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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, spookymike@a... wrote:
> Read Mike Donner's report of his search for BM Ridge with
interest. I
> visited BM Ridge, in my quest to reach the Morgan County WV
highpoint, back in 2000.
> Here's a copy of my report, available on the County Highpointers
website
> (cohp.org):
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> Morgan County High Point Trip Report
> Date: November 6, 2000
> Author: Mike Schwartz
> Take US 522 about four miles north of the state line, and turn left
into the
> well marked Cacapon State Park. Zero the odometer. Once in the
park, bear left
> twice, following signs to Cacapon Mountain Overlook. At 0.9 miles,
bear left
> at sign for the Overlook, pass through a gate just uphill, and
drive a decent
> gravel road to the crest. After 4 1/2 miles, the road approaches
the two
> microwave towers shown on the topo, and curves around to the right,
heading north.
> About 0.2 to 0.3 miles north, look for BM Ridge on the crest just
to the left
> of the road. It's on a clump of white boulders, marked by a cairn
clearly
> visible from the road at this time of the year.
ahhh really
never saw it
or could i have seen it & discounted it
not likely
but is that the true van point
yikes
it must be
by gps
or how did you know
based on the odometer data
my search must have overshot it by 175 feet or less
you were in my mind mike
but i really wish you really had been there
In foliage season, a little
> exploring might be required to find the cairn. All the ground to
the north is lower,
> so BM Ridge (actually the boulders nearby) mark the county high
point.
> Drive another 0.3 miles north to an overlook on the right, with
lovely views
> to the east. Ho-hum, another drive-up. Not exactly. The gate at 1.0
miles was
> locked and signed "closed for the season, mountain overlook 4.5
miles." At 45
> minutes before sunset, too long a hike. I drove to Park
Headquarters, and
> literally begged the amused rangers for the gate key and permission
to drive to
> the summit. Desperation worked, and they sent me over to the lodge,
that looked
> like a great place to stay, to sign out the key. Only provisos were
to lock
> the gate behind me and be careful. The gate is closed from October
1 to Memorial
> Day, initially for the fall fire season, and then for the winter.
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> Mike, if you're not too far away by the time you read this, it
might help you
> find the BM.
>
> Mike Schwartz