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- You Can Be Part of History
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- Thorny Mountain Fire Tower Does ‘Rustic Glamping’ Right
Campers in the Western United States may have more experience with sleeping in historic fire towers. But the Thorny Mountain Fire Toweris the only one available for overnight stays east of the Mississippi. The Civilian Conservation Corps first built the tower in the 1920s, when intense logging had rendered West Virginia’s forests vulnerable to fire...
You’ll be higher than all your surroundings at the fire tower, which stands at an elevation of 3,385 feet. That means you’ll come away with a whole new understanding for whatever the atmosphere has prepared for you. “Watching storms roll in across the mountain tops… fog settling into the valleys like white foaming rivers… being perched beside rainb...
The fire tower offers breath-taking views of Greenbrier Valley and rugged Pocahontas County, so it’s understandable if you begin to itch to experience the landscape on foot, too. Among your options are the Allegheny Trail, an 8-mile hike, or a loop on the Thorny Creek Trail. From the Fire Tower, it’s a steep walk of less than a mile to Seneca Lake,...
The fire tower retains the charm of its historic days — and that means basic amenities. You’ll be roughing it, starting with the road up to the fire tower which is best tackled with four-wheel drive. The cabin itself accommodates four, but there are only two cots. The Dyrt camper Amber A.wrote “bring all your standard backpacking gear,” including s...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A very active 2023 fall fire season came to a close on Dec. 31, the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WVDOF) announced today, with 323 wildfires across the state. This fall, the top three causes of wildfires were debris burning, arson, and equipment and vehicle use. “Debris-burning fires accounted for 34% of the….
Nov 12, 2023 · GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (WBOY) – The National Park Service (NPS) now estimates that almost 2,000 acres have burned since the Steep Valley Fire started Nov. 6 in the New River Gorge National Park. In an update on Sunday, Nov. 12, the NPS said that the has been “minimal fire activity” since the last update due to some rain on Friday, but better ...
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See the latest wildfire information for the Grace Mountain Fire near , that has burned 600 acres since March 20, 2024 and is currently active. More information is available on the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center Wildfire Map.
E LKINS, WV (WVNS) — The Pocahontas County 947 Fire is approximately 100 acres with 33 firefighters working on the fire as of Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. The fire is off of Forest ...
