2011.09.20

8:19 am.   61 degrees.  light rain, drizzle, fog. 

fuel tank filled - check
apples and carrots packed - check
candy corn packed - shhhh. it's fall after all
camera, phone, and computer packed - check
gps, maps, books, crocheting, hexie making kit, cross stitch - check

I have decided to run away from home again.  The adventure begins with breakfast at Hardee's.  We don't have Hardee's in our town, so any venture to the west begins with a stop here for breakfast.  mmmm love their Frisco breakfast sandwiches

I drove up to a scenic overlook to get a picture of the fog.

Then I started the long trek to my final destination for the day.  But it's quite a long drive, and I tend to get sleepy if I drive too long, so I planned a few stops.  Fun stops.  Like Four Seasons Stitchery, Sew Chic, Sweet Memories Antique Mall, and The Sew Inn.  Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?

I also stopped at a park to walk around and stretch my legs a bit.

I saw several signs along the highway for a Fiesta Ware outlet, so I stopped in and bought a couple of pieces.  I'm seriously considering painting and redecorating my kitchen, and want to try out some new colors.  I left all of my new purchases in the car tonight, so you'll just have to believe me when I say I had a pretty good day.

Fall is slowly coming to the mountains of West Virginia.  The leaves are starting to change in a few places.

The light was fading when I neared my final destination.

The New River Gorge Bridge.  I pulled in to the Visitor Center, but it was closed for the day.  I got out of the car to see if I could find the Overlook, but before I got very far, a biker came up to me and told me about a road I could take to get great views of the bridge.  I didn't get any really great pictures because of the rapidly fading light, but I have plans to go back tomorrow morning for a short hike.  Rest assured, you'll get plenty of pictures tomorrow night if I don't get rained out! 

Until tomorrow!  Another busy day planned.

Counting my blessings....Sunny