The Great American Road Trip: West Virginia
Let’s talk about mountains. Let’s talk about driving a minivan through some mountains.
Thankfully, we haven’t had to do THAT much driving on our own. On our second day, we met up with my friend Danielle, who goes to WVU. She can navigate the hills much better than I can in the big blue whale (our van.)
I’m grateful to have tour guides to show me the best things about places. The first thing we did when we got to WVU was go to Cooper’s Rock, which is a beautiful overlook showcasing the state’s natural beauty. New Jersey’s got some hills, but nothing comparable to here. Breathtaking views.
We stopped for some pizza and beer at Mountain State Brewery, which was all delicious. Later, we headed on out to a bar called Big Whiskey, solely because they had a mechanical bull, and I’ve never ridden one before.
We got to the bar early - too early apparently - and we were advised to go to the bar on the rooftop, Rock Top, by Rock Top’s bouncer. We were all drastically underdressed for this bar, but sat down for a round of drinks before heading back downstairs.
At Big Whiskey, I had some (a lot) of PBR - ‘murica! - before hopping on the previously mentioned bull. I’m going to say professional bull riding is NOT in my future. After Big Whiskey, we headed over to another bar, Mutt’s, which apparently is a classic. We didn’t stay out much longer before we made the hike (literally) up the giant hill back to Danielle’s apartment.
The next day, Danielle had to work in the morning so Eric and I explored the campus a bit. Unfortunately, all of the academic buildings were locked (who does school on Saturdays… IN THE SUMMER?) but, we still meandered around and got lost.
Later in the afternoon, we met up with a big group of people and headed down to Blue Hole, which is a really nice swimming area on a river. Getting there involved some major off-roading. Bouncing along in a jeep on the side of a cliff is fun!
We hung out in the river for a few hours, watching people jump off of the 75 foot high bridge next to us. I do like jumping off of things, but every body that jumped off of that bridge made the worst noise when they hit the water. So nah.
We left when the sun started to go down, and stopped for ice cream on the way back.
We were supposed to head out that night, but it was 8pm, and we were exhausted. And dirty. So, we showered, hung out for a bit, and got another good night’s rest before heading out for the wilderness in the morning.
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