We left Erie, the wet snow, icy roads, and 24 F temperature at about 8:30 a.m. Within a 1/2 hour I-79 was clear and we saw sun!! By Morgantown, West Virginia (3.5 hours from Erie) it was 31 F and only a dusting of snow.
We listened to Greg Iles' novel on CDs, Mortal Fear ( a decent murder mystery with Internet chat room issues) while Tim drove. I saw 10 herds of whitetailed deer along the highway, as well as 10 sets of three wooden crosses--Christian sentinels referenced in a Randy Travis song. To vary the pace we listened to Margaritaville on XM radio to get us in the cruisin' mode.
By 2:15 p.m. --at New River Gorge, West Virginia (in photo) where we stopped to enjoy the spectacular view--there was virtually no snow. At 3 p.m. at Beckley, WV there was NO snow and BRIGHT sun! Even though the temperature rose to 38 F, it was still very cold. I think I expected it to be warm with sun and without snow. Tim says it will be 50 F when we stop tomorrow.
At 4:15 p.m. we stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner in Wytheville,Virginia. Our Best Western Hotel was about a mile away. Today we traveled 438 miles, about 8 1/4 hours. We had a good drive--
Tim commented: he's tired from all the driving...
*sigh* no snow.....it sounds wonderful.
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