Two backpackers dwarfed by a wind-swept Red Spruce look eastward from the Allegheny Mountains.  The Dolly Sods Wilderness lies on top of the ridge of the Eastern Continental divide in the Monogahela National Forest.  Water that drains to t
Often referred to as "Canada gone astray" by botanists, the bogs of the Monongahela National Forest appear more like Canadian Tundra.  Boreal Species such as Snowshoe Hare and Fisher occupy these Heath Barrens, a far cry from the marshes of the
The Mountainous, Western boundaries of the watershed feature spectacular hues of fall color that rival that of New England.
The peaks of these mountains are a relic of the ice age.  While glacier's did not extend this far south, the glacier's in nearby Pennsylvania fostered a much cooler climate resulting in the tundra like appearance of these mountain peaks.  
Carved by wind over the eons, the boulders of the Dolly Sods Wilderness are surrounded by spruce, huckleberry, blueberry, cranberry, and sphagnum moss.  The Watershed's boundaries in West Virginia represent some of the most extreme, cool, and w
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At 4,863 feet, Spruce Knob is the highest point in both the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the State of West Virginia.  Storms are common here amongst the boulders and spruce. 
Made of Tuscarora Quartzite and formed almost half a billion years ago, Seneca Rocks is a sublime sight to behold.  It also features some of the best technical rock climbing in the east. 
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