{"id":789,"date":"2020-10-13T16:46:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T16:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?p=789"},"modified":"2022-03-04T23:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T23:59:08","slug":"episode-18-1-almost-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melamb.com\/?p=789","title":{"rendered":"Episode 18.1: Almost Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out-the-window photos of the Monongahela National Forest don&#8217;t quite capture the magnificent tapestry of fall color and farmland.   Forever hills dotted with quaint towns and cow pastures&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_115125-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_115125-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"790\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=790\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_115125-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_115125-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_115125-768x576.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_121702-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_121702-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_121702-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_121702-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Seneca Rocks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"792\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=792\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_133330-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winding up to Spruce Knob (at 5000 ft. the highest point in WV) we screech to a halt and turn around for this tremendous view over Germany Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped 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https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124717-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124717-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124717-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124717-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124717-1-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=795\" class=\"wp-image-795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_124812-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon makes a B! and we sticker our presence at this spot on the sanctioned graffiti guardrail.  More fall color, falling springs, and a quiet campsite to watch the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_125211-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_125211-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"797\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=797\" class=\"wp-image-797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_125211-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_125211-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201008_125211-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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