Early morning fog over the New River (Hawks Nest State Park)
Yesterday we left West Virginia heading towards Northwest Pennsylvania where we will be spending the next four weeks. We'll be staying at an Airbnb located directly on the Allegheny River in the small community of Kennerdell. According to the 2010 census, Kennerdell's population was 247. I'm not sure if it's gone up or down over the last 10 years, but social distancing won't be an issue! Ben lives in Slippery Rock, which is about 30 minutes away. We look forward to spending lots time with him and his incredibly loving dog Allie during our stay. It'll be a blast!
Allie was ignoring the CDC guidelines for social distancing!
At the risk of starting to sound like I'm blogging for the West Virginia Tourism Association or the state park system, West Virginia was awesome from beginning to end. Our four hour drive from Hawks Nest State Park to Slippery Rock, PA yesterday was scenic the entire way, especially in West Virginia. We traveled mainly on US 19 and I-77. Typically interstate driving isn't the most scenic but Beth and I commented that the scenery on I-77 was every bit as nice as that along US 19, which is designated as a "scenic byway".
As we made our way closer to exiting West Virginia we fired up the same song that we played as we were leaving Anna Maria Island last Sunday morning. That song? Of course it was the John Denver classic.............Take Me Home, Country Roads!
