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Bucolic West Virginia county markets its remoteness

(AP) — Between mountain ranges and two national forests in West Virginia lies an Appalachian tourism frontier with serene, unspoiled countryside and some of the best rock climbing in the region. "If you like the outdoors, it's pretty unlimited," he said. Since buying Nelson Rocks in 2009, Virginia-based Endless Horizons has added a welcome center, hotel-style rooms and a canopy tour of 12 zip lines through tall trees. A recent study commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission cites the Nelson Rocks and Seneca Rocks, a formation to the north in the Monongahela National Forest, as keys to the area's "tremendous potential as a tourism destination." The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center has recorded between about 60,000 and 67,000 annual visitors each of the last five years with the exception of a dip during the government shutdown of 2013, said the center's director Kevin Duncan. The study notes winding, steep roads into the county from east and west, along with limited Internet and cell phone access.

 

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