Does anyone here travel to Appalachia? I only travel to Appalachia. I like it there. Plus it doesn't require flying.
I'm trying to plan a summer trip - but its too hot for lower elevation places.

comfy place

>>2796975 (OP)
The eastern part of West Virginia has some decent altitude. Plentiful national forest too. People along the Blue Ridge / I-81 corridor aren't friendly, but when you go deeper into the boonies, they get friendlier. Use the visitor map (https://www.fs.usda.gov/ivm/) to find out where the actual forest plots are, because in some parts of Appalachia they are all inaccessible steep mountainsides.

>>2796975 (OP)
The White Mountains and Vermont, yeah. Lived in VT so I have some friends there. Currently live on the coast of NH, so if I want to do a big hike I drive a couple hours north to the mountains.
A trip to Appalachia for me is a tank of gas, maybe $150 for a cheap motel room and dinner. Or free lodging if I just camp.
It's comfy.
If I ever "make it", my plan is to just get a small place up around the White Mountains

I live in West Virginia and people pretty much only come here for ATV riding.

>>2796975 (OP)
Appalachia is a very large area, so yeah most people probably have if they live on the east coast

>>2802404
It saddened me to see. All that beautiful hill country, and the only thing lazy braphogs want to do is tear it up with their off-road vehicles.
>>2802551
They'll drive through it, but very few coasties see Appalachia as a tourist destination. The locals got upset when New River National Gorge was designated a national park, because OMG it might mean tourist industry, i.e. we have to quit collecting gibs and work to provide services to visitors!

>>2802404
that's only extreme southern WV - and also only because that's the only trails possible for the most part

>>2799968
Where was this taken?

>>2796975 (OP)
Here are my two secret spots:
39.0151007, -78.6676820 (WV)
40.9095482, -75.7364604 (PA)

For resorts, I liked
>Stonewall in Roanoke, WV
>Pine Mountain State Resort in Pineville, KY

>>2804309
Those are barely secret spots. I assume they are fishing/swimming holes based on the river-adjacent locations?
>>Pine Mountain State Resort in Pineville, KY
I never went to the resort but I did the overlook that's there - very nice.
>>Stonewall in Roanoke, WV
I uh don't think that's a real place
you mean roanoke virginia or the stonewall jackson resort?

>>2796975 (OP)
have gone to a few weddings and friends parties there, I always rent a convertible and drive slow through the hills with the top down and some dylan or guthrie going