia for our first ever service trip in “The Mountain State.” That’s right: WV in WV!
We’ll spend the week ditchin’ and turnpikin’ – that’s trail slang for cleaning up soggy, washed out trail – in the Cranberry Wilderness, which some have called “the crown jewel” of the 919,000-acre Monongahela National Forest. Home to scenic red spruce, rhododendron groves, and mossy, fern-covered forest floors, the wilderness is a designated black-bear sanctuary and boasts some of the best trout fishing in the east.
We’ve got a good project, a good hike, good meals, and a good group – all key ingredients for a successful trip. One could say “It’s Almost Heaven…”
West Virginia is a slow-paced jewel in the east. Thanks for the pics and tribute to John Denver.