West Virginia Travel Blogs

November 20, 2008   2 days before the trip and I’m still not packed and I still have classes. The flight isn’t til 4:30pm Friday . I calculated longterm parking will cost $60, blah blah..   Im excited to be back in europe! I like going on the train through the german country side!…

I havent packed yet! I jus got out of class and I printed out all the flight times and other travel crap! Im sure everyone is having a fun night out in San Juan right now but Jess has soo much stuff to get done. Plan is to have Jaosn pick me up at 430 am cuz we have a 6:15 am flight. CRW-Houston a…

In January I set the goal of visiting at least 5 new National Park sites in 2009, so I have spent some time browsing their website on and off throughout the year.  In June I discovered that they were having three different free fee weekends in the summer where about a third of their sites were…

Break Away... Hotel is booked, flights are booked, besties are coming on the same flight. One has common sense, another doesnt have any sense and then theres ME!! Only other thing i have to do is get my beach-body work-out on!! i may be a tattoo-menace but i must work out this handles on the sid…

Hubby and I went on a little road trip this weekend. We headed towards West Virginia to visit some friends of ours. On the way there we stopped at the Smoke Hole Caverns (see review). Since I have a lot of studying to do I'll have to write more later. We did have a great time though and it was a ni…

As usual, my blogs consist of mostly photos. What better way to expierence a place than to see it. Most of these pics are in West Virginia, but a few are in Virginia. I started out in my hometown of Norfolk, VA headed north to Berkley Springs, WV to the park there for a soak in the roman bath (warm…

Took the best road trip today. Totally unplanned, yet we were out of the house and on the road within 1 hour. Our inspiration was the sudden beautiful weather. I mean who in their right mind would have stayed inside on a day like this one.We took St. Rt. 60 towards Fayetteville West Virginia. S…

Pipestem is located in the southeastern section of West Virginia, 14 miles north of Princeton and 12 miles south of Hinton on West Virgina Route 20.  Accommodations include the McKeever Lodge with 113 rooms and suites. A small number of rooms have a great view of the Bluestone G…

I havent really unpacked my keywest shit nor packed for colorado yet, i still have to search for 'warm' stuff like sweaters!! 4 HOUR DRIVE TO DAYTON, OHIO Somehow in my insanity i thought it would be a good idea to take Frontier Airlines and cut my cost than flying out of CRW. In a way 'yea i do'…

Dolly Sods is an amazing place in West Virginia, located inside of Monongahela National Forest.  It is a very unique place, because it is a raised plateau which has a climate and landscape similar to Northern Canada.  When you are driving up to the raised plateau that is Dolly S…

I start the day driving towards Gettysburg. But shortly after I have left this morning something strange happens. I drive down the interstate - and suddenly they increase the speed limit from the ridiculous 65 miles per hour in Virginia to 70 - great I can shave of several minutes of travel t…

I highly recommend going to the annual Bridge Day Festival in Fayetteville, West VA. It is the worlds largest extreme sporting event. It includes base jumping, rappelling, zip line, plus plenty of vendors with food and souvenirs. It is held the third Saturday in October each year at the New River B…

 The next morning I stopped to look at the New River Gorge Bridge. The bridge used to be the longest steel arch bridge in the world, now bypassed by the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, and is featured on the West Virginia State Quarter (currency).  The bridge is 3,030 ft long, with an …

After another 350 miles of driving, we crossed into West Virginia where the mountains really get nice! The car was ready for a fill up on gas, so When I stopped at the gas station, I saw a Dairy Queen across the street. I didn't say anything, but as soon as I got back in the car, I drove right to i…

Making a summer long trek with my brother covering the Northern half of the Appalachian Trail - from Harper's Ferry, WV to Mt. Katadhin, ME. Estimated Dates: May 12th 2006 to August 13th 2006.