vacation, part i.

The first part of my vacation was spent on the road. I left after work and drove to Charleston, West Virginia. People say the drive is beautiful but I wouldn't know because it rained the entire way. I decided it was more important to keep my eye on the road than on the mountains. Solo road trips aren't so much fun.

For some reason I dig cemeteries, especially old cemeteries. I went to the drug store the night I got to Charleston and when I walked out of the store I saw a cemetery on the side of a mountain. It was probably a hill but it looked like a mountain to me. The next morning I got up and made my way to Spring Hill Cemetery. I walked around for a little while. It was really hilly and I am really out of shape. But I enjoyed the quiet and even saw a deer. I took a photo of the deer but it kind of sucks so I'm not going to show it to you.



I found the Confederate Soldier section...


I saw this stone and thought it read "Leafer" and was a little creeped out. Once I got closer I realized it read "Leaper" and the social worker in me immediately thought, "suicide."


I left the cemetery and went down to the Capitol building. I walked around for a while and took photos of statues.

This is the West Virginia Coal Miner statue...


And the Capitol building...


Creepy fruit or something on a tree...


It wasn't a very nice day in West Virginia. The rain had stopped for a little while but as I was walking around the Capitol, it started to drizzle again. It was time for me to make my way toward Durham, North Carolina.