Pipestem State Park Tram Ride and Hike

This is the testing equipment for the Corps of Engineers to test the water levels, which they do to prevent floods in West Virginia.

The lodge at the bottom of the tram ride.

The tram cars waiting to go:

First few weeks in West Virginia

Driving into southern West Virginia.























This is coal mining country. A sign in the laundramat.





















































Concord University library and the Administration building where my office is.














The view from the Lodge at Pipestem State Park, just north of Athens, WV.















The lake at Pipestem.





































Toadstools around the lake.




































































Another view of the mountains from the lodge.















Hinton, West Virginia, the homemade instrument capital of the world.

Musicians at the festival in Hinton.






























The food at the Festival of the Rivers.
























A vendor selling food at the festival.

A woman giving whistling lessons at the Festival.

The water slide in Hinton.

The stage at the festival.