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From "placid and delightful" Virginia to "wild and tremendous" West Virginia--a perfect description of the transition
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What a welcome: 9% grades to scream down the mountainside
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Transport, dinner, and house in Franklin
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Laura gives the pass over North Mountain a "thumbs down"
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View of the beauty and terror of West Virginia
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View of the beauty and terror of West Virginia
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View of the beauty and terror of West Virginia
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So many little red barns!
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The intimidating spires at Judy Gap
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The spine of rock along this ridge looked like the Great Wall of China
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Seneca Rocks, a climbing mecca of West Virginia
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Spectacular mural in Buckhannon
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The bright yellow explosions of Forsythia blooms were seen all across West Virginia
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The bright yellow explosions of Forsythia blooms were seen all across West Virginia
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The bright yellow explosions of Forsythia blooms were seen all across West Virginia
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The bright yellow explosions of Forsythia blooms were seen all across West Virginia
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At Falls Mill, the Kanawha River goes over a small falls, perfect for air mattress rafting
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Here a local high schooler goes over the falls
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He made it! Just barely hanging on above the frigid waters, but he kept atop the mattress!
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These two guys decided to race over the falls
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It didn't turn out to be much of a race, but it was still a thrilling ride
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Once again, barely hanging on, they emerge from the falls atop the mattresses (more or less) and unscathed
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Here Aaron gets his air mattress rafting lessons
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Going over Falls Mill on an air mattress
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And here is his triumphant "thumbs up" victory lap!
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Look at that road going up the hillside! Yikes!
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The Sutton Lake Dam, complete with several acres of floating tree debris
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A prettier view of Sutton Lake
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The spillway of Sutton Lake Dam, producing the Elk River, which flows through Sutton (background)
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Mark Clarke, steward of the Geographic Center of West Virginia
