Recent Comments
merlinjr01 on The T-37 Trainer and Drag… Scott Grieger on The T-37 Trainer and Drag… merlinjr01 on Angina – An EECP Up… Bill Taylor on The T-29 “Flying Classroo… merlinjr01 on The T-29 “Flying Classroo…
Tag Archives: West Virginia
My Mother: Florence Lois Rice Richmond (or Why I am an Only Child)
Monday Rewind I started this series and was distracted. Here is the second installment. No. 2 – Why I am an Only Child My mother, Lois Richmond, had a significant influence on my life, interests, career choices, and the fact … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged Lois, Moyseneck, only child, Paul Richmond, Richmond, Susie, W.R. Shackleford, West Virginia
2 Comments
Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Truss Bridge
The answers to Cee’s Which Way Challenge is, “Across the old truss bridge.” This bridge has spent many years providing a crossing point over the East Fork River near Durbin, West Virginia.
Posted in Photo Challenge
Tagged bridge, Cee's Which Way Callenge, Durbin, East Fork River, truss, West Virginia
1 Comment
52 Weeks Photo challenge: Week 20–Coffee
52 Weeks Not sure this is my most “interesting” cup, nor is it seasonal, but at that moment, it definitely was my favorite cup; taken from the balcony of the Forks Inn, looking out across the Monongahela Mounts just after … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenge, travel
Tagged 52 Weeks, coffee, Elkins, Forks inn, Girl that Dreams Awake, Monongahela, West Virginia
8 Comments
To the High Falls of the Cheat River…
On the New Tygart Flyer. Two years ago, we traveled to West Virginia and stayed in East Fork Campground. That year we rode the Durbin Rocket. This year, we went to Elkins, West Virginia, some 40 miles north of … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged abandoned bridge, Cheat, deisel, Durbin, Elkins, engine, Flyer, High Falls, Monongahela, ride, river, Rocket, station, train, Tygart, West Virginia
Leave a comment
The Durbin Rocket “In the Tunnel”
Photo of the Week Durbin Rocket, Durbin West Virginia The Durbin Rocket is a re-purposed logging steam engine that now pulls a tourist train through five miles of West Virginia countryside streaking along at about five miles per hour. The … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged antique, Durbin, Durbin Rocket, logging, ride, steam engine, train, West Virginia
Leave a comment
Cee’s Which Way Challenge Post – Week #15
Which way now?! Not exactly “Country Roads,” but it is West Virginia! This is not a dramatic photograph, but I distinctly recall wondering, “Which way now?” upon approaching this point on the divided highway. Hopefully there are plans for the … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged Cee's, Challenge, dead end, highway, West Virginia, which way
3 Comments
Steam Engine Wheels
Photo of the Week – March 11, 2015 Taken: August 8, 2014 These steam engine wheels are stored behind the engine house for the Durbin Rocket, in Durbin, West Virginia. Since these are essentially antique rusty wheels that date back … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged Durbin, hardware, historic, railroad, Rocket, rusty, steam engine, train, West Virginia
3 Comments
Durbin Rocket in its Tree Tunnel
Photo of the Week – February 18, 2015 The Durbin Rocket Railroad, August 01, 2014 The Durbin Rocket spent many years hauling logs out of the mountains along the East Fork near Durbin, West Virginia. Today the train continues to … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged Durbin, East Fork, loggin, steam, tourist, train, West Virginia
3 Comments
Eavesdropping on Distant Galaxies – The Green Bank Radio Telescope
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at Green Bank Despite forecasts of possible showers, Sunday morning in East Fork Campground began with low fog over the mountains and patches of blue sky above. Morning coffee was accompanied by a totally … Continue reading
Renaissance Musings 