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Wild Wonderful West Virginia

We checked out some of West Virginia this weekend. A very nice strip with friendly folks at (2WV3), a cool island strip in the Kanahwa River, and a hill topper.

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Great pictures John. Those strips look incredibly fun!
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Beautiful photos and a scenic part of the US to be sure. We lived in VA for a couple of years and really enjoyed traveling through Appalachia.

Thanks for sharing, your photos bring back fond memories.
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I've been by the island many times driving on highway 60---didn't know it was there. The one time I flew by Charleston, I was looking at Yeager and then looking for the New River bridge so didn't notice it. That strip is about as cool as it gets.
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Great pics sure looks sweet!
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Did you get to meet any of them thar hillbillies and mountaineer folk with Mountain Dew Mouth? :shock:

That hilltop strip looks really cool !
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180 Marty

It is funny. I too drove route 60 probably 30 round trips per year for 25 years when I was a kayaker, and never dreamed that there was a strip on that island. I pretty much gawked at the river the whole way too.

When I wasn't driving down there, I was flying, but I was always east of Charleston. Saturday was the first time I laid eyes on it. We never saw anyone to talk to. Probably should call for permission before going back. It is narrow, but a lot of fun.

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