Yes, WV is steeper and wilder in the hills. You can find yourself completely overshadowed by mountains and you feel sheltered from the world. Trees too. We have more trees than anyplace I’ve ever been. N.C. and VA have expansive mountains. The Appalachians are huge in height and width. The area covered by N.W. N.C.,East TN, Eastern KY, and Eastern WV is unmatched for beauty.(except for the Tetons).
Yeah, when we scouted all the places you mentioned, we definitely noticed that pastureland was hard to find in WV! It’s like settlers marched right by WV and moved onto other areas, LOL! I got the feeling of being back in time, before ‘progress’ ruined everything.