Journey to West Virginia (August 19-21)

 Visiting an old friend, we decided to meet up (she came from Ohio, I from Richmond) in West Virginia. On the way down visited during a stop the town of Winchester, VA which is very cool with a lot of historic buildings (a hotel there which is still in use was a hospital for the Union and the Confederates).
Winchester is one of my favorite places when I go though this area, not just the "Old Town" section which is seen at the left but a whole of the town is very historical.
It is also a nice place to take a stop along the way!I also stopped at Fort Necessity which is the site of one of the first commands of George Washington who at the time commanded a British force during the French and Indian War. The fort is a recreation on the original site. Located in Pennsylvania it is also well worth a stop and was my second time to be there.  

Went to Chester, VA which was my first time to be there. Beautiful place and enjoyed wonderful weather. Actually a foothills region but did pass up and over mountains to get to it.
This horse race track was there, and though I did not make the races, did get to see practices such as these which was going on in the morning. Love horses and enjoyed this a great deal.  

Kind of a different thing, Chester, VA is home to The World's Largest Teapot. It actually used to be a root beer stand made to look like a jug of root beer and was converted to this.
Thought it was neat and enjoyed the site of it, and even got a shirt for the festival they had for this...last week.
It has been there quite a while and was a fun thing to see. My lady is a big tea fan, so she got a kick out of seeing this.
Have found that most places have interesting things to see if you look for them.    

This was also in Chester, VA. Nice VFW memorial with a B-52 as a backdrop. Nice model and enjoyed this. Thought the church in the background was also pretty cool.
West Virginia had a lot of things to Veterans and I like that being one myself. There was a nice military park with planes, cannon, as well as a tank up the road a ways plus a lot of signs with soldiers, sailors and airmen on the streets. Nice the way they do that.

We drove around a lot and saw many cool things. One thing I enjoyed is the Ohio River which runs though that area. Love the James River here in Richmond but also grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and this river was a big part of my life there.
It was a very interesting trip and enjoyed seeing so many sights and visiting many of the locations there. It was a fun place, with nice people and was a very good trip over the weekend. Looking forward to a return to West Virginia in the very near future.