October Insta-greats

From Bridge Day adventures to Halloween traditions, it was a month full of excitement!

Here are some of our favorite October moments in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia:

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1. Hawk’s Nest State Park

Fall colors at Hawks Nest. #wv #westvirginia #wv_igers #igers_of_wv #almostheaven #countryroads #bestvirginia #wildandwonderful #westbygod #gotowv #wv_captures #wvview #wv_natureshots #fall #fallcolors

A photo posted by Todd (@iamwv) on Oct 18, 2016 at 3:44pm PDT

2. Beautiful Buckhannon

#Fallcolors shining bright at #WestVirginia #Wesleyan in #Buckhannon. #GoToWV @GoToWV @djiglobal #dronephotography #dronestagram #artistfound #djiphantom4 #MyWV

A photo posted by Robbie Skinner (@robbieskinnerwv) on Oct 31, 2016 at 3:29pm PDT

3. NROCKS

The colors are starting to pop at Nrocks! Fall tours are filling up fast – book your fall climb at nrocks.com. #nrocks #viaferrata #fallcolors #gotowv

A photo posted by Nrocks Outdoor Adventures (@nrocks_wv) on Oct 17, 2016 at 5:52pm PDT

4. Furry friend enjoying fall foliage

There is no app for this. #Hiking with my adventure buddies last week in #DollySods Wilderness, soaking up the #Appalachian #Fall. #MyWV #GoToWv #dogstagram #igers_of_wv #HikingDogs

A photo posted by WV_Baum (@wv_native) on Oct 26, 2016 at 5:33am PDT

5. Sutton Lake Marina

From todays fall foliage tour. I love the reflection in the water.

A photo posted by Sutton Lake Marina (@suttonlakemarina) on Oct 8, 2016 at 3:02pm PDT

6. New paragliding adventures in Canaan Valley

One of the first #paragliders setting off from the new launch site @canaanresort earlier this month.

A photo posted by Highland Outdoors (@highland_outdoors) on Oct 28, 2016 at 7:27am PDT

7. Caperton Trail entrance, Morgantown

Fall mornings are made perfect by walks on our rail trail. Stroll by the Monongahela River on the Caperton Trail. You may even catch a glimpse of the @wvurowing team! #tourmorgantown #Morgantown #fallcolors #trailrunners #railtrail #gotowv #fallfoliage

A photo posted by Greater Morgantown WV CVB (@tourmorgantown) on Oct 12, 2016 at 5:08am PDT

8. Surprise! First snowfall in the Potomac Highlands

The snow line from midway up #spruceknob #monongahelanationalforest #gotowv #snow #leafpeeping

A photo posted by Clayton Heath (@clayton_heath) on Oct 24, 2016 at 8:20am PDT

9. Bridge Day

#bridgeday #newrivergorge #newrivergorgebridge #gotowv

A photo posted by Carolyn Symes (@csymes10) on Oct 18, 2016 at 7:45am PDT

10. Inside the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

#TALA #GoToWV #ReallyRadRoadTrip

A photo posted by Alex Burdette (@beautifulburd_) on Oct 16, 2016 at 7:18pm PDT

11. Palace of Gold, Moundsville

In the rolling hills of West Virginia lies the Taj Mahal of America 🙏🏼 📍Palace of Gold, West Virginia #westvirginia #GoToWV #visitwestvirginia #palace #religion #harekrishna #india #usa #travel #wanderlust #inspiredtravels #wowshot #worldbestshot #welivetoexplore #bbctravel #natgeotravel #exploretocreater #outdoorsjournal #traveleroftheweek #timeoutsociety #awesomelifestyle #awakethesoul #adventurevisuals #worldexplorermag

A photo posted by Travel | Adventure | Roadtrips (@nonstoptravelling) on Oct 4, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT

12. Capital City looking out of this world!

My view after leaving a workshop last evening @claycenter. Hallelujah – Albert Paley. #publicart #sculpture #hallelujah #cvw #gotowv

A photo posted by Mark Davis (@vinylvillagewv) on Oct 26, 2016 at 2:22pm PDT

13. Smoke Hole Caverns

Nature is beautiful 👌🏻 #cavern #underground #smokehole #cave #westvirginia #wv #GoToWV #wvexplored #time #sony #sonyalpha #sonya5000 #explore

A photo posted by Chris Young (@thechrisyoung) on Oct 27, 2016 at 3:13pm PDT

14. Canyon Doors, Gauley River

What a weekend! Canyon Doors on the Lower Gauley on the last day of the season. Glad @crancepants got to notch this in her belt today! #r2lifepartner #rafting #raft #GauleyRiver #lowergauley #canyondoors #hyside #hysideinflatables #nrs #astralfootwear #gotowv #wildandwonderful #fall #foliage #cheapwoolsocks @hysideinflatables @nrsweb @watershed_drybags @astralwhitewater @astralfootwear @pelicanprofessional

A video posted by Sterling Snyder (@sterlingsnyder) on Oct 16, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT

15. Pumpkin House, Kenova

Halloween is fast approaching and one of West Virginia's most popular sites this time of year is (the rightfully named) "pumpkin house." The pumpkin house is located in Kenova, WV and has over 3,000 carved and lit pumpkins on display several weekends throughout the month of October. As you can imagine, the home gets thousands of visitors every year and it take many volunteers to get the pumpkins ready every night. I've even heard the school children in the area help with the pumpkin carving. I've been twice and it's always fun! I've taken my own pictures. Nothing like this! I found this one this internet but found no name. If you know who took it, please tag them. Most likely it was a news station or professional that had special access because it's impossible to get a picture without people everywhere! To get a picture like this, I've heard you have to be there at 2 am….😳….Anywho, if you're close or even want to take a little drive and see something pretty cool. Make your way to Kenova, WV and check it out! . . . #halloween #happyhalloween #pumpkin #pumpkins #jackolantern #jackolanterns #pumpkinseverywhere #thepumpkinhouse #kenova #kenovawv #wv #westvirginia #travelwv #gotowv #hashtagwv #wildandwonderful

A photo posted by Duck Momma (@seymourandpipsmomma) on Oct 17, 2016 at 8:08pm PDT

16. Cathedral Cafe, Fayetteville

A church converted into a restaurant in Fayetteville, WV. #gotowv#visitwv#wildandwonderfulbox#wildandwonderfulwestvirginia#wvexplored#almostheavenwv#wv#wv_igers#westvirginia

A photo posted by Christin (@wvgirlinthe216) on Oct 30, 2016 at 7:54am PDT

17. Pearl S. Buck birthplace, Hillsboro

Birthplace of #pearlsbuck in Hillsboro, West Virginia #thegoodearth "They cannot take the land away from me. the labor of my body and the fruit of the fields I have put into that which cannot be taken away. If I had the silver, they would have taken it. if I had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. I have the land still, and it is mine." #gotowv @gotowv @wvexplored

A photo posted by Eleanor Gould (@egould_) on Oct 27, 2016 at 12:47pm PDT

18. Pumpkins galore at the Capitol Market

Perfect day for a stroll through our local Farmers Market with my girl. #fall #mommyandme #farmersmarket #gotoWV #perfectday #momlife #toddlerlife #lifestyle #instagood

A photo posted by A n g e l (@a.suprenant) on Oct 10, 2016 at 11:45am PDT

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