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<title>A feast for the eyes...and tummy...</title>
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<description>Dolly Sods is an amazing place in West Virginia, located inside of Monongahela National Forest.&amp;nbsp; It is a very unique place, because it is a ra&amp;hellip;</description>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Dolly Sods is an amazing place in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:State>, located inside of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Monongahela</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">National Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.&nbsp; It is a very unique place, because it is a raised&nbsp;plateau which has a climate and landscape similar to <st1:place w:st="on">Northern Canada</st1:place>.&nbsp; When you are driving up to the raised plateau&nbsp;that is Dolly Sods, it's as if you are suddenly transported into another country.&nbsp; The landscape instantly changes to an area of rocky plains, with wind-twisted spruce trees and sphagnum bogs.&nbsp; The plains are littered with huckleberry, blueberry and blackberry bushes that will ensure that you are never hungry, while cranberries can be found in the bogs.&nbsp; The riverbeds are lined with azaleas, mountain laurel and&nbsp;rhododendron, ensuring plenty of candy for your eyes.&nbsp; Sweeping vistas can be found around every bend in the trail.&nbsp; This place is a treasure!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></p>
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