Dolly Sods Wilderness Area - Reviews from across the web
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Welcome to the Monongahela National Forest in Elkins, WV. The Dolly Sods area was first explored by Thomas Lewis during a survey in 1746 to find the limits of Lord Fairfaxs land grant from the British Crown. The area was generally avoided as too impenetrable until the late 1800s. The exploitation of West Virginias coal and timber resource... fs.fed.us
Dolly Sods Wilderness Area - Elkins - Reviews of Dolly Sods Wilderness Area - TripAdvisor Having been to the area twice, we can hardily recommend it. The altitude and winds encourage an almost Canadian eco structure. There are great trails through rocky forests with bogs, blueberry bushes, mountain laurel etc. We have encountered very few hikers and once saw recently made paw prints of s... tripadvisor.com
GORP - Dolly Sods Wilderness - Ordnance Removal Project The Dolly Sods Ordnance Removal project is underway again. They are working in the area known as Dolly Sods North, which is located north of Dolly Sods WIlderness and west of Dolly Sods Scenic area and Forest Road 75. This area doesn't have any forest system trails, just a collection of old jeep roa... gorp.away.com
Dolly Sods, Otter Creek Wilderness & North MNF Hiking - Hikes This hike passes through the Dolly Sods Scenic Area, which adjoins the Dolly Sods Wilderness. This whole plateau of spruce forests, rock outcrops, clear streams and open fields is ... trails.com
Backpacking West Virginia - Dolly Sods Wilderness Area There are many different types of wildlife that inhabit Dolly Sods. Small mammals such as shrews, moles, bats, mice, jumping mice, and voles live in this area along with larger mammals, such as opossums, raccoons, woodchucks, striped skunks, beavers, muskrats, minks, many different types of squirrel... outdoortravels.com
Backpacking West Virginia - Dolly Sods Wilderness Area Take WV 28/55 south out of Petersburg, WV. One mile past Smoke Hole Caverns, look for the brown Forest Service sign on the left side of the road pointing to the turn-off to the Wilderness area onto State Road 4 (also known as Jordan Run Road.) Follow the paved road steeply up a fold in the hills. At... outdoortravels.com
A day in Dolly Sods | Southern Living | Find Articles at BNET I've enjoyed the Sods since childhood. I've gathered ripe blueberries and waded streams in summer, watched fall colors cloak the slopes and beavers build stick dams, tracked bear and cross-country skied through winter's snowdrifts, and spotted wildflowers erupting in spring. I know I don't have the ... findarticles.com
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