I grew up exploring this place with my grandfather and spent a great deal of my life visiting it before it got popular (1970's) and now I wanted my kids to see and experience what I did as a kid. Please if you go, respect the marked trails, practice leave no trace behind and help preserve it for future generations to enjoy it.....our beautiful Dolly Sods.
Beautiful scenery and great shots! From the time the land was destroyed, until now, sure is a testament to God’s power! Fantastic family adventure Sir!
So interesting how the landscape changed so much (sad too). Love seeing our family adventures! Something for our kids and grandkids to look back upon 💕
I had no idea of this places existance. It is amazing in picture. I cant imagine it in real life or especialy 300 years ago!!!! Thank you for this glimps!
My ecology class at Glenville State College took a field trip there in 1977. It was and still is breath taking. That class only had a few individual in it, and was one of my favorite electives. We traveled and studied many areas throughout our state. 🤓 Thank you and your family for sharing this with us. I hope many share this with their friends and family. 👍👍
One of highpoints of my day, seeing a wonderful family enjoying the beauty God has given us. Thanks Todd and the whole family for allowing us to take the adventure with you.
Here in North Louisiana I have to pick for two hours to get a cup of Huckleberries. I would be in hog Heaven in a place like this. I love these videos of your family outings, my favorites!
Beautiful place and family. It took me right back to picking huckleberries in Colorado when I was a kid. I always heard huckleberries were a little bigger then blueberries. As always great history. Thank you for taking us along.
So beautiful thank you for taking us asking. To bad the Chig missed it he might of found hike to explore, lol. Enjoyed the video and as always be safe and HH.
Awesome Awesome video!!! Thanks so much for allowing us to go on this wonderful trip. You are very blessed with a family. Your youngest daughter is so adorable and reminds me of one of my granddaughters. Very beautiful pictures. Did y'all see any wildlife ? Have ever been or heard of a place called Cade Cove , Tennessee? Thanks again be safe
Cades Cove we love! Wildlife up this high typically is bear and deer and with so many Huckleberries one must be vigilant of the bears. The Sods are a beautiful place.
Amazing place I had no idea existed! Loved exploring with you & your beautiful family. I learned so much & imagined the past as well. Please keep the videos coming👍
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives I am 77 and handicapped when it comes to walking. Did a lot of hiking in my younger days so now I have to count on you and Chig to let me see Appalachia and old battlefields. I am a history lover also so you have really caught my attention, especially when you wear your Tennessee cap. Hi from Portland TN.
That is so similar to the Pine Barrens area of New Jersey where I grew up. We had Cranberries, Black berries ,Blueberries ,Huckleberries and a lot of plant specious which only existed in our area. You brought your family to a great preserve which they will never forget. I only wish someone there were you are, had the forsight to preserve some of the old growth forest that you show in the introduction. Out here in Ferndale region of Washington State there are a few patches of preserved forest where once there were millions of acres of giant Everfreen forests. At least here a few people deeded there uncut lands to the public. Thank you, Rik Spector
Yep me too. Unfortunately before the hoards went west, they gutted the east. The timber from these mountains went to build Baltimore and Washington DC.
Another nice family outing video Todd, I enjoined it. If it were not for your videos I would never see the beautiful aarea's and know the histor of the places. Thanks Todd God bless you and your family.
What a beautiful Place and family. Takes me back to my black berry picking days. Grandma had blackberries all over a hillside and blueberry bushes. There was always something to eat on the land there. This video was breath taking. I really enjoyed it..Thanks!
We need more Adventures like this, very informative Americans need to be made aware of their environment and what was going to damage it and what can be repaired. And the fact that it takes a long time for mother nature to recover from the damages we do
I agree Edward and one reason why I felt I needed to release this ahead of the warm season. Unfortunately it will be my least watched video because most only want to see my Metal Detecting adventures
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives sadly you're probably a hundred percent correct. But maybe enough people will view it and share it even if it was just their family
@@edwardblasingame9002 yep. I need them to share the video. I had the Dolly Sods FB Group preview it last week. I guess my "history channel" needs to be a "Metal Detecting channel" for people to watch it....LOL
Wow such a fascinating and enlightening episode!! It’s great to see you covering unique zones of the eastern United States that not many have been aware of.Its so great to see how well the land has bounced back from complete and utter devastation.Unfortunately those massive native trees are gone forever but have another species to prosper and offer re.growth.I love the intro and closing music!! Thanks for posting.
Thanks Scott....the place is truly special to a lot of people. It’s almost too popular being so close to DC and Baltimore and is straining the ecosystem but I believe it has a good future. Thanks about the music. It’s funny I get people who love the music I choose or hate it. I often use the Appalachian Dulcimer and fiddle from artists I personally know and promote their songs and our European brothers sometimes don’t like it. Others defend it. I had a guy yesterday saying he hated the music another saying it was crummy but majority love it. My buddy Chigg hits it on the nail, “do videos you want to do.” Thanks.
Really enjoyed your adventure to Dolly Sods. I grew up in Northern New Brunswick and spent my childhood exploring the woods and going back into the Appalachian mountains with my father. We lived along the Restigouche River in a valley between “The Gaspe” Quebec and N.B. A place called Campbellton. Probably one of the most picturesque places in Eastern Canada. If you and your family ever want to see the northern Appalachian this would be the place to go. I live in Eastern Ontario but go to N.B. almost every year....Cheers.
Thanks. I have been as far north as Montreal and northern Maine but we want to see that part of Canada. The mountains may not be the Rockies but they are beautiful and grand in their own right.
I have no seen this since 2003ish. I backpacked this in Boy Scouts. It is a truly amazing place. I would like to go back someday. Thank you so much for doing a video on this. Takes me back to backpacking.
Hey Jeff I’m glad you found the video and kindly left a comment. I have spent so much time up there as a kid and wanted to show this place and it’s fragile recovery and need for protection. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing Todd. I’ve never been to that place, but I feel like I have been watching your video. Definitely on a place to visit with the family. It’s amazing that there is so many stories right around us and we don’t even know it. Thanks for taking us along in your adventure my friend.
Hey Tony appreciate the comment. Being surrounded by so much National Forest can limit areas for detecting but they are history and resource rich and worthy of investigation. Walking the trails of this landscape that seems so natural it is hard to imagine the breadth of destruction it has seen and nature’s efforts to revive itself. I hope we can always strive to protect these natural treasures for future generations
I hope we can so as we show our kids the history of our land that they can show their children and so on for future generations. That will be the only way our history will never die is through our children and grandchildren. Until COVID and things closed down we was doing the same with our kids. Hopefully will get back to it this year and things start opening back up.
What a magnificent place.....so beautiful and peaceful 💓. Reminds me of my youth wandering woods for hours and eating wild blackberries and muscadines. Sucking on honeysuckle. We had a large amount of rock (akin to Stn. Mtn) on our property and during summer I'd wet it down then lay in sun. The earthen smell just......and the moss on those rocks @1342 reminds me of it as well. Thank you and your beautiful family for sharing this with us. Safe travels 💗🕊️
Congratulations Sir. You just did an incredible super great video. I enjoyed second by second. And keep showing those little princess the love for nature. Blessings to all!!!
Loved sharing the adventure with you and your family. Beautiful scenery. I live in Marietta, Ohio....so most of the places you take us is less than a days drive for us. Will definitely have to visit some of these places. Thank you for sharing and taking us along. Stay safe and healthy.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Will have to research these areas. I was unaware of any cabins. This sounds like something I would really enjoy. Thank you. p.s. If I visit the area...you can come visit me and we can have a cup of coffee together. lol
Great video...the scenery is awesome....blue berries are my favorite when in season...would be eating well on the trail there..take care looking forward to more videos
Yep me too. I used to fish up Gandy. I do have a video scheduled of going through the Sinks of Gandy. I love doing videos of these places and letting the world see what beauty is around.
Thanks Todd for the History lesson on this place. An the adventure outing with you an your family. Looked like everyone had a great time. An the scenery was wonderful. It will be another place on our, to go to list an visit. Thanks to you an your family todd for introducing us to another wonderful/beautiful place to go an see soon. Your video was awesome. The pics were breath taking. Can't wait to see it this year in person. Thanks again todd. Have a great weekend. 😁👍👍
Hey thanks Richard I’m so glad you appreciated and enjoyed it. I have many fond memories as a child here and over the years hiking and picking berries with my pap. I felt the history of its tragic past and its continued healing was a story worth telling. I honestly wish these type videos would be better watched as it conforms to part of my intent with it but I just have too many Metal Detecting only fans.....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives The more videos you create the more they will be viewed. It's just a matter of time brother. There's more to life then just metal detecting. I love metal detecting alot an I mean alot but I also love life. We only have a short time on this earth, so we try an enjoy everyday to it's fullest why we can with friends an family as well. I don't turn down a detecting adventure by no means even if it's just by myself or out looking for native artifacts in the fields or creeks. So we really appreciate all that you do with your videos todd. Just keep doing what you do best an dont look back. There all awesome videos that will be viewed by millions for many years to come. ( Believe) 😁👍👍
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Thank you todd, when the weather gets a litter warmer an I've some free time, I'll get in touch with you, an we'll go find some gold an silver. Lol. Thank you for the invite brother. 😁👍👍
Sorry to be so late commenting Todd. We have been busy battling the elements here you might say, so I was unable to be on my computer. I did watch this on my phone but couldn't write comments. What a beautiful place to take your family. I enjoyed the history of it very much, even if some of it was bleak. I am so glad that thoughtful minds managed to preserve it before it was completely destroyed forever. Our mountainous area's here in the West have wild huckleberries, blue and red varieties. However our forests are still intact so the berry fields are not as huge and open as yours. Our area's are also full of bears so caution must always be taken when out picking. Thank you for taking us along to such an astonishingly lovely place. The views were fantastic, the terrain was amazing, and the cranberry bogs reminded me of ones I hiked through in my childhood. As we have them also in hidden away places, on the swampy edges of some of our high mountain wilderness lakes. Your family looked like it was having a great adventure and loads of fun. To be able to share such a place with your kids that you enjoyed with your grandpa is wonderful. What a blessing to be able to get out and enjoy God's creation. May you and your family have a God blessed day!
Hey Lesa, I just saw this message and you left it 5 days ago....well, I've been out detecting as much as I can while Spring is marching in and my dig season is shortening....I can't really dig much in the summer months here. Dolly Sods is hugely popular here and attracts hoards of people from all over the region. It is a shame that it saw such destruction. It actually had another wave of destruction that I did not bring out in my video. During WWII, the Army used it for munitions practice and shelled the heck out of it. The Government has been trying over the decades to remove unspent shells and periodically people will come across one of them. What is such a shame about it is this area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the eastern US with species only found here. It is a testament of the destructive nature of man and how nature always tries to heal itself. I've also noticed a drop in views lately so I'm giving you a heads up....I am spreading my videos out over a wider range rather than every 7 days. I have plenty of videos complete but if the videos do not appeal to a wider audience, I may phase out the channel altogether and just do these without videotaping.....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives It would be a shame to see your channel go, but I understand if you feel that you cannot continue. I don't think people understand half the time and effort it takes to produce the content you do. I always get concerned that it also takes all of the enjoyment out of your adventures if you have to change from enjoying your life, to serving the fickle beast, which is UA-cam. I have enjoyed your content hugely, but have not always been well enough to be on my computer, which is were I can comment from. You have brought us a lot of thoughtful well made historical and interesting video's, along with fun family outings, and it has to me, been very enjoyable. I for one would be very sad to see your channel go. But know this, no matter what you decide in the future, enjoying life with your family and being able and present for them, is the most important thing in life, next to loving God.
@@lesahanners5057 I just tell God I will go as long as he brings me the stories to tell. Until he tells me to stop I will carry on. Sometimes I get tired and YT can become a beast that needs fed and take the joy out of it. I delayed my video released today just so I feel it doesn’t control me. I think you will like the new video too.
Wow! what a awesome place, Scenery was amazing ( : Very much enjoyed the story and history behind this place, recovered very well, thanks for sharing (:
Glad you enjoyed it. I've always wondered it's history as I've been told it by my grandfather but the more I learned the more I appreciated the place. It's nowhere else on UA-cam that I'm aware of so I wanted to preserve it this way....
Thank you for doing my absolute favorite place such a great representation!!! It saddens my heart to see the destruction that’s happening to such a beautiful place!!!
Let’s hope public awareness of its history keeps people from disrespecting it. The more who learn and know the more we can reach. Feel free to Share the video if you see fit.
Hello from Ohio in Ohio here on my grandparents farm in southeast Ohio I used to pick both wild blueberries and huckleberries by the gallons and we would make all kinds of food out of them like jellys and jams from them
One other piece of history of the sods . During WW2 the US military used this area as artillery practice. Beware of any unexploded munitions. I personally have never seen any but have been warned. A note to visitors , even on the driest of days your feet will get soaked . I have been on trails there that I questioned if they were a trail or a stream . Worth every bit of it , a beautiful place to visit .
Good points James. I actually had the munitions in my original cut but took it out to keep it no longer than 20 minutes. I think they keep the sign up there to keep people on the paths.....Haha
i love the area of seneca rocks spruce knob and dolly sods last time i was there 2 summers ago i had a grouse cross in front of me i did get a couple pictures of it on spruce knob you can still see where the railroad bed was back when they was logging it
It’s a real blessing to see it recovering and know people are now wanting to keep it from further damage. I have a video of Spruce Knob too but with no plans on releasing that one.
wow God sure knew what he was doing.. absolutely beatiful place todd. just one question . where are the BEARS. i'd be wiggin. enjoyed it and always lookin forward for your next production. thanks again
Thanks Matthew. It is very popular due to its environment feeling like it belongs so far north into Canada. It brings a slice of Canada right here to within reach of a lot of adventure seekers. It’s one of my favorite places to go too.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives it's about 6.5hr away from me and I'm thinking about making a map of the places in Virginia and WV to visit and take a few weeks vacation next year. My mom and her family are from southern WV and its a back woods up in the holler place there. Warrior mine WV.
Not at all. Huckleberries are sweeter but they cannot be tamed and why you cannot buy them....they make great pies and jellies/jams or just plain on cereal....With it being only in the 70's in summer with a breeze, there isn't bugs and it's easy picking..
@@silverwheelspatriot1764 I did in video...hehe. The natural environment here is a leftover from the ice age and somehow was orphaned when cold weather retreated north. The area even has a feel of the tundra.
Thank you for letting us see this beautiful area. Gorgeous family you have too!
Thank you very much!
I grew up exploring this place with my grandfather and spent a great deal of my life visiting it before it got popular (1970's) and now I wanted my kids to see and experience what I did as a kid. Please if you go, respect the marked trails, practice leave no trace behind and help preserve it for future generations to enjoy it.....our beautiful Dolly Sods.
That’s awesome! And I always respect nature like that. So beautiful
I was born & raised in Roane County, Wva. Miss those hills
@@loriward5512 yep in many ways they speak...come home where “I belong” as John Denver’s lyrics state.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives exactly right 😉
Do the cranberries there taste the same as farmed cranberries?
Beautiful scenery and great shots! From the time the land was destroyed, until now, sure is a testament to God’s power! Fantastic family adventure Sir!
Thanks Gordon!
So interesting how the landscape changed so much (sad too). Love seeing our family adventures! Something for our kids and grandkids to look back upon 💕
Amazing the damage mankind can do
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives it sure is 🥲
I don't know which is more beautiful. Your family or the view. You are truly blessed.
You’re too kind Leann but thanks.
What an amazing place. Thank you Todd for sharing your family and this beautiful place. 👍✌
Thanks Frank it’s one of my favorite places to go in the summer. Nice and cool.
I had no idea of this places existance. It is amazing in picture. I cant imagine it in real life or especialy 300 years ago!!!! Thank you for this glimps!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for sharing this special trip with your Beautiful family God Bless and as always thank you so much for taking us along
Thanks so much Mary. Always glad to see your comments.
To the highest point of the mountain & beyond, into the homes & hearts of the world. 😇👍
haha....yep! This Wilderness is one of my favorite places to go too..the scenery is always spectacular
That was very cool. Great camera work. You are so lucky to have such a fine family. Thanks for having us along.
You are so kind. Thanks David.
My ecology class at Glenville State College took a field trip there in 1977. It was and still is breath taking. That class only had a few individual in it, and was one of my favorite electives. We traveled and studied many areas throughout our state. 🤓 Thank you and your family for sharing this with us. I hope many share this with their friends and family. 👍👍
Thanks Ricky. My grandfather loved this place and introduced it to me. I’ve loved it ever sense.
One of highpoints of my day, seeing a wonderful family enjoying the beauty God has given us. Thanks Todd and the whole family for allowing us to take the adventure with you.
Ah thanks Beeps you always do good comments.
That is a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing it. I've heard about it but never saw it.
Great family outing. Thanks for taking us along 👍
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful places and the history behind them.
Glad you enjoyed
Here in North Louisiana I have to pick for two hours to get a cup of Huckleberries. I would be in hog Heaven in a place like this. I love these videos of your family outings, my favorites!
Beautiful place and family. It took me right back to picking huckleberries in Colorado when I was a kid. I always heard huckleberries were a little bigger then blueberries. As always great history. Thank you for taking us along.
Thanks Frankie. They are sweeter too. Not sure why they aren’t domesticated
Always entertaining . Thank you very much for posting .
Glad you enjoyed it
So beautiful thank you for taking us asking. To bad the Chig missed it he might of found hike to explore, lol. Enjoyed the video and as always be safe and HH.
What a beautiful place! Thank you for taking us along
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome Awesome video!!! Thanks so much for allowing us to go on this wonderful trip. You are very blessed with a family. Your youngest daughter is so adorable and reminds me of one of my granddaughters. Very beautiful pictures. Did y'all see any wildlife ?
Have ever been or heard of a place called Cade Cove , Tennessee? Thanks again be safe
Cades Cove we love! Wildlife up this high typically is bear and deer and with so many Huckleberries one must be vigilant of the bears.
The Sods are a beautiful place.
Amazing place I had no idea existed! Loved exploring with you & your beautiful family. I learned so much & imagined the past as well. Please keep the videos coming👍
Thanks Diane I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful family & beautiful place. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Lori. The Sods are a great place to visit.
Great video, Todd! Once again, thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for watching!
Another beautiful area, thank you for the adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful, gorgeous scenery. A nice arm chair hike for me today. Thanks.
Haha. Love the comment. Read it aloud to my wife. How do you think of this stuff? LOL
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives I am 77 and handicapped when it comes to walking. Did a lot of hiking in my younger days so now I have to count on you and Chig to let me see Appalachia and old battlefields. I am a history lover also so you have really caught my attention, especially when you wear your Tennessee cap. Hi from Portland TN.
@@marthafenimore4279 thanks! I will make sure I wear it more often. I get ribbed from other SEC school Alumnus watching but it’s all in good fun.
Gosh, so darn beautiful. From one ecosystem to another. Both diverse in nature. Wow. Great one Todd.
Thanks Tom!
Another great video Todd! You do amazing work. God bless you and your family.
Thanks Bill.
That is so similar to the Pine Barrens area of New Jersey where I grew up.
We had Cranberries, Black berries ,Blueberries ,Huckleberries and a lot of plant specious which only
existed in our area.
You brought your family to a great preserve which they will never forget.
I only wish someone there were you are, had the forsight to preserve some of the old growth forest that you show in the introduction.
Out here in Ferndale region of Washington State there are a few patches of preserved forest where once there were millions of acres of giant Everfreen forests.
At least here a few people deeded there uncut lands to the public.
Thank you,
Rik Spector
Yep me too. Unfortunately before the hoards went west, they gutted the east. The timber from these mountains went to build Baltimore and Washington DC.
Todd ! This is my all time favorite video you have done. THANK YOU ! Great job !
Thank you your very kind.
A little piece of heaven, stunningly beautiful 😇💕💕💕💕
Thanks Marie. It is a special place and mostly unknown.
Another nice family outing video Todd, I enjoined it. If it were not for your videos I would never see the beautiful aarea's and know the histor of the places. Thanks Todd God bless you and your family.
Thanks Ricky and I’m glad you visually tagged along with us
What a beautiful Place and family. Takes me back to my black berry picking days. Grandma had blackberries all over a hillside and blueberry bushes. There was always something to eat on the land there. This video was breath taking. I really enjoyed it..Thanks!
Thanks Teresa. I’m with you on the berry picking. My mom would drag us out there every year and pick buckets full.
We need more Adventures like this, very informative Americans need to be made aware of their environment and what was going to damage it and what can be repaired. And the fact that it takes a long time for mother nature to recover from the damages we do
I agree Edward and one reason why I felt I needed to release this ahead of the warm season. Unfortunately it will be my least watched video because most only want to see my Metal Detecting adventures
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives sadly you're probably a hundred percent correct. But maybe enough people will view it and share it even if it was just their family
@@edwardblasingame9002 yep. I need them to share the video. I had the Dolly Sods FB Group preview it last week. I guess my "history channel" needs to be a "Metal Detecting channel" for people to watch it....LOL
Wow such a fascinating and enlightening episode!!
It’s great to see you covering unique zones of the eastern United States that not many have been aware of.Its so great to see how well the land has bounced back from complete and utter devastation.Unfortunately those massive native trees are gone forever but have another species to prosper and offer re.growth.I love the intro and closing music!!
Thanks for posting.
Thanks Scott....the place is truly special to a lot of people. It’s almost too popular being so close to DC and Baltimore and is straining the ecosystem but I believe it has a good future.
Thanks about the music. It’s funny I get people who love the music I choose or hate it. I often use the Appalachian Dulcimer and fiddle from artists I personally know and promote their songs and our European brothers sometimes don’t like it. Others defend it. I had a guy yesterday saying he hated the music another saying it was crummy but majority love it. My buddy Chigg hits it on the nail, “do videos you want to do.” Thanks.
Beautiful Scenery
Wonderful photography! Huckleberries and low bush cranberries! Pick, eat, spit out the seeds! Help replant!
You got that right!
This is a very pretty place.
Really enjoyed your adventure to Dolly Sods. I grew up in Northern New Brunswick and spent my childhood exploring the woods and going back into the Appalachian mountains with my father. We lived along the Restigouche River in a valley between “The Gaspe” Quebec and N.B. A place called Campbellton. Probably one of the most picturesque places in Eastern Canada. If you and your family ever want to see the northern Appalachian this would be the place to go. I live in Eastern Ontario but go to N.B. almost every year....Cheers.
Thanks. I have been as far north as Montreal and northern Maine but we want to see that part of Canada. The mountains may not be the Rockies but they are beautiful and grand in their own right.
Loved this. Never heard anything about this so big thanks for sharing its story. Hoping you and your family blessings.
Thanks Laura. If you get an opportunity go check it out. It’s beautiful
I have no seen this since 2003ish. I backpacked this in Boy Scouts. It is a truly amazing place. I would like to go back someday. Thank you so much for doing a video on this. Takes me back to backpacking.
Hey Jeff I’m glad you found the video and kindly left a comment. I have spent so much time up there as a kid and wanted to show this place and it’s fragile recovery and need for protection. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing Todd. I’ve never been to that place, but I feel like I have been watching your video. Definitely on a place to visit with the family. It’s amazing that there is so many stories right around us and we don’t even know it. Thanks for taking us along in your adventure my friend.
Hey Tony appreciate the comment. Being surrounded by so much National Forest can limit areas for detecting but they are history and resource rich and worthy of investigation. Walking the trails of this landscape that seems so natural it is hard to imagine the breadth of destruction it has seen and nature’s efforts to revive itself. I hope we can always strive to protect these natural treasures for future generations
I hope we can so as we show our kids the history of our land that they can show their children and so on for future generations. That will be the only way our history will never die is through our children and grandchildren. Until COVID and things closed down we was doing the same with our kids. Hopefully will get back to it this year and things start opening back up.
Great information about the place you your family awesome pictures of sit 👍🙏
Awesome. Just awesome. Loved the music and all of it.
What a magnificent place.....so beautiful and peaceful 💓. Reminds me of my youth wandering woods for hours and eating wild blackberries and muscadines. Sucking on honeysuckle. We had a large amount of rock (akin to Stn. Mtn) on our property and during summer I'd wet it down then lay in sun. The earthen smell just......and the moss on those rocks @1342 reminds me of it as well. Thank you and your beautiful family for sharing this with us. Safe travels 💗🕊️
Thanks Beth I can just envision your adventures too
Congratulations Sir. You just did an incredible super great video. I enjoyed second by second. And keep showing those little princess the love for nature. Blessings to all!!!
Thanks Jesus. Thanks for watching and commenting
Loved sharing the adventure with you and your family. Beautiful scenery. I live in Marietta, Ohio....so most of the places you take us is less than a days drive for us. Will definitely have to visit some of these places. Thank you for sharing and taking us along. Stay safe and healthy.
You should rent a cabin and come check these places out....so beautiful and you are close.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Will have to research these areas. I was unaware of any cabins. This sounds like something I would really enjoy. Thank you. p.s. If I visit the area...you can come visit me and we can have a cup of coffee together. lol
@@allanwilkerson6426 heck out Smoke Hole Cabins
Great video...the scenery is awesome....blue berries are my favorite when in season...would be eating well on the trail there..take care looking forward to more videos
Thanks Steven. Yep the trails are all scenic and rewarding. The berries are thick so everyone gets many when they are ripe.
I love that area. Up on the Knob. The people in the little town of Job are so friendly.
Yep me too. I used to fish up Gandy. I do have a video scheduled of going through the Sinks of Gandy. I love doing videos of these places and letting the world see what beauty is around.
Beautiful! One of my favorites so far.
Thanks Cyndy.
Thanks Todd for the History lesson on this place. An the adventure outing with you an your family. Looked like everyone had a great time. An the scenery was wonderful. It will be another place on our, to go to list an visit. Thanks to you an your family todd for introducing us to another wonderful/beautiful place to go an see soon. Your video was awesome. The pics were breath taking. Can't wait to see it this year in person. Thanks again todd. Have a great weekend. 😁👍👍
Hey thanks Richard I’m so glad you appreciated and enjoyed it. I have many fond memories as a child here and over the years hiking and picking berries with my pap. I felt the history of its tragic past and its continued healing was a story worth telling. I honestly wish these type videos would be better watched as it conforms to part of my intent with it but I just have too many Metal Detecting only fans.....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives The more videos you create the more they will be viewed. It's just a matter of time brother. There's more to life then just metal detecting. I love metal detecting alot an I mean alot but I also love life. We only have a short time on this earth, so we try an enjoy everyday to it's fullest why we can with friends an family as well. I don't turn down a detecting adventure by no means even if it's just by myself or out looking for native artifacts in the fields or creeks. So we really appreciate all that you do with your videos todd. Just keep doing what you do best an dont look back. There all awesome videos that will be viewed by millions for many years to come. ( Believe) 😁👍👍
@@richardperkins6132 thanks. I tell you what....you have an open invitation to detect with me anytime and I’m serious.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives Thank you todd, when the weather gets a litter warmer an I've some free time, I'll get in touch with you, an we'll go find some gold an silver. Lol. Thank you for the invite brother. 😁👍👍
Beautiful scenery. Nice music. Thanks
Many thanks!
Sorry to be so late commenting Todd. We have been busy battling the elements here you might say, so I was unable to be on my computer. I did watch this on my phone but couldn't write comments.
What a beautiful place to take your family. I enjoyed the history of it very much, even if some of it was bleak. I am so glad that thoughtful minds managed to preserve it before it was completely destroyed forever. Our mountainous area's here in the West have wild huckleberries, blue and red varieties. However our forests are still intact so the berry fields are not as huge and open as yours. Our area's are also full of bears so caution must always be taken when out picking. Thank you for taking us along to such an astonishingly lovely place. The views were fantastic, the terrain was amazing, and the cranberry bogs reminded me of ones I hiked through in my childhood. As we have them also in hidden away places, on the swampy edges of some of our high mountain wilderness lakes.
Your family looked like it was having a great adventure and loads of fun. To be able to share such a place with your kids that you enjoyed with your grandpa is wonderful. What a blessing to be able to get out and enjoy God's creation. May you and your family have a God blessed day!
Hey Lesa, I just saw this message and you left it 5 days ago....well, I've been out detecting as much as I can while Spring is marching in and my dig season is shortening....I can't really dig much in the summer months here.
Dolly Sods is hugely popular here and attracts hoards of people from all over the region. It is a shame that it saw such destruction. It actually had another wave of destruction that I did not bring out in my video. During WWII, the Army used it for munitions practice and shelled the heck out of it. The Government has been trying over the decades to remove unspent shells and periodically people will come across one of them. What is such a shame about it is this area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the eastern US with species only found here. It is a testament of the destructive nature of man and how nature always tries to heal itself.
I've also noticed a drop in views lately so I'm giving you a heads up....I am spreading my videos out over a wider range rather than every 7 days. I have plenty of videos complete but if the videos do not appeal to a wider audience, I may phase out the channel altogether and just do these without videotaping.....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives It would be a shame to see your channel go, but I understand if you feel that you cannot continue. I don't think people understand half the time and effort it takes to produce the content you do. I always get concerned that it also takes all of the enjoyment out of your adventures if you have to change from enjoying your life, to serving the fickle beast, which is UA-cam. I have enjoyed your content hugely, but have not always been well enough to be on my computer, which is were I can comment from. You have brought us a lot of thoughtful well made historical and interesting video's, along with fun family outings, and it has to me, been very enjoyable. I for one would be very sad to see your channel go. But know this, no matter what you decide in the future, enjoying life with your family and being able and present for them, is the most important thing in life, next to loving God.
@@lesahanners5057 I just tell God I will go as long as he brings me the stories to tell. Until he tells me to stop I will carry on. Sometimes I get tired and YT can become a beast that needs fed and take the joy out of it. I delayed my video released today just so I feel it doesn’t control me. I think you will like the new video too.
Beautiful ❤️
Your family is so precious!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful country
It really is!
Beautiful place Todd. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! what a awesome place, Scenery was amazing ( : Very much enjoyed the story and history behind this place, recovered very well, thanks for sharing (:
Thanks! It’s a unique place.
Thank you for the mini vacation. nice video
Glad you enjoyed it. I've always wondered it's history as I've been told it by my grandfather but the more I learned the more I appreciated the place. It's nowhere else on UA-cam that I'm aware of so I wanted to preserve it this way....
Loved it.
Thank you for doing my absolute favorite place such a great representation!!! It saddens my heart to see the destruction that’s happening to such a beautiful place!!!
Let’s hope public awareness of its history keeps people from disrespecting it. The more who learn and know the more we can reach. Feel free to Share the video if you see fit.
Thanks todd for the journey never been there until now
You're welcome Johnny. We love this place up there. Just so much beauty all around.
Georgous place thank you for sharing
Thank you too
Hello from Ohio in Ohio here on my grandparents farm in southeast Ohio I used to pick both wild blueberries and huckleberries by the gallons and we would make all kinds of food out of them like jellys and jams from them
I used to own a 50 acre farm in southeast Ohio and had a few bushes but I did have a nice patch of morels.....
One other piece of history of the sods . During WW2 the US military used this area as artillery practice. Beware of any unexploded munitions. I personally have never seen any but have been warned.
A note to visitors , even on the driest of days your feet will get soaked . I have been on trails there that I questioned if they were a trail or a stream . Worth every bit of it , a beautiful place to visit .
Good points James. I actually had the munitions in my original cut but took it out to keep it no longer than 20 minutes. I think they keep the sign up there to keep people on the paths.....Haha
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives that place has been through the wringer . It still a beautiful place .
i love the area of seneca rocks spruce knob and dolly sods
last time i was there 2 summers ago i had a grouse cross in front of me i did get a couple pictures of it
on spruce knob you can still see where the railroad bed was back when they was logging it
It’s a real blessing to see it recovering and know people are now wanting to keep it from further damage. I have a video of Spruce Knob too but with no plans on releasing that one.
wow God sure knew what he was doing.. absolutely beatiful place todd. just one question . where are the BEARS. i'd be wiggin. enjoyed it and always lookin forward for your next production. thanks again
They are in there and can be thick but there are so many people that they stY back in the trees until the berries are ripe.
Beautiful trip with your family ìn a spectacular area! Wow such a rare ecosystem! Is there mountain laurel there? Thanks for sharing!
Yes mostly at lower elevations but there is some and wild honeysuckle in bush form.
Wow, wild and wonderful West Virginia for sure Todd. That place is really a different scene from the mountains here in North Carolina.
Thanks Matthew. It is very popular due to its environment feeling like it belongs so far north into Canada. It brings a slice of Canada right here to within reach of a lot of adventure seekers. It’s one of my favorite places to go too.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives it's about 6.5hr away from me and I'm thinking about making a map of the places in Virginia and WV to visit and take a few weeks vacation next year. My mom and her family are from southern WV and its a back woods up in the holler place there. Warrior mine WV.
@@mathewpennington7049 wow I used to work there in those parts. Very isolated.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives wow it is definitely an isolated area but things are picking up I've heard. The ATV trails are bringing in tourists.
@@mathewpennington7049 yes that was a great idea to open up trails to 4 wheelers. Other parts of the state should do the same.
What a beautiful place 🤙
Love this place I used to go there just to think
Very pretty place. I love huckleberries.
Thanks for watching.....Dolly Sods is a special place.
My mother was a direct relative to the Dolly's. John Dahle was a long ago multiple great grandfather.
I would love to do a video on his house. I may go talk to the current owner and see if I can get the permission.
Found you through the Ching. Beautiful area...surprising!
loved this! thx!
Wow I love huckleberrys!
Up there you can pick them by the gallons quickly in late August
I didn't proof read my post. I mended to said blessed with a beautiful family. Thanks
Hey thanks Ricky. No worries. You are a faithful fan.
Great place for mushrooms and huckleberry
I dig morels near here.
😉 “It’s going to be midnight by the time we get home!”
HAHA....
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives our whipper snapper 💕
Thank you Todd. dolly sods is a beautiful place I'm glad you shared this video. Do Huckleberries taste the same as blueberries
Not at all. Huckleberries are sweeter but they cannot be tamed and why you cannot buy them....they make great pies and jellies/jams or just plain on cereal....With it being only in the 70's in summer with a breeze, there isn't bugs and it's easy picking..
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives thank you
Tempat nya sangat keren
Wish I could translate...
i dont get out of town a lot now days so dont tell my wife i am out haveing fun lol.
Thanks for joining us
Bobby wobs cousin!!!
Canada?
It is the most southern reach of many plant species found in Canada.
@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives WOW! Did you get me some?
@@silverwheelspatriot1764 I did in video...hehe. The natural environment here is a leftover from the ice age and somehow was orphaned when cold weather retreated north. The area even has a feel of the tundra.