2012 Trip - Day 120

Thursday, August 30 - Babcock State Park, WV, Day 2 - 17.2 Miles Today, 14,788.5 For the Trip

All of today's mileage was done driving around the park. I went to the mill during the morning (while still a pretty building, it sure looks better in the fall, and with a little more water in the creek), drove to one of the lakes, finding a number of trees blown over. I talked with a park ranger & she told me that a bad storm went through on June 29th. While parts of the park look OK, some parts look like a tornado hit it.

I also took a short walk to "Natural Arch". Not quite as impressive as those out in Utah, but a pretty arch made of area stones with much more vegetation than out west.


Glade Creek Grist Mill	Glade Creek Grist Mill	Glade Creek Grist Mill	Glade Creek Grist Mill

Glade Creek Grist Mill	Glade Creek Grist Mill	Storm Damage	Natural Arch

I made the stupid mistake of trying to update the software running my WiFi Ranger. I should know better and waited until I got home. After the update I can no longer access the control panel & have no internet connection through the device. I plugged the USB modem directly into the laptop & managed to get a connection, so I should be able to post page updates, but I no longer have a WiFi connection for my iPhone. I'm currently working with WiFi Ranger's tech support & hope to have things back to normal soon. A further complication is the internet connection here at the campground is very slow...

Just realized that today makes 4 months on the road. Time sure flies when you are having fun! Dinner is going to be Orange Chicken with rice.

Until Tomorrow -

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