"Three summer days at West Virginia's Otter Creek Wilderness, and we only encountered two other people on the trails, both locals fishing for brook trout. My friend wanted to fish, but I wanted to bag peaks, of which I only got one. Possession Camp Trail runs about three miles from Otter Creek up to the summit of Green Mountain, where there are no views, but there is a pleasant campsite with an eerie name: Possession Camp. "Possession" can mean ownership, of course, but this is Appalachia, where "possession" can also refer to the influence of evil spirits--as in the folk religion of the mountains. Weird name. I like the spooky explanation, but it's probably the banal one. There's nothing spooky about this beautiful, remote spot, not even on Friday the 13th. " — briansnyder • Jun 13, 2025

"Say “tethered” with a South-of-England accent. The name “Breathed” rhymes with that: BREH-thed. No views at the true summit, but pretty good views nearby at a place called Lion’s Head. This is in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, which was overrun with visitors, many of whom were wandering around lost and bumping into each other. " — briansnyder • Jun 29, 2024

"My second peak called Coal Knob, this one is in the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area of West Virginia. The peak is a long bushwhack from the trail and all wooded. It offers no views, but the 8-mile loop is beautiful without vistas. Mountain laurel were in bloom and wild blueberries were everywhere. We camped near the summit for two nights and did a side trip to the more spectacular Breathed Mountain to take in the rocky overlooks." — briansnyder • Jun 29, 2024

"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