#rowlesburg

[unteriors]

Terrace Street, Rowlesburg, West Virginia.

[vandaliatraveler]

Apologize in advance for this very long post, but my seasonal affective disorder was out of control on Saturday and the only effective cure (I know of) is an impromptu road trip. In this case, the road trip went straight down memory lane to a place full of boyhood memories and joy for me - Cool Springs Park. An epic amalgam of outdoor mechanical contraption museum, domestic animal park, and touristy dive restaurant cum gift shop featuring foot-long hotdogs and Native American moccasins, Cool Springs was a mandatory pit stop during my family's regular trips to the mountains. I must admit the puffed-up Turkey tom lifted my spirits; he seemed particularly proud that he made it through Thanksgiving with his neck intact.

[20th-century-railroading]

rr4319m by George Hamlin Via Flickr: Eastbound CSX loaded coal train passing through Rowlesburg, West Virginia on August 28, 1985. Note the brake shoe smoke resulting from the descent of the Cheat River grade; the train will be crossing the Cheat River shortly.

[labradoritedreams]