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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Day Three: New York to Texas, Our Off Highway Travels, MD to WV






It's a snowy November 10th
morning in Oakdale.






It's sticking to grass and cars that have yet to be started this morning.





This clearance sign is
sooo hard to miss.





The first Barn Quilt
of this trip.






There is no sign at the West Virginia boarder on our back roads route.






Eric & I missed the Barn Dance.









We are going up in
elevation.








An abandoned house





Aurora, West Virginia lists
community groups on its sign.
i.








Eric points out this building.

He likes the double
porches.










A stone church




Instructions for trucks, &
all other drivers.







Everyone driving in this area has been warned...  9% grade  





Trucks are to start the
downhill drive from
a dead stop.






Eric and I reminisce about our drive north through British Columbia.  One of the grades was 13%.  We'll be fine.






Here we go....  










Eric tells me that this sign
is used correctly.

This is a hairpin turn,
more than 90%.




I keep picking up tidbits about his work at the New York State Department of Transportation.






Eric enjoys driving this
 stretch of road.






Our motorhome's exhaust breaks are doing their job, keeping our speed down. 





The view from the 
driver's side...  

It's a precipitous drop.




Eric tells me that the sensors
on the back breaks show the
 temperature is 45 degrees,
10 degrees warmer than the
outside temperature.





Our breaking system is working optimally.






Trucks drive up the mountain
as we drive down...










Everyone is warned of the
20 mile per hour curve
ahead.






After negotiating the 20 mile per hour curve we come across this...





A 55 mile per hour speed
limit sign posted right
before a curve.










The bridge across the











I am not making this up.











The road ahead is
a bit windy....










Buy your used tires here.







Eric pulls over to let
vehicles pass us. 






We are driving the
Northwestern
Turnpike.




A driveway doglegs
off our route.









Eric & I drive past an old
Public School.

It was re-purposed years
ago.






A car, in need of repair,
sits roadside.










bound for buyers.








An abandoned shed sits
alone in a field.











A busy Ford dealership





















Harvesting equipment
heads out into the
fields.







Eric & I admire this
barn style house.





The open road beckons...





RV Storage



This is the major intersection...








Welcome to Clarksburg.





Eric points out the B & O 
Railroad logo on the
railroad overpass.




This tractor trailer is
ferrying a large dump
truck with tank treads.






God Bless America
United We Stand




This construction zone
has a Porta-Potty.











I like this shot of the
mountainside.






Watch for Deer...





Eric & I get 3 cents off per
gallon at the Kroger Gas
Station in Parkersburg.









There's plenty of room to
spare... 13 feet 6 inches.

We are 12 feet 4 inches tall.







Eric & I are spending the
night at the Walmart at
Parkersburg.









We always park far away
from the store.

It's an RVing Courtesy.

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