Blackwater Falls State Park, WV
I spent the long Indigenous Peoples' Day (formerly Columbus Day) weekend (October 7-10) on a camping/hiking trip at Blackwater Falls State Park in West Virginia. The trip was organized by Bob, who runs the meetup group Hiking, Kayaking, and Cultural Adventurers. About 18 members went on this trip, most stayed in cabins or the lodge at the Canaan Valley Resort. I camped at the State Park's campground and was joined by Nadine in her RV. I met Nadine when camping at Manatee Springs State Park FL back in March. Fall folliage was just starting to peak, and the campground's trees were showing their colors. Saturday Oct 8: In the morning, we took a scenic drive to Parsons to observe the multi-tribal pow wow, Thunder in the Mountains. I have never attended a pow-wow before and it was quite interesting. I got permission to take a photo of one of the tribal members in his regalia. We got there at about 11 am but the event did not start until noon. We were only able to catch the...