Zag

A couple of our cousins from Brunswick, GA came in for Thanksgiving and we were able to take them rock climbing Tuesday. In this photo Bonnie is almost to the top of Zag, a cool 5.8 climb at the Bridge Buttress.  It was a perfect day.  Not too hot, not too cold and some of the clearest blue sky ever.

Summer Climbers

I was looking through some photos from this summer and came across this one that Molly's friend Kaliegh took.  Molly and I were taking Kaliegh rock climbing for her first time.

Angel's Arete

Kim, Molly and I had another great afternoon at the New River Gorge Monday. Molly made it to the top of Angel's Arete, a 5.10a climb.

Monday At The New River Gorge

Monday was a great day.  Molly and I got some rock climbing in after she got out of school.  When we finished climbing we headed over to Beauty Mountain for the sunset then to Water Stone Outdoors to get some stickers for Molly's new ('91 Dodge Dakota) truck.

Diamond Point Snag

Another photo from our Monday evening hike at the New River Gorge. 

West Virginia Prairie

This is part of a reclaimed mountaintop removal coal mine near the Mount Olive Correctional Complex.  The photo is a 4 shot panorama.  Click on it for a better view.

A Rose...

...between two thorns.  ;-)

Shavers Lake Sunrise

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;          Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,          And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.          I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost

Purple Mountains Majesty

Sunday morning looking east towards Virginia from Snowshoe.

West Virginia's 150th Birthday!

This is the second night of fireworks to help celebrate WV's 150th birthday.  They're having one more show tonight but we probably won't go to them.

Saturday Afternoon...

...and evening.  A couple more from last weekend.  The sunset was on the way up the mountain to Snowshoe.

Cranberry River

Quilt Barn

Somewhere in Mason County.  We went for a drive this evening looking for a new porch swing.  My mom said she had seen some at a market in Midway, WV.  So, we drove out there and found nothin'.  We called her and told her we couldn't find it, so she racked her brain and called her friend and they figured out that it was the Halfway Market in Milton.  Doh! 

We had a fun drive anyway.  We drove all the way out State Rt. 62 to Point Pleasant then  back home on Rt. 35.

West Virginia State Capitol

Stonewall Jackson Getaway

Kim and I went for a weekend trip to Stonewall Jackson Resort this weekend.  It's the first time in a long time that we've gone somewhere by ourselves.  We survived, but we sure missed the kid.  :-)  We had an awesome time and the resort was super nice.  We plan on going back sometime soon.

John Amos Power Plant

Burnin' good ole West Virginia coal to make fuel for wimpy coal powered (electric) cars.

There was a scene in an Andy Griffith episode where Barney bought a new car and he was gonna take everybody for a ride.  They were all ready to go and sitting in the car and somebody said, I smell gas.  Then somebody else said they smelled gas.  Then Barney said, "Alright, alright, alright, you smell gas!  Of course you smell gas, what do you think this car runs on, coal?"

Now Barney could actually have a coal powered car!  ;-)  Check out the video.  Skip to the 11 minute mark to see the scene.

Sunday Road Trip

After church today we took a drive just to be doin' something. We had a great day. We had lunch at the Burger Carte (had to get a Carte Wheel) and got some ice cream at the Dairy King in Ansted.

The New River was ragin'. It wasn't as high as I've seen it before but it was close.

There was still a lot of snow piled up and just laying on the ground at Babcock State Park.

The "drys" below the Hawks Nest dam weren't dry today.

We had to stop at Cathedral Falls on the way up and had to go down Fayette Station Road on the way home.