May 14 - 16 Elkins, West Virginia
Pegasus Farms Campground
Deep in the Alleghany Mountains lies the quaint old town of Elkins. It’s very close to a very popular ski area called Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Also close to Seneca Rocks (beautiful rock formations lunging out of the mountains) and Blackwater Falls. If you’ve never been to this part of the country, it’s simply………..breathtaking everywhere.
Upon getting close to our campground, we encountered once again, beautiful but narrow back roads. “Oh look – there are now 10 vehicles backed up behind us”. Well – it is what it is LOL!!! Pass us when you can! The road to get into the campground portion of the property was a little nerve racking. We…..just……fit……whew!!
We stayed at a family-owned campground. The owners were the sweetest people ever! Getting up in age, they told us they had just sold the entire place – the campground, their house on the property, and everything in it Off they go soon to Italy. It was nice and quiet but close enough to go out exploring the area for a day. One corner of the property was a cemetery with gravestones dating back to the Revolutionary war.
One corner of the property was a cemetery with gravestones dating back to the Revolutionary war.
Did you ever wonder where Kingsford Charcoal is manufactured? Well….we stumbled upon the plant on a drive up into the mountains. It’s in a small town called Parsons and has been in business since 1958. It produces 125,000 tons of charcoal a year – wow!!! We drove a big loop thru the mountains and back, and didn’t stop to get pictures – darn it……
After a great lunch in the cute town of Thomas, we went looking for a waterfall at the edge of town. WELL… we found ourselves on a very narrow dirt and muddy road near abandon coal mines. All along the river were abandoned brick ovens used to turn the coal into coke that was then used in blast furnaces at the steel mills. Hundreds of ovens made of brick lined the river. Many of the bricks were melted from the heat of the coal. We had fun trying to imagine what life was like back then. It was kind of creepy with nowhere to turn around, and lots of mud. Thank you Ram 4wheel drive for getting us out without any problems.
