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"This Grandview location is in the southern part of New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. I went to the Grandview Visitor's Center first. Got there just in time to pick up a few souvenirs. Visited the lookout point and the National Park Highest Point sign area. Then headed up to Turkey Spur Overlook." — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 29, 2023
"This description includes my visits to both of the New River Gorge National Park's High Points (the most recent N.P.!) in West Virginia, book-ending this location in the Nat. Pk. as well:
a.Grandview Visitors Center. See my separate summit report.
b.Turkey Spur Rock. Climbed up the sometimes narrow trail and checked out all the constructed lookout points on the various rocks at this area. Saw a couple turkey vultures hanging out on the trees. Trip details refer to this location. Also went along the North Rim Trail to check out the 4 lookout points on the way back toward the visitor's center.
c.Cemetery Rd. Lastly, after visiting all the lookouts in this area of the National Park, I stopped at the 2nd national park high point area near the Grandview Cemetery. Parked at the turnaround at the end and walked up the road to the highest spot on the National Park border. There are a lot of bunnies in this area! As I was looking around at the fields a deer popped his head up about 10 feet away. We locked eyes for a couple seconds then he turned and ran off before I could get a picture.
Obviously I had plenty of company at the first two locations. Nobody but dedicated high pointers visi..." — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 29, 2023
"Second leg of the travels on Thursday - from Seneca Rocks on into Shenandoah NP. This was a quick hit on the way to the national park. We took the easy route and drove up (sad to say, as I would have loved to make the 10 mile hike to the summit - we just didnt have time). We got out of the car, did the 0.5 mile trail to the top and headed back out to Shenandoah. Tagged it and bagged it." — wiweasel • Apr 6, 2023
"Second day of our 2023 Easter objectives. Seneca Rocks, WV was the first of 3 objectives that day - leaving Blackwater Falls, WV early. We stopped later in Spruce Knob, then on into Shenandoah (Bearfance Mountain Trail). Seneca was great, it was overcast in the morning - we ate at a strange hostile/diner called the Breakfast Nook that only took cash and had foreign women showering in the loft overhead (the shower was leaking). We ascended Seneca, climbed into the rocks and I was able to fly 1 battery pack on my drone before the FC got loose and it started misbehaving. We descended behind the rocks, very steep descent (tough on the knees). We made it back to the car and off to Spruce Knob we went." — wiweasel • Apr 6, 2023
"Apparently having a 4wd vehicle makes one fearless, or stupid. If you're not hiking or camping at one of the more remote areas I highly recommend you stick to the main roads for the H.P., so you don't go 25 miles out of your way on gravel roads!! Another bluebird day for state highpointing! Found the USGS marker next to the observation tower. It's been 8 years since I was here so I went around the Whispering Spruce loop trail since the trees have obscured most of the views from the tower now." — SteveM_StickMan • Oct 21, 2022