Mountain Times ~ Supplement to the Pocahontas Times ~ SnowShoe, Slatyfork, Green Bank, Cass, WV

Focusing on the resort and tourist community of Slaty Fork, Snowshoe Mountain, Cass and Green Bank

Vol. 4 No. 8
August 2005

Serving SnowShoe Mountain, Slaty Fork, Green Bank and Cass
"News you can resort to"

Second Section of
The Pocahontas Times
Post Office No. 436-640
ISSN No. 07388373

Upcoming Events Around the Mountain Resort

AUGUST
AROUND THE COUNTY
Every Thursday € Wake up and See Stars € National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, 304-456-2150. Gather at the planetarium balloon every Thursday for a unique look at the sky. $3 per person, reservations are suggested. Program begins at 2 p.m.
Every Saturday in August. € Fiddles and Vittles Train, Cass Scenic Railroad State Park € 304-456-4300 or 800-CALL-WVA. Back for another yeartake a train ride to Whittaker Station and enjoy dinner and live bluegrass music along the way.
July 31 - Aug. 3 € Greenbrier River Inn to Inn, Elk River Touring Center € 800-572-3771 or 572-3771. Experience the off road countryside of Pocahontas County at your leisure. Stay at the Elk River Inn your first night, then shuttle to Cass and cycle the Greenbrier River Trail. Stay at another B&B along the trail in Marlinton, on your third day cycle north to a B&B right on the trail. Beginner to intermediate riding, great trip for families and couples. Travel 50-63 miles. We shuttle all your gear. Just have to pedal at your own pace!
Aug. 5 € Film Fest Friday € NRAO, Green Bank € 304-456-2150. Come on out and enjoy a great movie and then discuss the film with NRAO staff. Begins at 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 6 € Greenbrier Challenge Mountain Bike Event - Marlinton to Cass and back € 304-254-9196. This is a 50-mile relay event, held on the Greenbrier River Trail from Marlinton to Cass, then back. The event begins at 9am at Stillwell Park, Marlinton, and concludes at 4 pm with an awards presentation at Stillwell. Musical entertainment and a picnic lunch will be provided. Proceeds will benefit the Challenged Athletes of West Virginia adaptive ski program at Snowshoe. Teams of riders (or single riders) will conquer the 50 miles to help earn money for the adaptive ski program. Challenge your club, your business, your family, or your organization to come and bike this event. Have some fun while helping a very worthwhile cause! Challenged riders are encouraged to participate.
Aug. 13 € 10th Annual Wild 100 Backcountry Race € Elk River Touring Center, 800-572-3771 or 572-3771. A biking event that can last all night! Racers ride at least 100K, choosing their own course, combining singletrack and dirt roads, hitting all six of the checkpoints in order. The race is followed by the Wild 100 Survivors' Party and Barbeque around the campfire. For more information, check out www.ertc.com.
Aug. 19-21 € Dunmore Daze € Dunmore. Call 456-3262 or 799-5456. Activities all weekend long, featuring a flea market, bake sale and arts and crafts on Saturday.
Aug. 26 € Murder Mystery Train € Cass Scenic Railroad State Park € 304-456-4300 or 800-CALL-WVA. Come enjoy this who-done-it train ride to Whittaker; includes dinner and entertainment. Train departs at 5 p.m. Make your reservations early; you won't want to miss this one!
Aug. 27 € Star Party € NRAO, Green Bank € 304-456-2150. NRAO Staff will orient you to the star-filled sky and then view the night sky on the Star Party Patio. Bring optical telescopes and binoculars - you won't believe the view! Program begins 30 minutes before dark.
Aug. 10, 24 € High Tech Wednesday, NRAO, Green Bank € 304-456-2150. Take a guided tour though parts of NRAO normally off limits to visitors like lab areas where sensitive receivers are designed and built. Space is limited to 15; cost is $3 so make reservations early.
Aug. 20 € Moonlight Fire on the Greenbrier Rail Excursion, Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin € 877-686-7245. Offered on full moon nights, this late evening excursion aboard the steam-powered Climax train begins with a buffet dinner at the Durbin Depot followed by a trip along the beautiful, moonlit Greenbrier River. See the stars in this remote wilderness, far from ambient light, and follow the reflection of the moon as it shines on the river. Train departs the depot at 8 p.m.

On The Mountain

For more info about any events at Snowshoe, call 877-441-4FUN or visit online at www.snowshoemtn.com
Aug. 3 - 7 € International Bow-hunters World Championships € This world championship event attracts more than 1800 bowhunters and archers from around the world to compete for the title of World Champion. Vendors, family entertainment and spectacular events highlight this special week.
Aug. 11 - 14 € Wine and Jazz Festival € Jazz entertainment, arts and crafts, wines from throughout the world and chefs from throughout the state join together under the Grand Tasting Tent for a fabulous weekend.
Aug. 18 - 21 € NORBA National Championship Mountain Biking Series € One of only four National Off-Road Biking Association (NORBA) sanctioned National Championship races in the country! This four-day event draws more than 2,000 professional and amateur competitors to the mountain to compete in cross country, dual slalom, mountain cross, short track and downhill events. Live entertainment, a huge vendor expo area and world class mountain bikers make this a great spectator event.
Snowshoe Symphony Festival: Aug. 26 - 28 € Following on from the success of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra's 2004 "Opera Goes to the Mountains" concert, the 2005 edition will bring the long-awaited return of "3 Tenors - The Next Generation." Hear the golden voices of the future in a concert featuring three of today's most promising young singers and some of the greatest operatic music ever written. All your favorite tenor arias "Nessun dorma," "Celeste Aida," La donna e mobile," and more will combine with Broadway favorites and popular songs for an unforgettable weekend of great magical music in the mountain of Snowshoe.

Don Vought, Jr., (right, on Snickers) leads guided trail rides out of the stables of Watoga State Park assisted by stepson Robbie Reed (left, on Baby Ruth).

Photos by Drew Tanner

I should've been a cowboy...

Giddyup! Seeing Watoga on horseback

Drew Tanner Staff Writer

      I have to say, though I'm a relatively active person, I'm also one of those people who likes to have both feet planted firmly on the ground.
      Walking and hiking I can handle. Snowshoeing? Sure. Fishing? Let's go. Biking? I'll make that exception.
      On skis and skates, however, my most famous move is more commonly referred to as a face plant. And even on a bike I've gotten a good many scrapes and bruises

This friendly pastured horse is hoping for a treat or a scratching from visitors.
Photos by Drew Tanner

      In short, put much distance between me and terra firma, and I start getting a little anxious.
      As you might imagine, I met the news of getting to ride astride 1,500 pounds of animal at Watoga State Park for this month's Mountain Times with mixed delight.
      Don't get me wrong. I love Watoga and having an excuse to go there, play and take pictures. My wife and I have hiked several of its trails in the spring, summer and fall, snowshoed through it during the winter, biked along the park roads and even canoed to the park from Marlinton.
      In those activities, we freely moved about by our own power and as we wished.

Horses out to pasture at Watoga State Park. Each packs a lot of personality, but all are well-broken, well-trained and beginner-friendly.
Photos by Drew Tanner

      But, as a notice posted in the stables states, horseback riding is the only sport where the human rider is a smaller, weaker creature attempting to impose its will on a much larger, stronger creature.
      At 5'8" and 125 pounds, I have a hard time getting our golden retriever to bend to my will.
      When I first dropped in at the stables, guide Don Vought, Jr., was out with a group of riders, according to his wife, Melissa. She also said something that helped put me at ease about what Maribeth and I were about to do.
      He's a good horse person," she said. "As long as you do what he tells you, you'll be fine. I do what he tells me, and I feel safe out there."

Four-year-old Trent Mullins, of Charleston, enjoys a free pony ride.
Photos by Drew Tanner

      When we returned later in the day for our ride, I found out that Don runs the stables with the safety of his riders first and foremost in his mind.
      Each morning, he rides the trails himself to make sure they aren't too slippery or muddy. With every group that comes to the stables, he makes sure the riders feel comfortable and safe in the saddle.
      For the vast majority of people that come through the park, their ride at the stables is the first time they've been on horseback.
      Don guides riders on half- and full-hour rides on trails that begin at the stables and wind through a scenic, wooded section of the park near the Buck and Doe Trail.
      Being the brave souls that we were, Maribeth and I opted for the half-hour ride. We were joined by about four others who were park guests from out of town. For all but one person, it was their first time on a horse as well.
      Once Don helped each of us hoist ourselves up into the saddle, he gave us some basic operating instructions: pull the reins to the right to go right, left to go left, and back to stop.
      With that, we were on our way through a small field and up into the woods.
      I was atop a gentle giant named Czar, while Maribeth rode Charmer. Each of the horses has a lot of personality, Melissa told us earlier, but on the trail, as we followed Don, they were as easygoing as one could hope and required very little direction.

The stables, located near the park's north entrance on Beaver Creek Road, have 12 horses on hand for group rides. It's best to call ahead and set up a time for your ride, as the summer days can get busy!
Photos by Drew Tanner

      The half-hour trail took us up to a steep ridge above the stables as we moved in single file behind Don and with his step-son, Robbie, bringing up the rear.
      Don had a calm demeanor on the the ride and was good at making the riders feel confident at what they were doing. When a couple of the women in our group lost their balance and tumbled off their horses, he took great care to make sure everyone was all right, helped locate a pair of lost eyeglasses and made sure everyone was comfortable with moving forward.
      The trip was a perfect first-time ride. It was long enough to get me feeling comfortable in the saddle and with how a horse moves on a mountain trail, while short enough that it left me wanting more.
      When we descended from the ridge and arrived back at the stables, I was surprised at how well Maribeth and I both did and even found myself wanting to ride again some time.
      For more experienced riders who give advance notice, Don says he also does guided rides along some of the other, longer trails that wind through the park.
      As a sign in the stables notes, "If you liked your ride, pet your horse and tip your guide."
      Happy trails!

Cabin 1 at Watoga State Park once served as the superintendent's residence because his wife didn't want to live in the one across the mountain.
Photo by Pamela Pritt

The crown jewel in WV's State Park system
WATOGA
Pamela Pritt
Managing Editor
      Raindrops glisten in the sun on rhododendron bloom, deer lift their heads from their early morning grazing to switch their white tails in curiosity at the slightest noise, a mother grouse herds her chicks to their destination and a bear wanders across the road, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, while geese waddle their way on a grassy slope toward a lake.
      It may sound like a faraway paradise or a moment from the days of pioneers, but it's not.
      If you want to wake up in the morning where the rhododendrons grow, just like the song says, you'll want to spend a while at Watoga State Park.
      It's West Virginia's largest state park with more than 10,000 acres, and offers the best in cabins, camping, swimming, hiking and fishing.

Stone fireplaces and rocking chairs are a hallmark of all the cabins at Watoga.
Photo by Pamela Pritt

      The park is rich in history, as well as nature, and was once home to three Civilian Conservation Corps camps, Camp Seebert, Camp Watoga and Camp Will Rogers,
      But the men President Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned to construct Watoga State Park left a lasting legacy in southern Pocahontas County by building a lake, a pool, rock walls along the park's winding road and cabins for guests.
      Watoga's 34 cabins are situated amid groves of rhododendron and in the shade of the park's ancient evergreens. While some are along the park's main road, others are nestled in hillside niches away from the traffic.
      Of those 34 cabins, 24 are standard, built by the CCCs in the 1930s, 10 are modern cabins, some built in the 1950s and a few others in the late 20th century.
      Standard cabins are of log and stone construction and have been refurbished with modern conveniences, cushioned furniture and even some queen-sized beds. Those cabins are open from April-October
      Cabins built in the 1950s are frame construction and feature stone fireplaces. Two cabins are wheelchair accessible.

Remote cabin locations are one of the big draws for city dwellers who want to "get away from it all."
Photo by W.A. Sizemore, courtesy
Pocahontas Convention & Visitors Bureau.

      According to Park Superintendent Mark Wylie, the cabins are "almost always filled," but you can reserve one up to a year in advance.
      Watoga features three campgrounds, Riverside, Beaver Creek and Laurel Run. Located on the banks of the Greenbrier, Riverside Campground offers 50 sites, 38 of those with electric hookups. Riverside offers a central bathhouse and laundry facilities.
      At Beaver Creek, one of the state's oldest campground, there are 38 campsites, all with picnic tables, grills, and a central bathhouse. Twelve sites at Beaver Creek have electricity. Laurel Run is not for the delicate. The primitive campground tucked away near Calvin W. Price State Forest is in the most remote area of the park accessible by a road. It has 12 sites with pit toilets.
      While Laurel Run is open year-round, Beaver Creek is open from Memorial Day through deer season and Riverside from April-October.

The Greenbrier River flows past Riverside camping making for easy fishing or wading.
Photo by Pamela Pritt

      Campsites can be reserved; however, no campsite numbers are guaranteed and Watoga has a two-night minimum.
      Watoga's pool, the first public swimming pool in Pocahontas County, is legendary for its chilly temperature, but swimmers can get used to the cold water quickly just by diving in. The pool is actually maintained at 77°F-81°F.

Watoga's pool is famous for its chilly temperatures on a hot summer day.
Photo by Stephen J. Shaluta, courtesy Pocahontas Convention & Visitors Bureau.

      A new fence, christened "Fort Watoga" by the carpentry crew, now surrounds the pool area. The park's picnic shelter, popular for reunions and summer get-togethers, also has new improvements with new lighting and wiring, as well as a serving counter. A concrete path to the entrance makes it wheelchair accessible. The restroom facilities at the shelter are also accessible.
      Watoga's Lake Killbuck, named for the Native American Chief who was leader of the Turtle Clan of the Deleaware Indians, is one of the park's most popular features. Paddle boats and canoes are available to rent, but you can also bring your own to fish or just explore.
      Because of sediment buildup in the lake a few years back, it was drained for two seasons and a new spillway was constructed. The lake was refilled and water flowed over the spillway on Valentine's Day, 2000.
      One of Watoga's best legends is about Lake Killbuck. It goes like this:

All but three cabins now have queen-sized beds.
Photo by Pamela Pritt

      A West Virginia governor liked to come into the park on weekends and was a good friend of the park superintendent at the time. The pair liked to smoke too many cigars and drink too much whiskey. They also liked to boat on Lake Killbuck.
      A guest of the park tracked down the park's assistant superintendent to complain about two obnoxious gentlemen on the lake, drinking, smoking and behaving badly.
      "Ma'am, there's not a thing I can do about it," he said to her.
      "Well, where's the park superintendent? I'll find him," she replied.
      "Ma'am, he's one of the fellows out on the boat," he said sheepishly.
      In a huff, the woman was not about to back down.
      "I'm going to call the governor," she warned the assistant superintendent.
      "Well, ma'am, he's the other guy in the boat."
      Whether the story is true or not, it makes for a good laugh and there is a cabin at Watoga called "The Governor's Cabin."
      The park also offers 40 miles of hiking trails, recreation and game court areas, a CCC museum and the Brooks Memorial Arboretum, as well as horseback riding.
      The park restaurant, near the lake, is open from Memorial Day weekend through hunting season, and offers a Sunday all-you-can-eat buffet.

Cabins all have picnic tables and grills. Great Rhododendron blooms in July and August at Watoga.
Photo by Pamela Pritt

      With the web the trails weave through Watoga, you can make a loop that might take an hour or so to complete, to a full-day tour of the forest.
      The Ann Bailey Firetower offers an impressive view of the area, and is accessible from thetrailhead that starts at the T.M. Cheek Overlook, then continues as the Arrowhead trail that ends at the Riverside Campground, a drop in elevation of nearly 1000 feet in less than on-half mile.
      A moderate half-day hike through rodedendrohns and mixed hardwods can be made by combining the Bear Pen, North Boundary and Buck & Doe trails.
      A portion of the long-distance Allegheny Trail that runs the length of the state also passes through the park and into neighboring Calvin Price State Forest.
      Watoga is near Beartown and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Parks, Pearl S. Buck Birthplace and conveniently close to Cranberry Glades, Greenbrier River Trail, Highland Scenic Highway, Hills Creek Falls, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Catching a glimpse of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River as it meanders alongside the track on the way to Spruce. The motorcar's low profile gives a unique perspective on the rails and the mountain scenery.
Photos by Drew Tanner

Appalachian Rail Excursions rolls into Pocahontas
Riding the rails again
Drew Tanner
Staff Writer
      If you happened to be crossing Cheat Bridge June 25, you may have seen an unusual sight: a caravan of about 30 two-seater and four-seater vehicles of various colors rolling along the railroad tracks, on their way from Elkins to Spruce.
      The vehicles themselves were motorcars, or speeders, the small machines once used routinely by railroads to inspect miles of track for defects. Larger models could carry up to half a dozen workers and pull trailers loaded with tools and supplies to make track repairs.

The group pulls in and admires the Big Cut before turning their motorcars around to begin the trip back to Elkins. Tom Pemberton, foreground, brought his motorcar all the way from Arkansas to make the trip.
Photos by Drew Tanner

      The June excursion from Elkins to Spruce along the West Virginia Central Railroad was organized by Paul Rujak, of Appalachian Rail Excursions.
      In addition to the run between Elkins and Spruce, Rujak’s excursion was traveling the route of the Tygart Flyer from Elkins to Belington along the Tygart River.
      "Some people were skeptical we could ever do this," Rujak, of Weirton, said, "but here we are now on our tenth run."
      Rujak serves as the point person for registration and a liaison to WVCRR staff who provide him with the track warran, or authority to use the rail line. The warrant specifies the time the track is used and when the group should be in sidings to allow trains to pass.
      On this run, the group would meet the Cheat Mountain Salamander at Spruce.
      With runs in June and at the height of fall foliage in October, the outing has become a popular one, drawing motorcar enthusiasts from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Maine and Arkansas among others.
      Warren Riccitelli, of Providence, Rhode Island said that, for him, the hobby is part of a lifelong fascination with railroads.

The picnic area at Spruce affords a view of the motorcars parked along the track as they wait for the arrival of the Salamander
Photos by Drew Tanner

      "I grew up in a town where the train came through, and when I was a kid we would catch rides on the caboose," Riccitelli said. "Later, I got into model trains."
      Riccitelli has been in the motorcar hobby now for about 10 years and coordinates excursions in New England, New York, New Jersey and Canada.
      People come from all over the country to ride the rails, Riccitelli said.
      "Every time I do a run in Maine, I get someone from California," he said. "There are a lot of folks in this hobby who like to travel. You could ride every weekend if you were willing to do some driving."
      Recently converted motorcar enthusiast Tom Pemberton, of Harrison, Arkansas, is one of those folks, having driven 940 miles to make it to the excursions on the West Virginia Central Railroad for the weekend.
      From West Virginia, Pemberton said he would head to Canada for a four-day, 600-mile trip. On the Elkins to Spruce run, I was fortunate to catch the parade of motor cars at Cheat Bridge, catching a scenic ride up the mountain. Rujak was happy to share the ride in his two-seater Fairmont MT19, which was the lead car for the trip.
      The motorcar provides a unique perspective of the railroad. In Rujak’s MT19, we sat just a couple feet above the rails as the track and ballast passed under us with a rhythmic clack-clack.

A yellow 1942 Fairmont restored by Chuck Pearson, of South Lyon, Michigan. Pearson researched the history of the motorcar and restored it to the condition it was in when it was delivered for service on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Ravenna, Ohio
Photos by Drew Tanner

      The motorcar was powered by two-cylinder Onan four-cycle engine, often found in electric generators. The 20-horsepower engine took us to a top speed of about 25 mph, which, in a vehicle as small as a motorcar, felt plenty fast and still allowed us to enjoy the scenery. With the side doors open, we enjoyed a cool breeze on the warm summer afternoon.
      Some of the older motorcars on the trip used a single-cylinder two-cycle engine that produces about five horsepower and let out a characteristic "putt-putt-putt" as they motored along.
      As our group made its way to the site of the former logging town of Spruce, we took in a panorama of remote scenery. The corridor of red spruce forest on either side of the rail is occasionally parted by small runs and creeks making their way to the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River, which meanders alongside the track, and passed under the occasional bridge. Ahead of us, we observed deer and young fawns crossing the tracks, and at one point, a hawk glided along just ahead of us.
      "That's the advantage of being in the lead car," Rujak said with the smile of someone who's genuinely enjoying himself.
      A map of the line that Rujak had brought showed the mileposts, sidings, junctions, bridges, the location of a water tower and former loading areas along the track.
      Every so often, as we would approach a marker, Rujak would radio back to the rear car to check on its progress. At times, our caravan of 30 motorcars spanned more than two miles.
      The hobby is unusual in that, while it centers around motorized vehicles, it is strictly noncompetitive, according to the website of the North American Rail Car Operators Association (NARCOA), of which Appalachian Rail Excursions is an affiliate. During outings, operators function as a group. If one motorcar has a breakdown, neighboring operators often lend a hand or tow the car along to a more suitable area for repairs.
      "One thing is guaranteed," the website states, "the car that leaves the starting point last will arrive at the destination last no matter what the car's speed capability."
      About an hour and a half after we had left Cheat Bridge, the old rail yard at Spruce came into view as we motored along. We rounded the site of the old town and made our way into the Big Cut and waited for those at the end to catch up.
      Once at the cut, the group stopped to turn its cars around. Most of the motorcars were equipped with special jacks that pressed down on the ground and lifted the entire car off the rails, allowing the operator to swivel the motorcar around to face the other direction.
      After all the cars in our group performed their about-face, we made our way back into Spruce, where we used the sidings to shuffle the motorcars around so Rujak's MT19 was back in its lead position.

While waiting at Spruce, one motorcar operator uses the break to make some field repairs to his vehicle.
Photos by Drew Tanner

      Since we were sharing the track this day with the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad's Cheat Mountain Salamander, we remained in a siding until the Salamander made its way up to Spruce over the same stretch of track we had just covered before making our way back down. The break afforded time for folks to wander around the half-buried foundations that remain of Spruce or take photos of the group of motorcars snaking around the bend. One motorcar operator, who had to be towed earlier, used the time to perform repairs to a thrown chain.
      The Cheat Mountain Salamander arrived a little later than was specified on the track warrant, passengers waving and taking pictures of the curious little cars parked along the track.
      After sounding our horn Rujak fitted his own motorcar with an air horn that sounds more like something you might hear on a locomotive we made our way back to Cheat Bridge, where I was dropped off and thanked Rujak for the ride.
      To learn more about Appalachian Rail Excursions and NARCOA, visit them online at mysite.verizon.net/vze8eyf5/ or www.narcoa.org, respectively.

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Giddyup! Seeing Watoga on horseback

The crown jewel in WV's State Park system WATOGA

Appalachian Rail Excursions rolls into Pocahontas Riding the rails again

The crown jewel in WV's State Park system
WATOGA

Appalachian Rail Excursions rolls into Pocahontas
Riding the rails again