This is my third visit to Spruce Knob and my second "summit." I've now been here in winter snow (and got the car stuck in said snow, badly), summer heat, and this time in fall color. This was part of our epic adventure to show Ken the area I grew up in (sort of; I didn't grow up in West Virginia, but the Appalachians are part of my blood), to take Mom back to these three high points now that she's feeling physically and mentally better, and to see some fall color where the majority of the trees are deciduous. It was BUSY up on Spruce Knob! Passed plenty of cars coming down as we were going up (which was *not* fun - it is a one-lane road and often has steep drop-offs on one side; not fun to pass on), and the parking lot had 15+ cars in it! Because the weather was nice, we did the whispering spruce trail around the high point. Maintained appropriate social distance from parties not our own, etc. etc. It was nice to see so many people out recreating in public lands!