Beech Fork State Park

Today we hiked the Overlook Trail at Beech Fork State Park in Barboursville, WV. We were amazed at the amount of grasshoppers on the trail. With each step, hundreds of them jumped through the dead leaves along the trail, creating a percussive soundtrack to our hike. The trail apexed at an overlook over the whole park. With the warm weather today, it was a great hike.

One of the coolest things we saw was a dried out vine that had coiled itself into a ring, and a spider had spun a web in the middle. Eip also loved seeing a pair of deer near the start of the trail.

Miles Hiked: 1.5
Total: 3.5

Babcock State Park

Babcock State Park is located in Fayette County, West Virginia. It took us about two hours to drive there from Hurricane.

Babcock is famous for its replica grist mill, which is one of the most photographed sites in West Virginia.

We hiked the correctly named "Lake View Trail," which runs up from the mill around the giant lake in the south part of the park.

Miles Hiked: 2
Total Miles Hiked: 2

Hawk's Nest

On the way to Babock State Park, we stopped at Hawk's Nest, which has some great views overlooking the New River.



It was also the site of the Hawk's Next Tunnel Disaster, just one of the many industrial accidents that plagued West Virginia mine workers in the early part of the 20th century.

A New Blog!

Eip and I set a goal this year to hike 20 miles of West Virginia state parks. This blog will serve as a journal for all our experiences. Enjoy!