High Falls of the Cheat River

This weekend we hiked the High Falls trail in the Shavers Fork area. It was a more strenuos trail than I expected. It was all either steep up or steep down. At the top of the ridge, there was a primeval area of hemlock, ferns and mosses.

When we arrived at the High Falls, we realized that there was a scenic railroad that stopped at the falls. So as we made our way down to the falls to eat lunch, we were accompanied by forty-some-odd passengers from the train. That was when I fell (see "A Beautiful Place to Break a Camera" below). We sat on the rocks and watched people rapidly descend on the location like they were paratroopers at the beaches of Normandy. I think I took a picture for a man and woman who were probably dating or something. THEN, as quickly as they arrived, everyone was gone. It was peaceful. I made some pictures. We ate lunch. Some hikers came through and took a swim.