“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.” — Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī (Rumi)
It was a hot day up on the mountain plateau. With a beautiful blue sky and puffy white cotton ball Cumulus clouds scattered above. The highest point in West Virginia. We ate some delicious apples that are left over by-products from worker camps during the timbering operations that occurred here prior to the United States Forest Service acquired the are in 1921. The lake is man made, on the smaller side, but it "ranks near the top when it comes to trophy trout waters in West Virginia" according to Game and Fish Magazine. Spruce Knob Lake in Randolph County, WV within the Monongahela National Forest. The recreation area surrounding Spruce Knob Lake contains camping and picnicking facilities as well as a boating site. At an elevation of 3,840 feet, it is the highest lake in West Virginia. #monongahelanationalforest #spruceknob #spruceknoblake#nightphotography #photojournalist #elkinsrandolph #bucketlist
