Month: March 2022

GOSC, Spring break’22 trip to Spruce Knob WV

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8 people were going to Spruce knob West Virginia on 18th March for hiking. 2 cars left at different times.
One car with 4 people left at 1:30 PM from Alumni building and the second car with the other 4 started around 5:30 PM.
All the 8 people met in the Airbnb at night and couldn’t tell much about the surroundings of Airbnb since it was a cloudy and dark night. We all went to bed around 12 AM to get out of the house and start hiking by 9:00 AM.

 

While we were starting to go for a hike on Day-1, we took this picture outside our Airbnb to cherish the beautiful view

We stopped here before heading to the trail head to enjoy the majestic mountains on a warm day.
The drivers parked one car at the end of the trail head and came back to reduce the hike duration so that we can also enjoy some time at the Airbnb.
We already hiked for 1.5 hours and found a perfect spot to enjoy some lunch
Getting more than half way through the hike gives us some motivation to push through especially after a heavy lunch
We saw multiple fire places like these around the mountains where stones make a nice seat to enjoy bonfire while camping nearby
After reaching the Spruce Knob summit, Vamc went to explore the trail further. After scrambling a bit further on loose rocks, there’s complete view of WV mountains without any obstruction.
We finally made it to the highest point of WV
We then reached Airbnb and made this nice meal to celebrate the completion of first hike and enjoy the last night at the airbnb. The menu was chicken wings, lentils curry, beef soup, jasmine rice and wine.
When we went out to make the bonfire, we noticed that it was a full moon night. It looked so so beautiful and bright. At some point, it looked like sunrise in pictures
We started the bonfire and gathered around for warmth and to reflect upon our favourite memories during the whole day.
We then got up and packed our luggage and left for Seneca rocks on Day-2 and then to leave to Lehigh. Even though it was a short hike to the top, the elevation made it challenging.
Only Oumaima and Vamc went to the top of Seneca rocks that offers a panoramic view of the entire area but getting there and coming back down was a bit challenging.
We came to the information center to have lunch and then head back to Lehigh at around 3:30 PM.

We reached back to Lehigh at 9:45 PM on Sunday night and were content to make good use of the weekend.

 

Trip leader: VamC

Photos: everyone

Trip Blog: VamC