September 2, 2001
We drove toward Seneca Rocks in the morning. Several miles into
West Virgina, near Franklin, we came across a farm with some
unusual sculptures in the front yard. The sculptures were
constructed from scrap metal and other materials, and Death was
always the theme. We stopped for some pictures, and as we pulled
away we saw a guy (apparently the artist) near an outbuilding. He
smiled a big West Virginia smile as we pulled away. Glad we didn't
break down there.
Creepy Sculptures of Death
It was lunch time, and restaurants were few and far between. We
were getting desperate, but yet Jana drove right past a fine-dining
opportunity called "Fat Boy's Pork Palace" - How picky! We ended up
at a less stylish place called "Fox's Pizza/Homestyle
Chicken."
After lunch we continued to Spruce Knob, which is the highest
point in West Virginia. We heard voices above us when we were at
the highest point and looked up and saw several hang-gliders. It
was a beautiful day, and they were having a ball!
Seneca Rocks
Next we continued to Seneca Rocks, which was really, really
cool and one of the high points of the trip. I'm glad they put it
out in the middle of nowhere so that it's not ruined by crowds,
although there were a bunch of Euro-hippies there this day. We
hiked about an hour to the top, and then we spent about another
hour or so crawling around clinging to the rocks. It was
great!
Vertical Limit
We spent the night at an Econolodge in Winchester, Virginia. We
got in late and ended up eating at Denny's.
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