We left Lake Fairfax Tuesday morning and headed for Seneca Rocks, WV. Kind of glad to be leaving the hustle & bustle of the DC area. And boy this IS the complete opposite. Our campground is in a National Wildlife Area; it is quiet and in the middle of nothing. It’s 20 miles to anything.
It’s Wednesday and it’s cooler with lower humidity; a welcome relief. Our first stop is to hike up Seneca Rocks. The rocks are a vertical uprising made of quartzite. They are popular with hikers and rock climbers. There are several rock climbing schools, but we will hike up the 1000 feet on the 1.5 mile trail. We are promised a great view from the top.
Our destination is to the left of the left peak where there is an observation platform. So up we go.
It took over an hour to reach the platform. The trail was well maintained but pretty steep in places. Whew! The view was worth the effort!
From here we went to Seneca Caverns, a privately owned cave. As you know, if you’ve seen our earlier posts, we have seen some caves. This one was OK, not very big, but had some very pretty formations.
Our tour guide was also a waitress at the adjoining restrauant. So we wonder how that job description looks, “Wanted, Waitress and Cave Guide” ??
Our last stop was a drive into Smoke Hole Canyon. A very scenic area. It is all part of the same rock outcroppings as Seneca Rocks.
Along the way we found quite the unusual little settlement. Located along a 2 rut drive called Campden Lane.
There were about 25 trailers along about 1/4 mile here. It appears they have built a kind of house around the trailer. They all look like they have been here a while. Hmm…. note the Puma on the left is for sale. We thought about inquiring. A perfect summer or year round retreat don’t you think?
Tomorrow we plan to drive to Cass, WV to hop on a train for a ride back in time.
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