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By I.tT WOOD
(Too often, people fail to take advantage of the wonders in their own backyards. Lyt Wood, former county forrester, went a little beyond his backyard on a recent camping trip to the Allegheny Mountains but the same type of adventures and peace that he found in West Virginia are available right here in Shenandoah National Park His letters to friends waiting back in the county may inspire Rappahannockers to use the mountain and woodland treasures we have at home.)
July 16, 1982
Devil’s Backbone
Highland County, Va. Dear Jeannie,
I have resolved to write many letters during this 2week excursion. Maybe the Rappahannock News will publish some of them. 1 wanted to write to you first, so you will hear about my campsite on Devil’s Backbone, the first point of interest on my trip. As I sat down to write this, the mosquitoes became unbearable and forced me to move on to the breezy ridgetop, so 1 will treat you with a description of that as well.
This is a pretty, shady, damp level spot in very rugged country. The land is privately owned. My campsite is what might be called a “glade” — a marshy open area surrounded by woodlands. The dominant
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