There was a brief thunderstorm in the middle of the night but it didn’t start raining heavily until after we left the campgrounds. We should have rain for the next couple of hours of driving. This is the first heavy daytime rain since the Greenbank Observatory. We have been very fortunate with the weather. ThoughtsContinue reading “Day 14 – Cowan’s Gap to home”
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Day 13 – Moundsville, WV to Cowans Gap, PA
Today we start the trek home via ‘the stick’, the northern panhandle of West Virginia. We still have one more Fallout 76 location to visit, the Giant Teapot. We decided to take Hwy 7 north through the Upper Ohio Valley along the Ohio River in Ohio thinking it would be more scenic than the WestContinue reading “Day 13 – Moundsville, WV to Cowans Gap, PA”
Day 12 – Moundsville. WV
The campgrounds we were in last night and tonight is indeed brand new and opened in the spring of 2022. It’s a lovely spot with excellent facilities. Today is an interesting day with 2 activities in the area diametrically opposed to each other: a Krishna temple / retreat and the Penitentiary. We have seen almostContinue reading “Day 12 – Moundsville. WV”
Day 12 – Flatwoods/Sutton to Moundsville, WV
It rained overnight but we had everything stowed in the van to keep it dry. Our last couple of sites have had concrete patios so we haven’t needed to put the mat out. Flatwoods Although first incorporated in 1902, maps show the existence of Flatwoods as a town in 1873, and a church was established byContinue reading “Day 12 – Flatwoods/Sutton to Moundsville, WV”
Day 11 – Summersville Lake / Lighthouse to Flatwoods, WV
Today is a very different day for travel, mainly two lane divided rather than the twisty stuff we have been doing. A bit of a break but the hills are still there none the less. New River Gorge Bridge Fallout 76: this bridge is a landmark location. At one point I had a C.A.M.P directlyContinue reading “Day 11 – Summersville Lake / Lighthouse to Flatwoods, WV”
Day 10 – Point Pleasant, WV to Summersville Lake, WV
During a nice walk around the campgrounds last night and along the pond, we discovered that our campground is right next to Fort Randolph. One less place to have to go looking for today.Our campsite is so tiny, we have no place for our own chairs and fold-up tables. We were confined to the vehicleContinue reading “Day 10 – Point Pleasant, WV to Summersville Lake, WV”
Day 9 – Greenbriar State Forest to Point Pleasant
Up and out early again today with lots to see and do. First up is a revisit the The Greenbrier Golf Resort just a few miles from our campground. We had spent 1 night at The Greenbriar about 20 years ago where we purchased our living room coffee table at the Arts Center. The GreenbriarContinue reading “Day 9 – Greenbriar State Forest to Point Pleasant”
Day 8 – Blackwater Falls to Greenbriar State Forest
We have a lot to see today including a tour at the Greenbank Observstory. We pretty much packed up last night so we could make a quick getaway. We planned to do breakfast at Seneca Rocks rather than sitting our campsite. We were away by 7:45 and viewed the Blackwater Falls on our way outContinue reading “Day 8 – Blackwater Falls to Greenbriar State Forest”
Day 7 ‐ Falling Water, PA to Blackwater Falls State Forest, WV
Today was a busy day and I have a lot of photos and a much information to write up. We had a 10:30 a.m. reservation for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water situated about half an hour from our campground at Ohiopyle. We got up and out early hoping to get an earlier tour (success) asContinue reading “Day 7 ‐ Falling Water, PA to Blackwater Falls State Forest, WV”
Day 6 – Ohiopyle State Park
We took today off from driving and spent the day in the campgrounds. We slept in late, had blueberry pancakes for breakfast then spent the rest of the morning cleaning the van and going for a long walk. We still had housework to do in the form of hand laundry and making egg bites (crustlessContinue reading “Day 6 – Ohiopyle State Park”
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