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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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


13 comments:

  1. Oh Sunny what a wonderful day. I felt like I was with you.

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  2. Oh man...I want to travel with you! I love running away, lol! Your sure got some gorgeous pics!

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  3. O Wow how cool to run away like that...keep up the posts so we can keep track of you :-)

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  4. Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Thanks for sharing all of the wonderful photos. Oh, I won't tell about your candy corn but only if you'll share some with me - lol!

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  5. I want to run away for a bit!!! I'm jealous...lol! Beautiful pics!

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  6. Thanks for the great tour , love all your photos ,lucky you to get to run away for the day ;-)

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  7. What a wonderful day! Thanks for sharing these pics. It looks like Fall is coming much faster to you than it is to us! Have fun!!

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  8. Oh Sunny, we have Hardee's all over NC. IN fact I remember the first one when I was about 6 or 7 and their outside pick up/ order window!!! And yes, they do have G r E a T biscuits!!!!

    Your trip pictures are lovely...keep us posted.
    Kathy

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  9. Running away sounds like a wonderful idea right now! Hope you enjoy your little trip!

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  10. Every gal needs to run away now and then. Glad you had a good time. Love the pictures you shared.

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  11. Did you go by yourself? How cool!!! I would love to do something like that! But next time, I'll go with you. hee hee

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