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MON trail, West, VA

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  this building was at the beginning of trail, there are restrooms if need be ... This is called the "MON" river trail, West VA, along Monogahela River ... each day for 3 days beginning of October 2024 and end of Sept, we road on our bikes on 2 different trails, not sure which I prefer more, both are gorgeous areas of West VA and enjoyable rides ... we took time in West VA ... to just chill ... (please for more information "see here" ) if by chance I have messed up these photos in the order and so on ... I know so many of the bike trails we go on are RAILS to TRAILS paths and are so awesome ...so you will never be sad. Such fun. Great exercise and West VA is awesome always. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are well. Take Care. Beth ( : 

Cairo, West VA

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We never thought to ask any one we met around here how you pronounce this towns name, so to be completely honest we are clueless on that. LOL!! If you are a lover of antiques this location had one ...we walked around a bit, the place was bumper to bumper filled with all items you can not imagine ...I always wonder when a place is that filled how do you ever find what you are looking for? WOW!!! We actually did do the bike trail and then traveled around Cairo, but I switched it up and showed it in reverse order ... for fun, I mean why not??! ENJOY!  The 1st four photos there are of an abandoned tunnel ... I truly have no clue why this was as such ... maybe it needed to my repair to be updated so the train folks just let it go ... and had the train path just a bit over ... so I mean they are so close to the similar trail ...but it was fun to see ... you can only go on and see the end ... but the rocks are blocking the exit ...so you will have to turn around to get out of there. It wa...

High Bridge Trail SP, VA

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  High Bridge Trail, Farmville, VA "High Bridge Trail State Park, Southside VA converted from a rail line last belonging to Norfolk Southern. opened 2008, most recent extension into the town of Pamplin completed in Spring 2024." length: 166 miles In Sept 2024, end of the month almost the beginning of October ... when the hurricane Helene (if you check out those pics above you can see the high river waters, wild how waters go, just take over the lands, wild times!!!) had just came through, shocked how it really effect the area considering we don't live on the coast, I wouldn't be surprised if the coast was even worse off ...which we knew would be the case ...but it's just amazing how rough it truly was ... lots of rain and wind (which caused accidents, power outages, lots of limbs and trees down, where my parents are, they had local school all messed up, some students were unable to get home because of down trees, the parents were really quite stressed over it all....

Looking back

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  100th anniversary 1920 - 2020 "Brightwell's Mill" , Madison Heights, Virginia "created in the early 1800s and was constructed a second time following a  destructive flood in August 1942." I think we have visited this mill maybe 2 or 3 times ... now it has never been open ...but on the website it says it has "events", maybe when you visit be sure to check it out when it is available for a tour or Christmas / Thanksgiving time? That would be away awesome to see it during the seasonal time. This trip happened Sept 2024 ... end of the month ...we took a bike ride through Madison Heights and ate our Little Caesars pizza at this mill before going home. Hope you enjoy this day with me ...I hope 2025 will be awesome for us all ... What are you plans? Galt's Mill Complex, Madison Heights, VA. check out the info you can find on Wikipedia ...shocked to see this beauty up and close and personal ... we saw it surrounded by trees and brush. Sad to see it neede...