Skidmore, Fflur & Wootten get out some Wednesdays for exploring trails they haven't ridden. This week they scoped out a seldom ridden gem that drops off the WV side of Shenandoah Mountain. The ridge pokes out, between Sugar Run & Seng Run, into the headwaters of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. The trail starts out with fast double track and then turns into some classic ridge descending, offering views of Reddish Knob and some of West Virginia's finest state flowers. The satellite dishes are used to provide West Virginians with over 100 channels, as well as possibly being the communications hub for some federal agency in charge of our security.
Fflur thought it was over after they descended the busy ridge and got to the road, but alas, it had just begun. Next to the fiber optic cable that provides high speed internet to the satellites, the gravel traverse continued to climb up towards the pavement on the back side of Reddish. The pavement grind up is best done at the end of the ride on cold days so you stay warmest throughout the day.
You can see in the photo below, an artifact of the great depression, where the USFS got creative, employing thousands of artists in the CCC to do mosaics in random places.
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