To the place of my birth...

[HorseloverFat]

Y’know? The Bald Cypress are SUPER neat and all, deserving of respect.

But I was honestly.. MORE impressed with the Live Oaks of the area..

And WAY more fascinated with the liquidambers.

 

[HorseloverFat]

And Bromeliads?.. in the landscape!.. whasaaaa?

 

[penumbra]

Its nice to see pictures of places I have seen.
I live 10 miles east of where you are bedded down in Front Royal.
My place is a wreck right now but stop by if you can.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Uhhhg! Safe and sound!

Got caught in the rain last night... I am “night blind”.. but normally I can drive alright, but not in the downpour... stayed in Dwight.. had NO service until wisconsin... EXHAUSTED.. need sleep. Will update more “perkily” later.

It’s good to be home... Wisconsin is really pretty.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Also...

There are two things, pertaining to my grueling 4-day drive back, that I will never do again...

ONE... trust my GPS “fastest route”

TWO.... enter 20 mph-rated “not for truck” roads through West Virginia..while hauling a trailer

Those two “things” are related to the same “misshap”

 

[HorseloverFat]

Roads were called “Sugarland hills(or something similar)” and “Holly Meadows”...
Very Looney Tunes.

 

[penumbra]

It’s good to be home... Wisconsin is really pretty.

There is truly no place like home.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Hocking Hills..we couldn’t go TOO far... given the terrain and children.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Some more... the folk in Ohio refused to believe they had an accent... even the ones who lived in the mountain regions (one of my favorite kind of people)

 

[HorseloverFat]

SUCH dense, tight foliage on the coniferous trees in those OH hills.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Roads were called “Sugarland hills(or something similar)” and “Holly Meadows”...
Very Looney Tunes.

I’ll bet the sheer terror and anxiety of driving these roads, depreciated the beauty.

 

[Carol 83]

Hocking Hills..we couldn’t go TOO far... given the terrain and children. View attachment 401222View attachment 401223View attachment 401224View attachment 401225View attachment 401226View attachment 401227View attachment 401228View attachment 401229View attachment 401230

Awesome picture of the whole family.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Awesome picture of the whole family.

Thank you!!!!!

Super friendly people ‘round that place. Lots of Amish and Mennonite folks. Good crowd!

 

[penumbra]

Beautiful place. I will put that on my list of places to visit.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Beautiful place. I will put that on my list of places to visit.

The trails we DIDN’T hike SEEMED even better! I strongly recommend it!

 

[berzerkules]

This might be the most wholesome thread I've ever seen on any forum ever.

Looks like you have a happy fam. Keep doing what you're doing.

 

[ShadyStump]

I’ll bet the sheer terror and anxiety of driving these roads, depreciated the beauty.

Nah, that's half the beauty of them, right? Or maybe I've just spent too much time in the hills?

For some reason I wasn't getting notifications from this thread, so I finally went looking for it again.

Keep sharing your adventures!

 

[HorseloverFat]

This might be the most wholesome thread I've ever seen on any forum ever.

Looks like you have a happy fam. Keep doing what you're doing.

Thank you SO much!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Nah, that's half the beauty of them, right? Or maybe I've just spent too much time in the hills?

For some reason I wasn't getting notifications from this thread, so I finally went looking for it again.

Keep sharing your adventures!

Here I thought the WV state highways were crazy through the mountains... then.. those 20 mph (I, personally drove slower) “no-truck” roads come into play..

Makes you “grow-up” driving-wise, REAL quick.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I’m not sure which pictures I shared.. so I might just share ALL pf them.. now. As long as there is no objection.