West Virginia

Our site at Summerville Lake Corp of Engineers park.

Very nice and you could dock your boat at your site.

NO BOAT :(

but great neighbors :)

They had a great speed boat and took us on a tour of the lake.

Thank you Damian and Crystal.

Dennis and Crystal swam and jumped off  the rocks.

Dennis' picture is just a splash.

But the photo timing for Crystal's jump was perfect!

AHHHHH.

Summersville dam and lake hold back the Gauley river.

The lake is very deep and it is dropped 75 feet after

Labor Day.  That makes the river a world class whitewater

rafting river.

Overlooking the pleasantly named Summersville lake. 

 The COE usually names dams and lakes after the nearest town.

  Here the nearest town is Gad. 

I guess they just thought that no one would

want to go to the Gad dam and lake.

A visit to the New River Gorge VC yields lots of info

for our touring.  Our National Park visit # 341.

This bridge over the gorge is the longest single span

bridge in the western hemisphere.  It is also the sight of

spring time base jumpers who fling themselves off and

safely land on the riverbed 876 feet below.

The gorge not only home of jumpers but is also

well known for rock climbing.  Here I am showing all

of my skills.

On the New River in the drizzle with a makeshift umbrella

Judy looks as though she just made the jump with

a minature parachute.

The sun came out later and that allowed us to hike the

Endless Wall Trail--an appropriate name.

Arriving home, we were greeted by a begging fawn.

It is always great to see deer, even if they are being fed.

Half way through the gorge is Grandview, also appropriately named.

A little walk along the rim and Judy is in trouble again.

Pole dancing WV style,

on a grapevine.

Kathy, we took several pictures in your honor!

Another lookout at Grandview.

Overlooking Sandstone Falls near the south

end of the gorge.

And at the falls.