{"id":18713,"date":"2023-10-31T07:18:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=18713"},"modified":"2023-10-31T07:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:18:28","slug":"wild-and-wonderful-west-virginia-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/31\/wild-and-wonderful-west-virginia-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild and Wonderful West Virginia Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some pictures from my jaunt to the New River Gorge in West Virginia earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jpb-new-river-DSC_2394-October-2023_151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18716\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jpb-new-river-DSC_2394-October-2023_151-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" 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