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Kumbrabow State Forest is a state forest in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres in size. WikipediaAddress: Kumbrabow Rd, Huttonsville, WV 26273.  Established: December 29, 1934Named for: KUMp-BRAdy-BOWers, families involved in

Driving down Dry Branch Road about 10 miles west of Huttonsville, I navigate the narrow dirt road that snakes along the wide Elk River, lazy in spots, rushing with rapids in others. Tiny campers and ancient cabins line the river and on a summer

 It is late October, my third trip to West Virginia. The leaves blast gold and red, a changed landscape, but the road is the same twisting and untwisting like a wound-up top let loose. Around curves, 45 mph is the rule. Flying down, down the

The day has arrived for our early evening photo shoot— destination, Cheat Pond. We meet at Brandy’s house, her partner Chris joins us this time and we all head south down State Route 250 then turn off on a well-maintained dirt road. Winding through

For a week or two at a time, I am a solo resident at a Pioneer Cabin at Kumbrabow State Forest, Huttonsville, West Virginia. The cabins were built in 1930, part of Franklin Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) work relief program. If you’re