On 11/20 - 11/21 my friend, John, and I went on a motorcycle trip to West Virginia. On the first day we went to a couple of state parks.
We also took some time visiting the New River Gorge Bridge. This bridge has a fascinating history. More fascinating to me is the route people had to take to cross from one side of the river to the other before this bridge was constructed. John and I road that route on our bikes. It was hard to imagine big vehicles trying to pass that way.
We also visited an abandoned coal-mining town called Nuttallburg. There's not much left to it now. The tipple remains intact. This was a conveyor system that ferried coal from the mine opening up on the mountain down to the riverside where it was burned in coke furnaces.
On the way home the next day we traveled along Highway 60 into Virginia. Near Eagle Rock we stopped at this covered bridge called Humpback Bridge.
We stopped at Buchanan before Highway 43 turned left to head up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. John knew about this suspension bridge which was made on the site of some older bridges which were burned and washed away.
While at the Humpback Bridge we saw this Dodge Challenger Hellcat. I sent this picture to my friend who is a big time car guy. His response? "Why in the hell would someone do that to their doors?"
I don't know buddy, except that the guy who owned the car looked like he was going through a mid-life crisis.
On our way home the ride was beautiful. I saw the sun going down and told John to pull over at an overlook. I just had to snap a quick picture with my phone.
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