Charley and I and two of our sons took a little road trip on Saturday.
We drove along the Midland Trail.
Our first stop was at Kanawha Falls.
This is where the New and Gauley rivers
converge to create the Kanawha River.
Click here to read a little about the falls.
On up from Kanawha Falls this house sits out in the river on a rock.
Up the road a little ways we reached Cathedral Falls.
It sits back in a natural rock amphitheater.
My boys taking in the view.
A lot of people visited the roadside park today.
There is a small parking lot
and picnic tables.
You can hike a path that takes you to the top of the falls.
But, no I did not take that hike.
Click here for a few pics of the falls in winter.
After enjoying the falls, we drove up, up, up
the winding Midland Trail
to Hawk's Nest State Park.
As always when you go road trippin', you sometimes
have to visit Ye Olde Bathroom.
Pretty cool bathroom, don't you think.
The familiar, breathtaking view of the New River Gorge
from Hawk's Nest overlook.
On the way back, we drove through the small town
of Montgomery, WV
and stopped at the local Dairy Queen.
This was the view from their parking lot -
an Osprey's nest on top of a cell phone tower.
We enjoyed our 7-hour trip up to Hawk's Nest and back.
Have you been road trippin' lately?
Ever been to wild, wonderful West Virginia?
