The Journey West begins.
169561 starting milege.
The journey West begins, Maryland, to West Virginia and almost into Kentucky. A whole day driving through The Appalachians, lovely country. When I studied Geology they said the Appalachians and the Scottish Highlands were once all one mountain chain, long since broken apart by continental drift. Maybe that’s why it has an old feeling to me.
I stopped at the West Virginia welcome center and picked up a map of the State. There were quite a few symbols for camping near Huntington with a few that look inviting along the Ohio River.
As we all know maps can be deceiving and the campgrounds turned out to be for long term RV’s not one night camper like myself.
After driving up the WV side of the river I hopped over to the Ohio side as I saw a large chunk of National Forest close to where I was, and thought some primitive camping might be in order.
After buying fuel in Gallopolis I recognized how tired I was and started to think about a hotel, when a WalMart came into view. So tonight I will attempt my first overnight at in a WalMart parking lot.
Sort of quaint, I’m off by the gardening section, tucked in next to the mulch. Canada Geese are flying overhead looking for a quite spot on the river to roost for the night.
Apart from the diesel trucks in the parking lot a mildly restful night.
