Almost Heaven Wildlife Viewing Travel Bug (Duck 1)

To visit selected West Virginia Wildlife Viewing Areas.

This is my first try at Geocaching, if there are bugs (no pun intended) please let me know.

West Virginia has 63 wildlife viewing areas. Each spot is described in “West Virginia Wildlife Viewing Guide” published by the WV Department of Natural Resources. The book is free if picked up at the DNR office in Elkins or it can be purchased online for $2.50 plus shipping. Acquiring the book is not necessary but strongly suggested as it gives driving directions to the viewing areas and, as many of these viewing areas are in remote locations, the best time of year to visit is often mentioned.

The URL is www.wvdnr.gov/publications/publications.shtm

A cache has been placed with four Travel Bugs attached to duck calls. The idea is move the “Ducks” from one WV Wildlife Viewing Area to another until all of the Ducks have been to all of the areas on the list. Each Duck is separately bagged and contains a list of the wildlife areas to be visited. Please take only one Travel Bug so that others can participate.

Please try to keep the Ducks moving. They will get restless sitting on your desk or in your Geocaching bag.

Remember to consider the Ducks’ goals. Take a picture when you hide them and upload it to their website.

The following is a list of Wildlife Viewing Areas where the Ducks may be hidden. While there are other areas listed in the book, they should be considered “off limits” for various reasons:

Blackwater Falls State Park
Canaan Valley Resort State Park
Dolly Sods
Greenland Gap
Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area
Yankauer Nature Preserve
Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Spruce Knob and Spruce Knob Lake
Watoga State Park
Highland Scenic Highway
Handley Wildlife Management Area
Gaudineer Scenic Area
Hawk's Nest State Park
Little Beaver State Park
Meadow River Wildlife Management Area
Cold Knob Scenic Area
Lake Sherwood
Greenbrier State Forest
Hanging Rock Raptor Migration Observatory
Sugar Camp Farm and Symms Gap Meadow
Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area
Pipestem State Park
Twin Fall State Park Resort
Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area
Panther State Forest
R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area
Chief Logan State Park
East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area
Beech Fork Lake
Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area
McClintic Wildlife Management Area
Kanawha State Forest
Burnsville Lake
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Elk River Wildlife Management Area
Summersville Lake
North Bend State Park
Coopers Rock State Forest
Cranesville Swamp Nature Preserve
Cathedral State Park
Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area
Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area
Tygart Lake
Valley Falls State Park
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area
Fish Creek
Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area
Castleman Run Lake Wildlife Management Area