After my month in rural West Virginia, I was eager to be a tourist again! I enjoyed being at the Alderson Hospitality House and especially the people I met there, but I am ready to roll! First stop was close by at Greenbrier State Forest while I had my tires checked out. I
had a fried green tomato sandwich at Jim's drive in at Lewisburg, which was good!Next stop was the state capital at Charleston, WV. The gold dome was pretty impressive! (They say that gold leaf dome was not paid for by the taxpayers). It was a beautiful building with much marble on the inside.
Yelp took me to a free campground at close-by St. Albans, with water and electric (donations only) on the Kanawha
river. It was great to watch the barges on the river. But it was on a very noisy road and trains ran on both sides of the river! I was so glad to leave in the am!
I had read about Blennerhasset Island state Park in Parkersburg WV and spent a great afternoon there. I took a ferry ride to the island and then toured the mansion. The Blennerhassets were friends with Aaron Burr and built the estate in the early 1900's.
From Parkersburg I headed across the Missouri River to Ohio to a gorgeous campground -Leith Run in the Wayne National Forest. This was a quiet campsite right on the river and I again watched the barges go by.
I headed North up the Ohio side of the Missouri and then cut across to the top of West Virginia. The terrain changed markedly as I traveled North, leaving the steep valleys and forests of Southern West Virginia and seeing rolling hills and much more farmland. The area looked more prosperous also, with the houses painted and the farms tidy.
I stopped briefly in Pittsburg, PA and rode the incline to the top of Mt Washington.
Then I headed out of Pittsburgh before the commute traffic hit and camped outside Pittsburgh at a lovely forested site at Racoon Creek State Park.
Next state to see will be New York. I've been to New York City a few times and am looking forward to seeing other parts of the state!
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