Originally Posted by
Cookerhiker
The only other point about Dolly Sods' northern area that hasn't been mentioned on this thread is there are several wet spots. After all, it's meadows. Anytime you're in a low point, it will be wet and you have a few fords. The other thing in the open areas is the difficulty in hanging your food. Assuming you want to camp in the meadows, the only trees around are thick spruce trees not conducive to hanging your bear bag. I just sort of tossed mine on the tree branches and it survived the night. See Post #`26
For future trips in Monongahela NF, my 2 favorite are the Otter Creek Wilderness near Parsons and further south, the Cranberry Wilderness.
Have a great hike!