It may be mountainy but….
…WEST VIRGINIA rocks! I’m loving it here even though the terrain is tough. I hit the road today just as the morning mist was burning off the tops of the hills, spectacular! Highway 50 is a dream, huge shoulder, smooth pavement and so far the grades haven’t been too steep, (although tomorrow will be a different story).
Everyone I’ve met is friendly, curious and down right awesome! I’ve been honked and waved at more times today than another other day on the trip.
Here’s a great story. I was chugging slowly up a hill outside of Bridgeport when a red pickup pulled up beside me. “Hey man, where you goin?” I wasn’t much for conversation as I was hyperventilating but I mustered out a “DC, coming from California.” “No Shit, where you staying tonight?” Within the 20 seconds of knowing Danny, I was invited to his home about 5 miles down the road.
Danny is a saint, he’s fed me, let me shower, do my laundry (stinky!) and has treated me like a son. He’s a hard working coal miner, lives in a simple little house and has a smile as warm as Santa Claus.
And now I’m in his backyard watching the sunset and admiring six beautiful deers eat the corn he laid out for them. Life is beautiful!
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