Too many times the region and cities of Appalachia are looked down on and despised. These on-lookers do not realize the charm and beauty of this mysterious place. One place I find the most astounding beauty is on the way to Moorefild WV in Hardy county. The scenic route that is the way me and my family take to travel, to the new highway that was put in, is one of the most beautiful drives that I have been on especially in autumn. If you do not take the highway you get even more beautiful scenery. My most memorable part of the scenic trip is the mountains and the freshwater springs. A little mountain bypass that me and my family take called Greenland Gap is just simply remarkable. Picture if you will a smooth, paved road without lines to distract you, curving, flowing around the mountain and running right beside the most picturesque stream. This stream in not a little tricke of a typical babbling brook, is is a full fledged stream with magnificent, white, flowing watterfalls and it contains multiple routes the water has cut through the rocks. This is the best part of this area, but this mountain cut would not be the tranquil place it is without the further description of the environment around it. This place surrounding is the ideal place for a mountain getaway if there was lodging anywhere around it. The road that winds through the Gap is just about enveloped by trees and lush foliage. On a sunny day the trees create the best abstract patterns on the road and stream. On the other side of the stream there is a rock wall, that in itself, shows hundreds of years of history. This wall is diagonally layered and filled with crags where trees have grown out and up to contibute to the enclosement of the valley. This mountain pass is the the most mystical and magical place I have ever been through. This, in my opinion, is the best part of Appalachia.
-Todd
3 comments:
Todd,
To add to your post, I myself have truly experienced a magical clearing in the lush, rolling hills and towering mountains of West Virginia. The fondest route I have ever taken through WV was cutting through keyser mountain, you almost lose all sense of being as your eyes are compltely fixated on the towering height, and mesmerizing beauty of the mountinas. The most incredible thing I love about our mountains are the diamond-cut ridges and blended color pallet of sandy-brown's to rustic shades of black, that truly showcase's the years of history that WV has endured. You are a very talented writer, never forget that.
-Leah
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. The description went beyond just generic, unsatisfactory words that most people would just toss out there. No, every little word made me eager to go see this beauty. I want to go see this picturesque marvel. I want to go to this area and capture all these images for myself. Thank you for providing me with this detailed portrait.
~Chandra
You did a great job of describing one of the hidden wonders of the region. I've never been to Greenland Gap, but your description had me imagining it. It sounds really beautiful.
-Eliana
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