Clarion Inn Fairmont

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Chapter 32: from West Mineral to West Virginia

A travel blog entry by wheelerlj

... nice, since we got there about five minutes before closing. When they opened at 9, we were ready to explore and got on the road by 11 or so.

After that, we had a pretty uneventful two-day drive to Columbus, Ohio, where we set up in a perfectly pleasant campground and then found our way to the home of our friends the Sillecks. Jeff lived with us for a short time in New Haven, before he and Sharon were married, and we've remained friends ever since. We don't ...

Day Two - West Virginia, Mountain Momma

A travel blog entry by timoverton

*** To place this in context and view the timeline, begin by clicking on 'About This Blog' *** Wednesday, 17 October 2012 This day offered many beautiful views, fantastic riding along with some challenging mountain roads. This was a day of rapid, multiply variations in altitude; finishing approximately 479 m higher than I started in the morning. The Appalachians may not appear as dramatic as the Rockies, ...

Getting Ready.

A travel blog entry by cmfordham

... meeting here have been pretty cool. Sean's uncle is a great guy, and is letting us stay at his place until we leave. We had a bunch of pizza last night. Not sure when we're leaving. We have some work coming up soon, so we'll make a bit more money. Probably leaving in about a week give or take to really start the bike-ride.

Stay tuned.
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Country Roads, Take Me Home

A travel blog entry by alexandra_day

So after a long flight I was finally home. Hooray! Mom and Dad picked me up at the airport and I went home for the first time in four months. We stopped in Morgantown on the way home to see Woodburn. :) I missed this place.

This two months of break has been so great! I've seen ...

Roller Coaster Ride

A travel blog entry by jcb849

... and the Appalachians so we might still get those steep climbs after all. I started out feeling tired and with my back bothering me for the last two or three days and by the end of the day nothing has changed. I'm still tired and my back is still bothering me, hopefully a stint in the whirlpool will be a cure all. The next few days until we arrive in Newark promise to ...

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