I hope you all enjoy this venture to the Blackwater Falls we visited during COVID to enjoy our natural treasures. There is beauty all around us and this is but one little spot that is truly a treasure.
Thanks Todd, really nice of you to think about all the folks who can't venture out that far. And you add so much detail to the locations you visit. You are truly an asset to the state👍🇺🇸
I find myself waiting for the notice that Todd has a new video out. That speaks volumes on how I feel about his research and videography. Please keep making videos Todd👍
Thanks Todd, you are so right. I am a fifty seven year old Marine that suffers from severe Crohn's. I grew up in Western Pa. and this bring me back many good memories. Thank you again...
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Interesting stuff. Used your time wisely. I'm sure your family and friends are proud of you! And I am thankful for the chigg! I may never had discovered your channel if not for him! Thanks again to both of you for sharing real life history of our great country!
Thank you so much! Yes, I am one of those who cannot get out to enjoy nature, so I really appreciate this. What a beautiful place, you are so lucky to have that near you. Looking forward to your next video, bless you and your lovely family.☺️
Beautiful scenery Todd, I always enjoy watching any kind of history when it comes to Virginia or anywhere else you might take us. Stay safe and thanks again my friend.
😃 Thank you, Todd, for sharing with us a small portion of your family trip to Blackwater! It's a beautiful park, and just the kind of place I would go - to see the falls, and hike around in the forest. My family had a special park near us that we'd visit from time to time: Starved Rock State Park, in northwestern Illinois and partly on the Illinois River valley. Blackwater reminds me of it. 😏
Sounds like find memories there Catalina. Trips like that are important for families and especially kids so they learn to appreciate nature and it’s beauty. It has a calming effect and speaks peace to our rushed lives. I feel videos like this are a treasure hunt and find at least to me. I’m glad you felt the same.
Thanks Todd, for taking us all along on your family outing. What a beautiful place it is. You said it was close to your house an that's awesome to have access to a wonderful park. We to only live a few miles from cumberland falls another beautiful park. An so many people think they have to leave home to go on vacation. An they have such a wonderful place not far from there own home. Great video an teaching of black water canyon. It will now be a place to visit in the near future for us. You an your family have a safe an healthy an happy holiday.🎃🎃 As always safe an happy hunting/digging. 😁👍👍
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Yea it's located in corbin, ky. An it's a very old recreation area. The really cool thing about it, which you will see when you look it up, is that you can actually spend the night there in a covered wagon that has been converted into an overnight cabin/living quarters. Like I said you'll see what all it has to offer when you look it up. Well todd, have a great week an enjoy the holiday with the family an friends. 🎃 As always safe an happy hunting/digging.😁👍👍
Beautiful, educational, and it gives us an ability to see places that we may not be able to visit this year. I am impressed on you adding a historical perspective to this location. Hope you can make more like this. (It is similar to the Smoke Hole adventure you put out). I think you have found another venue for your channel if you want. You were able to tie it into Appalachian History Detectives quite nicely. 👍😊 Davis as well as Thomas has a lot of little interesting spots to eat, hope you took some time to enjoy some of them. I am only one and a half hours driving from Blackwater Fall, I usually make it at least a couple times a year to the area, except for this year, lots of doctors appointments has kept me busy😕.
Th8s one is special. My kids and I used to hike those mtns and I'm so glad you take your. Th8se memories will last them a life time. Thank you so much. God bless
Thanks. This is a wonderful video & you have a lovely family. It's good to see how they've improved the paths. But when I was there in the 1980s we could actually walk out onto the top of the falls. That was exhilarating as much as it was dangerous. I'm very glad you shared this with us. I have so many good memories of this place.
Thanks Todd...I enjoyed that adventure... reminds me of when I was a kid in the blue ridge ....I miss those mountains , thank God I am still able to travel back every year and visit. BTW you have a lovely family.
Thank you all for thinking of those who can not get out and see things. I am one of these people. I have COPD and im 70 years old. I use to run around in the mountains of oregon and did for bottles. But now i can no longer do this. I relive my yester years thru you boys. Bless you very much
Thanks Sherri. I bet you would be fun to talk to and hear old stories. I like recording those too. The falls in this video has hundreds of stairs so it wasn’t easy for even people like me....but I could use the exercise! 😂
What a gorgeous falls Todd and equally lovely scenery of your canyon country. You have such a lovely family and it is always wonderful to see you out enjoying your time with them. Video's like this are such food for the heart and soul. My little ones have grown, and tho my eldest daughter has two little ones of her own, she and her hubby live far away so I don't see them as I would like to. We often took our children out camping high in the mountain country near us. It looks very similar to your video, only on the other side of the country. Blackwater Canyon reminds me of where we are going later today, only the falls is called Panther Creek Falls, and is not near as well known as yours nor as well maintained. (The scenic overlook fell into the canyon this past winter, so they just removed it.) It is mushroom hunting time here and we are going hunting for chanterelles and other edible mushrooms before the weather gets colder. Thank you so much for sharing your family adventures, and also your love of the word. May the peace of our Lord go with you today too.
You have a beautiful family! I absolutely love your family outing videos and hope you do more! I love that you incorporate history in with them. Tell your wife she has a beautiful smile! 😊
Hey Julie thanks and I will. I have two more outings I shot to release but have yet done anything with them. Frustratingly these videos are my least watched so I’m unsure if I should continue to shoot them. My approach is to present our natural resources and natural treasures. I try to make them interesting but only my very loyal fans watch them. It’s hard to get the audience to see the value of family, nature, adventure and discovery I try to capture in these. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you for your videos I enjoy all of them. I'm an old broken down old biker. I'm so happy that God gave me 55 years of crossing most off our great nation on two wheels. Then September 14th 2012 when a pickup pulled out in front of me on a country road ended it all for me. He was messing around with his cell phone he told the cops and didn't see me or hear me... So thanks to folks like you I get to continue to see our great country while stuck laying here in this bed... So for all of us stuck at home a BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! Be blessed my friend in Jesus name..... BBE...
Hi Todd. I live just west of Charleston and have been to the falls. Beautiful ,really enjoy that part of the state. I watch your metal/relic detecting videos all the time. Love your good natured banter with the Chigg. You guys are fun to watch. This video is quite a switch and I love it. Hope you do more of it. ,
Todd, this was a breathtaking and touching video. I very much enjoyed being brought along and learning the history of the area. I could almost smell the woods and water.
Awesome video!! I haven't visited the Canaan valley and black water falls area in a long time. I grew up just outside the wv border in va and would make trips there to see the falls and beautiful wildlife. Thanks for sharing!!
You are so lucky to be there. I live in Oregon done my share of exploring my late husband was from KY. Lived in law hallow strunk KY. And of the lees in VA. Yahoo falls is where he played as a child and part of the underground railroad love your adventures at 70 years it is hard to get out. Thank you God bless you and your family
Thanks Sherri. This "Adventure" videos aren't my real popular videos but I have enough home bound or fans who live in cities or just can't get out that enjoy these natural history trips. I know KY has its share of out of the way places too.
Loved this video! I enjoy history and the areas surrounding where I live. The mountains are beautiful. I live in Warrenton, VA and can be on Skyline Drive or the Blue Ridge Parkway within the hour. Of course WV, MD not far at all. Born and raised in VA. There is no other place I have wanted to live! I love that I can get to the coast in less than 4 hrs. While I love the beach, I cannot imagine NOT living near the mountains. It's a good thing Virginia ticks all the boxes. Surrounding states equally beautiful. Not a city girl. Thanks for the hike! I would probably expire if I attempted it 😉 But who knows, I might get in better shape and give it a try. Something to aspire to. 🧘♀️
Enjoyed going along with you and your family. My family and I have been going to Blackwater Falls since my kids were very little and my Dad & Mom took me and my sisters there every year when were little. My wife and I had our honeymoon in one of the cabins in 1980.
Thank you so much.my. great grandfather was part of the the CCC.ON THE SKYLINE DRIVE .BACK.IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.I can.t get out and hike anymore and I really enjoyed this video .thank you for thinking of us .
Thank you Todd for the lovely video I lived in pa most of my life until I moved to Ireland but never been there. Again thank you for the video where on lock down for six weeks. Happy halloween 🎃
Thanku for sharing nature with those of us who cant get to the woods as we once could....That u recognize this enough to make an effort to bring us along with u tells a lot about who u r! thanku so so very much!
Thank you so much for this lovely explanatory video. I am from England (a proud Lancastrian) so it’s very enlightening to see your beautiful Country...more please..
I've taken my girls there many times when they were little. The fall have changed a lot over the years. Lots of copperheads there. Spruce knob has no snakes. Not sure why. Seneca Rocks are a nice hike too. Thanks for sharing Todd.
You may be correct on the copperheads. Do you have any idea why there a no snakes on Spruce Knob? At least from the town of Job up to the top. The local folks in Job told me there were none but didn't know why.
Todd, this is fabulous. You are taking us on journeys through The countryside and to historic locations in your beautiful part of our world in all of your videos. We love seeing the country and learning the background and history. I immediately saw the dark water and was so pleased that you explained about the tannins. I have questions. Does the tannin affect the water so that it is toxic/harmful to man and animals? Are the tannins chemically removed so that it has agricultural and or public use? ABSOLUTELY continue always to take us places we cannot see otherwise and keep on telling us the history and stories. God bless and
And guys who are just to dang busy with work this time of year to be able to get out and enjoy gorgeous places like this!! Thanks Todd!! Happy Friday brother!!
Thanks Vickie. I have a few more in the works. I’m not sure how well received non-metal detecting videos are by my Subscribers since my metrics on videos like this are way down but I want to try it and see if there is an audience for adventure videos featuring the natural treasures of nature all around us.
We enjoyed Blackwater Falls this summer during the shutdown, its only an hour and 20 minutes from Winchester, VA. Douglass falls is nearby and also great to see!
I am in the position you referred to 75 and on 02 24/7, so I stay home. I live alone and have very small family. I really enjoy your channel. Thank you
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives thanks so much, but I live in Portland, Oregon (the news is ridiculous! It is a decent size city with a small downtown). It is just so nice to have someone to share with. Snow capped Volcanos, flat high deserts, Beautiful craggy coasts or huge, empty sandy beaches, all for your viewing pleasure to share with. Come to Oregon and I’ll get you and the family to the climate you choose! Your invitation makes you a wonderful American!
@@reginaromsey we are discussing it. Oregon and Washington State are two of the 5 states I have never been too. Hawaii, Alaska and Wisconsin are the only other three. We love the natural beauty of the northwest but have only seen photos. I would love to meet you someday and take a look at the landscapes. My wife and kids want to do a west coast trip.
You knocked the ball out of the park again Todd , Great video , beautiful water fall. Not all great adventures require a metal detector although that's fun too. I know everyone that can't get out are as greatful for your adventures , we are blessed to be able to get out and enjoy God's Creation , thanks again Todd.
Beautiful area, the river is incredibly powerful. Coming from Yorkshire, I would probably say it was the colour of strong tea! Again very interesting and relaxing, love being taken on your family trips.
And I do appreciate you doing these adventures. 2 of my friends are in the mtns of Tenn and NC now. The one going to Cades COVE is supposed to bring me back some molasses. She thought it was shine lol. I explained to what it was and t9ld her but if you find the shine wondering around in the hollars bring it back too. Lol.
He definitely does. You will have to keep an eye on him if he gets some good shine. You won't be able to wipe that smile off his face lol. Stay safe and enjoy the kiddos. They don't stay young long and then they don't want to hang with mom and dad
That temperature change is called the Adiabatic lapse rate....my head is full of trivia:) I from the Jersey shore but been here in Ferndale,WA for seven years and we have some walks kinda like yours except our trees are bigger, Douglass Firs and assorted pines etc, That water has an interesting color, back home in the Pine Barrens area where I grew up, the water has a lot of iron in it and is darker than yours. That's a beautiful Canyon, I remember places like that when I traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway way back in the sixties I visited Harper's Ferry back in the seventies, it must be near where you are. Cheers, Rik Spector
Thanks Rick, and thank you for giving the cycle a name for me. Blackwater Falls and adjacent Canaan Valley is like this and frost throughout the year is not uncommon. Before the clearing of the land by Timber Companies in the 1880's West Virginia had huge trees. The Red Spruce were almost cut to extinction, and the Balsam Firs are more rare. I do have a video coming up on efforts to save this tree in Canaan. Harpers Ferry is about 45 minutes from me, and Blackwater Falls is about 1.5 hours drive southwest. They completed a new 4 lane highway right up to it so it is an easy drive now, and very scenic. I have a lot of fans in the Washington/Oregon region and from my communications with them, I'm itching to go see these states. I hear from my own wife I would want to move and live there.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives It's beautiful out here and this area ,close to the Canada border ,generally has very clean air and mild temperatures ,but our winters are cloudy and rainy and quite windy. There are a lot more layers of history on the East Coast and coming from Jackson, NJ near the pine barrens, I spent many years exploring the whole state but especially the central and southern regions. You have a wonderful heritage where you are and a lot of great opportunities for exploration. At least it can't be a crazy as the NY,NJ, Pennsy area is now:) Cheers, Rik
My 2 girls are grown now (33 and 37)...I remember when they were young...we would take little side trips to a park or playground...maybe go swimming or have a picnic. I enjoy seeing you with your family doing these things. Embrace every moment with them. Beautiful scenery, beautiful family, Todd, and the stories are exceptional. I'm one that can't get out and go like I once did. Thank you for doing this for me...and the others like me. It's so refreshing and relaxing to see things I wouldn't see otherwise. You make me feel like a friend of the family. Take care...stay safe and healthy.
Hey Allen thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed this little adventure. I have had requests to do some of these and even though I know they won’t garner a lot of views, I wanted to show my appreciation to a large segment of my audience.
great video, im in the uk, and started watching you and chig ages ago.....great part of the world you are in!! awesome wilderness....what i wanna know is,,,,have you ever seen the bigfoot, heard one?..or found any tracks.... i like to believe theyre real anyway. keep up the great vlogs todd
I have never seen one but my great grandparents had in 1924 and it was witnessed by a porch full of people. My grandma said it was a “circus ape running on 2 legs and as tall as 8 feet”. My pap took off after it with a gun. Chigg talks of this in an upcoming video.
Goodness Todd. I'm in the woods all the time. I use to laugh at Bigfoot but Iam not so sure anymore. I'm looking forward to Chiggs video on the great ape/man. I wonder if bigfoot ever watched Chigg dig..😆. You are both such good men and so entertaining.
Thank you Todd and family for the video. I'm in Western Maine where the moose outnumber the humans 3 to 1, just as God intended. Very peaceful indeed. God bless.
Hey Todd, This has nothing to do with this video, but the video the Chigg did with you guys out at your great grandparents house. In the wrap up, I think it was mentioned that you found a 1914 Lincoln cent. Make sure you check it, as if it has a Denver mint mark, it could be worth a few hundred bucks! The 1914-D Lincoln cent is a semi key date of the wheat wreath series. I enjoy your videos!
Portland Oregon near where I’m from, was nicknamed stump town after 1847. The city was growing so rapidly that the stumps of trees were left behind until manpower could be spared to remove them. In some areas the stumps remained for so long that the locals whitewashed them to make them more visible. About 45 minutes south of Portland is Salem where I live, we have a beautiful falls we go to too. It’s called Silver Creek Falls. Unfortunately, it was devastated by the Santiam Canyon fires this summer. Our falls has a trail that you can walk down to and walk behind it.
Thanks Martha. I have a number of Oregonians watching my channel and have recently sent photos of falls out there but none of Silver Falls. I think it is so sad to see these trees cut down that were so old and here in our mountains they have been cleared 2 and 3 times so finding big growth is rare.
i think the tanic acid comes from the decomposing leaf matter which colors the water . used to live near the edisto river and they made a beer called edisto red the water was a reddish color
I know leaves can cause it but up this high here the moss is thick like peat and saturated even in hot summers. I’ve never seen it not be amber. I fish this stream. Trout thrive in it.
the overlook on the other side is wheelchair accessible and they have cut the section to give a better view when i started going there alot back 20 years ago there wasnt a overlook just a path to rocks where the overlook is now
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives your kids may like the little petting zoo on the other side of the falls you go past the wheel chair accessible side and its there on the left a mile or so down the road
I hope you all enjoy this venture to the Blackwater Falls we visited during COVID to enjoy our natural treasures. There is beauty all around us and this is but one little spot that is truly a treasure.
YES! Keep making the videos. A wonderful respite.
Beautiful views ~ Thank you for sharing the story with us. ♡
Thanks Todd, really nice of you to think about all the folks who can't venture out that far.
And you add so much detail to the locations you visit. You are truly an asset to the state👍🇺🇸
I find myself waiting for the notice that Todd has a new video out. That speaks volumes on how I feel about his research and videography.
Please keep making videos Todd👍
@@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 thanks I really appreciate your support.
Excellent video!!!!
Outstanding video and music to accompany. Well done Todd! More please. May you and your family and friends remain well during this trying time.
Thanks Ernie.
Thanks Todd, you are so right. I am a fifty seven year old Marine that suffers from severe Crohn's. I grew up in Western Pa. and this bring me back many good memories. Thank you again...
Relaxing, enjoyable, down to earth. Absolutely love your channel! Thank you for your efforts "professor" Todd!
Don’t tell anyone....I was a professor at two different Universities.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives lol..seriously? Cause it really fits!
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Interesting stuff. Used your time wisely. I'm sure your family and friends are proud of you! And I am thankful for the chigg! I may never had discovered your channel if not for him! Thanks again to both of you for sharing real life history of our great country!
Beautiful. Yes I would love to see more sites. Thank You and your beautiful family.
Thanks Linda
Lovely video sharing a good day out. Your confidence and skills are growing nicely
Thanks for sharing. I haven't been to Blackwater Falls in over 20 years. I used to live in Somerset County, PA. 2 hours North of Blackwater Falls.
Yep been through Somerset many times
Enjoyed it ! You are so blessed to have your family with you . ( and friends )
Thank you so much! Yes, I am one of those who cannot get out to enjoy nature, so I really appreciate this. What a beautiful place, you are so lucky to have that near you. Looking forward to your next video, bless you and your lovely family.☺️
Thanks
I really appreciate and enjoy your channel. Great video keep up the good work 👍
Thanks for the vlog. Yepper, yepper, I'm one of the oldies but goodies stuck inside in the city. Love getting out with you & your family.
Beautiful scenery Todd, I always enjoy watching any kind of history when it comes to Virginia or anywhere else you might take us. Stay safe and thanks again my friend.
Thanks so much again!
Thanks!
Sent this to my mom who is elderly and in a wheelchair. She really appreciated it.
Thanks David.
Liked it. Always nice to see family’s out.
Thank you so much for making this video! 💗
😃 Thank you, Todd, for sharing with us a small portion of your family trip to Blackwater! It's a beautiful park, and just the kind of place I would go - to see the falls, and hike around in the forest. My family had a special park near us that we'd visit from time to time: Starved Rock State Park, in northwestern Illinois and partly on the Illinois River valley. Blackwater reminds me of it. 😏
Sounds like find memories there Catalina. Trips like that are important for families and especially kids so they learn to appreciate nature and it’s beauty. It has a calming effect and speaks peace to our rushed lives. I feel videos like this are a treasure hunt and find at least to me. I’m glad you felt the same.
Felt like I was right there with you guys. Thanks for bringing myself & everyone along. 😁👍
Thanks Johnny!
What a beautiful place. It always amazes me how loud water can be. Thanks for bringing us along Todd. HH and be well
Thanks Todd, for taking us all along on your family outing. What a beautiful place it is. You said it was close to your house an that's awesome to have access to a wonderful park. We to only live a few miles from cumberland falls another beautiful park. An so many people think they have to leave home to go on vacation. An they have such a wonderful place not far from there own home. Great video an teaching of black water canyon. It will now be a place to visit in the near future for us. You an your family have a safe an healthy an happy holiday.🎃🎃 As always safe an happy hunting/digging. 😁👍👍
I will have to look up Cumberland Falls. We like going to Swallow Falls too but Blackwater Falls is more special to us and we camp there every year.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Yea it's located in corbin, ky. An it's a very old recreation area. The really cool thing about it, which you will see when you look it up, is that you can actually spend the night there in a covered wagon that has been converted into an overnight cabin/living quarters. Like I said you'll see what all it has to offer when you look it up. Well todd, have a great week an enjoy the holiday with the family an friends. 🎃 As always safe an happy hunting/digging.😁👍👍
This is better than TV.
Beautiful, educational, and it gives us an ability to see places that we may not be able to visit this year. I am impressed on you adding a historical perspective to this location. Hope you can make more like this. (It is similar to the Smoke Hole adventure you put out). I think you have found another venue for your channel if you want. You were able to tie it into Appalachian History Detectives quite nicely. 👍😊
Davis as well as Thomas has a lot of little interesting spots to eat, hope you took some time to enjoy some of them.
I am only one and a half hours driving from Blackwater Fall, I usually make it at least a couple times a year to the area, except for this year, lots of doctors appointments has kept me busy😕.
Yes we love those little towns to and often mill through the shops at Thomas.
That was a nice trip. Thank you. You have a lovely family.
Beautiful scenery, thanks for taking us along
Th8s one is special. My kids and I used to hike those mtns and I'm so glad you take your. Th8se memories will last them a life time. Thank you so much. God bless
Thanks Gaye. I’m glad my kids and wife enjoy exploring the mountains. They prefer this over the beach.
Thanks. This is a wonderful video & you have a lovely family.
It's good to see how they've improved the paths. But when I was there in the 1980s we could actually walk out onto the top of the falls. That was exhilarating as much as it was dangerous.
I'm very glad you shared this with us. I have so many good memories of this place.
I think a girl from PA fell in above the falls and died. I wonder if you can still walk to the top?
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives
Not sure. But it's best not to. I can image that would happen again.
Thanks for the video. It was so good to watch.
Todd you are my very favorite.I nedd another t-shirt ....long sleeve for chilly weather..
Hey Jaye you may have to send me another email so I can get a few more details from you. I appreciate it of course! Thanks.
Thanks Todd...I enjoyed that adventure... reminds me of when I was a kid in the blue ridge ....I miss those mountains , thank God I am still able to travel back every year and visit. BTW you have a lovely family.
Yes those lovely Blue Ridge....and thanks!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you all for thinking of those who can not get out and see things. I am one of these people. I have COPD and im 70 years old. I use to run around in the mountains of oregon and did for bottles. But now i can no longer do this. I relive my yester years thru you boys. Bless you very much
Thanks Sherri. I bet you would be fun to talk to and hear old stories. I like recording those too. The falls in this video has hundreds of stairs so it wasn’t easy for even people like me....but I could use the exercise! 😂
What a gorgeous falls Todd and equally lovely scenery of your canyon country. You have such a lovely family and it is always wonderful to see you out enjoying your time with them. Video's like this are such food for the heart and soul. My little ones have grown, and tho my eldest daughter has two little ones of her own, she and her hubby live far away so I don't see them as I would like to. We often took our children out camping high in the mountain country near us. It looks very similar to your video, only on the other side of the country. Blackwater Canyon reminds me of where we are going later today, only the falls is called Panther Creek Falls, and is not near as well known as yours nor as well maintained. (The scenic overlook fell into the canyon this past winter, so they just removed it.)
It is mushroom hunting time here and we are going hunting for chanterelles and other edible mushrooms before the weather gets colder. Thank you so much for sharing your family adventures, and also your love of the word. May the peace of our Lord go with you today too.
that falls reminds me of Cumberland falls. Wish I was there!
I will have to look in to those falls
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives I haven't been there in about 50 years. I know they had some erosion problems.
Thank you for the tour!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you! 😊
Awesome video Todd you got a nice little family thank you for the ride along thats beautiful place
Thanks Johnny
Excellent. Thanks for sharing this.
That was a lovely tour, thank you.
You have a beautiful family! I absolutely love your family outing videos and hope you do more! I love that you incorporate history in with them. Tell your wife she has a beautiful smile! 😊
Hey Julie thanks and I will. I have two more outings I shot to release but have yet done anything with them. Frustratingly these videos are my least watched so I’m unsure if I should continue to shoot them. My approach is to present our natural resources and natural treasures. I try to make them interesting but only my very loyal fans watch them. It’s hard to get the audience to see the value of family, nature, adventure and discovery I try to capture in these. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you for your videos I enjoy all of them. I'm an old broken down old biker. I'm so happy that God gave me 55 years of crossing most off our great nation on two wheels. Then September 14th 2012 when a pickup pulled out in front of me on a country road ended it all for me. He was messing around with his cell phone he told the cops and didn't see me or hear me...
So thanks to folks like you I get to continue to see our great country while stuck laying here in this bed...
So for all of us stuck at home a BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Be blessed my friend in Jesus name..... BBE...
Bobby thank you so much for watching and sharing your story. I told my wife your story too. May the Lord restore you in spirit and in health.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives ..... Thank you :0)
Gorgeous
Hi Todd. I live just west of Charleston and have been to the falls. Beautiful ,really enjoy that part of the state. I watch your metal/relic detecting videos all the time. Love your good natured banter with the Chigg. You guys are fun to watch. This video is quite a switch and I love it. Hope you do more of it.
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Yeah man you don't always have to be metal detecting people love you your videos and then Virginia mountains nice video man
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Thanks. I love the mountains down your way too. I once lived in “ChattaVegas” (Chattanooga). Beautiful country down there
Thank you my friend.
Thank you,, enjoyed so much!
I have always called those flowers snap dragons.
That is probably what they are but my mom called them touch me nots. I’m sure it’s an old wives tale or mountain legend.
Great video Todd. Really enjoy seeing different parts of west Virginia and it beauty
Todd, this was a breathtaking and touching video. I very much enjoyed being brought along and learning the history of the area. I could almost smell the woods and water.
It is a beautiful place. We enjoy going there and live eating at the lodge.
Simply beautiful! Love the video.
Thanks Cassandra.
Very well done. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
You’re so right I’m not able to walk are go to places like this. It’s so beautiful. Thanks you for sharing this beautiful vedio
Thanks for watching Ava.
Awesome video!! I haven't visited the Canaan valley and black water falls area in a long time. I grew up just outside the wv border in va and would make trips there to see the falls and beautiful wildlife. Thanks for sharing!!
You are so lucky to be there. I live in Oregon done my share of exploring my late husband was from KY. Lived in law hallow strunk KY. And of the lees in VA. Yahoo falls is where he played as a child and part of the underground railroad love your adventures at 70 years it is hard to get out. Thank you God bless you and your family
Thanks Sherri. This "Adventure" videos aren't my real popular videos but I have enough home bound or fans who live in cities or just can't get out that enjoy these natural history trips. I know KY has its share of out of the way places too.
Thank you. This is a very pretty place.
Loved this video! I enjoy history and the areas surrounding where I live. The mountains are beautiful. I live in Warrenton, VA and can be on Skyline Drive or the Blue Ridge Parkway within the hour. Of course WV, MD not far at all. Born and raised in VA. There is no other place I have wanted to live! I love that I can get to the coast in less than 4 hrs. While I love the beach, I cannot imagine NOT living near the mountains. It's a good thing Virginia ticks all the boxes. Surrounding states equally beautiful. Not a city girl. Thanks for the hike! I would probably expire if I attempted it 😉 But who knows, I might get in better shape and give it a try. Something to aspire to. 🧘♀️
We feel the same. We actually live in VA not far from Winchester and love the scenery of the mountains. We love it until you get to I-95.....LOL
I enjoyed this video Todd made day stay blessed and see you again on the next episode can't believe how beautiful 👍❤
Thanks so much
Enjoyed going along with you and your family. My family and I have been going to Blackwater Falls since my kids were very little and my Dad & Mom took me and my sisters there every year when were little. My wife and I had our honeymoon in one of the cabins in 1980.
Thank you so much.my. great grandfather was part of the the CCC.ON THE SKYLINE DRIVE .BACK.IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.I can.t get out and hike anymore and I really enjoyed this video .thank you for thinking of us .
Glad you enjoyed it
I really enjoy your adventures but this one took my breath away. Gorgeous
Thanks Kathy
Thank you Todd for the lovely video I lived in pa most of my life until I moved to Ireland but never been there. Again thank you for the video where on lock down for six weeks. Happy halloween 🎃
One day I will make it to Ireland. PA is very close to us. I can see PA from my front porch. The Appalachians are calling....
I loved this video
Thanku for sharing nature with those of us who cant get to the woods as we once could....That u recognize this enough to make an effort to bring us along with u tells a lot about who u r! thanku so so very much!
My pleasure
Thank you so much for this lovely explanatory video. I am from England (a proud Lancastrian) so it’s very enlightening to see your beautiful Country...more please..
Thanks Peter. My 11th great grandfather came from England. I hope to go there one day.
I've taken my girls there many times when they were little. The fall have changed a lot over the years. Lots of copperheads there. Spruce knob has no snakes. Not sure why. Seneca Rocks are a nice hike too. Thanks for sharing Todd.
Thanks for sharing. I've never seen a Copperhead there, but I have plenty of Timber Rattlers.....
You may be correct on the copperheads. Do you have any idea why there a no snakes on Spruce Knob? At least from the town of Job up to the top. The local folks in Job told me there were none but didn't know why.
Great video and yes I would love more videos. Beautiful family by the way!
Thanks Patti. I have a few more at least.
I like your videos very good I know I know why aquachigger likes you so much you're pretty cool
I sure do miss the mountains. I’m from Tucker county. I live in Texas now, but hope to move back. Thank you for making this video
Todd, this is fabulous. You are taking us on journeys through The countryside and to historic locations in your beautiful part of our world in all of your videos. We love seeing the country and learning the background and history. I immediately saw the dark water and was so pleased that you explained about the tannins. I have questions. Does the tannin affect the water so that it is toxic/harmful to man and animals? Are the tannins chemically removed so that it has agricultural and or public use? ABSOLUTELY continue always to take us places we cannot see otherwise and keep on telling us the history and stories. God bless and
The Tannins are non toxic. It is the leaching from pine needles and the moss. I’ve never drank it but it’s a common sight in the high mountain rivers.
And guys who are just to dang busy with work this time of year to be able to get out and enjoy gorgeous places like this!! Thanks Todd!! Happy Friday brother!!
Thanks Johnnie.
Please, may we tag along to other sites with your precious family? The falls were spectacular!
Thanks Vickie. I have a few more in the works. I’m not sure how well received non-metal detecting videos are by my Subscribers since my metrics on videos like this are way down but I want to try it and see if there is an audience for adventure videos featuring the natural treasures of nature all around us.
Love the whippersnapper and family 💕 Such a beautiful place to see in person and in video!
She is a stitch isn’t she! They love getting out on adventures
Soothing format Todd. 👍
how can heaven be anymore beautiful. that was really special.God had one heckuva canvas. look forward to the next one
My Wife and I were just there this week. Beautiful Area! Checked out the Old Coke Furnace area as well ! Neat history! Thanks for your Videos!
We enjoyed Blackwater Falls this summer during the shutdown, its only an hour and 20 minutes from Winchester, VA. Douglass falls is nearby and also great to see!
Hey Elissa it sure is nice having Corridor H done to Davis. Pleasant and scenic all the way with beautiful State Parks at the end of it.
I am in the position you referred to 75 and on 02 24/7, so I stay home. I live alone and have very small family. I really enjoy your channel. Thank you
Brenda it’s my fans like you I want to do videos like this for. I appreciate your being a fan of my channel.
Beautiful. I remember going there for picnics with my grandparents. It was so sad when the trees all burnt. Glad to see it has grown back so pretty.
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like y’all had a fun Family day! Beautiful part of the Country I have not seen yet.
It’s our favorite part of WV.
Thank you. I can get out but don’t have anyone interested in going where I’m interested and I don’t have fun going alone.
Ah Wanda if you live near here you let me know and I will take you out or go where you want to go.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives thanks so much, but I live in Portland, Oregon (the news is ridiculous! It is a decent size city with a small downtown). It is just so nice to have someone to share with. Snow capped Volcanos, flat high deserts, Beautiful craggy coasts or huge, empty sandy beaches, all for your viewing pleasure to share with. Come to Oregon and I’ll get you and the family to the climate you choose!
Your invitation makes you a wonderful American!
@@reginaromsey we are discussing it. Oregon and Washington State are two of the 5 states I have never been too. Hawaii, Alaska and Wisconsin are the only other three. We love the natural beauty of the northwest but have only seen photos. I would love to meet you someday and take a look at the landscapes. My wife and kids want to do a west coast trip.
Your family is adorable!
Thank you!! 😊
You knocked the ball out of the park again Todd , Great video , beautiful water fall. Not all great adventures require a metal detector although that's fun too. I know everyone that can't get out are as greatful for your adventures , we are blessed to be able to get out and enjoy God's Creation , thanks again Todd.
This was fun, thank you.
Beautiful area, the river is incredibly powerful. Coming from Yorkshire, I would probably say it was the colour of strong tea! Again very interesting and relaxing, love being taken on your family trips.
Thanks for watching and commenting Forester.
And I do appreciate you doing these adventures. 2 of my friends are in the mtns of Tenn and NC now. The one going to Cades COVE is supposed to bring me back some molasses. She thought it was shine lol. I explained to what it was and t9ld her but if you find the shine wondering around in the hollars bring it back too. Lol.
He definitely does. You will have to keep an eye on him if he gets some good shine. You won't be able to wipe that smile off his face lol. Stay safe and enjoy the kiddos. They don't stay young long and then they don't want to hang with mom and dad
Todd we used to have our cosner family reunion there love that place I've taken my kids there when they were younger
I love hearing the stories. So many have fond memories with their families here and that’s why our parks are true treasures.
Been there many times my Dad’s family is from Harmen WV we always would stop there as I was a kid growing up God Bless
Harmon is trout fishing central
That temperature change is called the Adiabatic lapse rate....my head is full of trivia:)
I from the Jersey shore but been here in Ferndale,WA for seven years and we have some walks kinda like yours except our trees are bigger, Douglass Firs and assorted pines etc,
That water has an interesting color, back home in the Pine Barrens area where I grew up, the water has a lot of iron in it and is darker than yours.
That's a beautiful Canyon, I remember places like that when I traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway way back in the sixties
I visited Harper's Ferry back in the seventies, it must be near where you are.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thanks Rick, and thank you for giving the cycle a name for me. Blackwater Falls and adjacent Canaan Valley is like this and frost throughout the year is not uncommon. Before the clearing of the land by Timber Companies in the 1880's West Virginia had huge trees. The Red Spruce were almost cut to extinction, and the Balsam Firs are more rare. I do have a video coming up on efforts to save this tree in Canaan.
Harpers Ferry is about 45 minutes from me, and Blackwater Falls is about 1.5 hours drive southwest. They completed a new 4 lane highway right up to it so it is an easy drive now, and very scenic.
I have a lot of fans in the Washington/Oregon region and from my communications with them, I'm itching to go see these states. I hear from my own wife I would want to move and live there.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives It's beautiful out here and this area ,close to the Canada border ,generally has very clean air and mild temperatures ,but our winters are cloudy and rainy and quite windy.
There are a lot more layers of history on the East Coast and coming from Jackson, NJ near the pine barrens, I spent many years exploring the whole state but especially the central and southern regions.
You have a wonderful heritage where you are and a lot of great opportunities
for exploration. At least it can't be a crazy as the NY,NJ, Pennsy area is now:)
Cheers,
Rik
This is absolutely breathtaking. The beauty of nature is often forgotten about because of our modern ways of living.
Todd Great video as always. There are times where family time is the most important time.
Absolutely!
I'm 60 with bad hips and won't let it stop me, it slows me down but never will I be stopped going to the woods. My grandkids won't let me.
Good for you. I hope I’m able to get out until I’m dead. It’s a great testament to your grit to get out while you still are able.
Thanks mate i needed this video .
My 2 girls are grown now (33 and 37)...I remember when they were young...we would take little side trips to a park or playground...maybe go swimming or have a picnic. I enjoy seeing you with your family doing these things. Embrace every moment with them. Beautiful scenery, beautiful family, Todd, and the stories are exceptional. I'm one that can't get out and go like I once did. Thank you for doing this for me...and the others like me. It's so refreshing and relaxing to see things I wouldn't see otherwise. You make me feel like a friend of the family. Take care...stay safe and healthy.
Hey Allen thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed this little adventure. I have had requests to do some of these and even though I know they won’t garner a lot of views, I wanted to show my appreciation to a large segment of my audience.
great video, im in the uk, and started watching you and chig ages ago.....great part of the world you are in!! awesome wilderness....what i wanna know is,,,,have you ever seen the bigfoot, heard one?..or found any tracks.... i like to believe theyre real anyway. keep up the great vlogs todd
I have never seen one but my great grandparents had in 1924 and it was witnessed by a porch full of people. My grandma said it was a “circus ape running on 2 legs and as tall as 8 feet”. My pap took off after it with a gun.
Chigg talks of this in an upcoming video.
Goodness Todd. I'm in the woods all the time. I use to laugh at Bigfoot but Iam not so sure anymore. I'm looking forward to Chiggs video on the great ape/man. I wonder if bigfoot ever watched Chigg dig..😆. You are both such good men and so entertaining.
Please do some more please
Thanks Sherri. I do have a few more coming out....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives good when you travel like this you learn history first hand. Thats the best way seeing it
Thank you Todd and family for the video.
I'm in Western Maine where the moose
outnumber the humans 3 to 1, just as God
intended. Very peaceful indeed. God bless.
That is awesome!
Hey Todd, This has nothing to do with this video, but the video the Chigg did with you guys out at your great grandparents house. In the wrap up, I think it was mentioned that you found a 1914 Lincoln cent. Make sure you check it, as if it has a Denver mint mark, it could be worth a few hundred bucks! The 1914-D Lincoln cent is a semi key date of the wheat wreath series.
I enjoy your videos!
Hey man I will check first thing I can. It was a 1914. It was weathered pretty bad but I will look and let you know.
Portland Oregon near where I’m from, was nicknamed stump town after 1847. The city was growing so rapidly that the stumps of trees were left behind until manpower could be spared to remove them. In some areas the stumps remained for so long that the locals whitewashed them to make them more visible. About 45 minutes south of Portland is Salem where I live, we have a beautiful falls we go to too. It’s called Silver Creek Falls. Unfortunately, it was devastated by the Santiam Canyon fires this summer. Our falls has a trail that you can walk down to and walk behind it.
Thanks Martha. I have a number of Oregonians watching my channel and have recently sent photos of falls out there but none of Silver Falls. I think it is so sad to see these trees cut down that were so old and here in our mountains they have been cleared 2 and 3 times so finding big growth is rare.
i think the tanic acid comes from the decomposing leaf matter which colors the water . used to live near the edisto river and they made a beer called edisto red the water was a reddish color
I know leaves can cause it but up this high here the moss is thick like peat and saturated even in hot summers. I’ve never seen it not be amber. I fish this stream. Trout thrive in it.
the overlook on the other side is wheelchair accessible and they have cut the section to give a better view
when i started going there alot back 20 years ago there wasnt a overlook just a path to rocks where the overlook is now
Yes and only last year did I discover this.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives your kids may like the little petting zoo on the other side of the falls
you go past the wheel chair accessible side and its there on the left a mile or so down the road
@@dallasdavis3246 thanks we will definitely look for it and check it out.
How does tannen in the water affect drinking?
It doesn’t. They say it’s perfectly safe.