My family and I just have just returned from an extra long weekend at Babcock State Park in West Virginia. The park is beautiful and home to the often photographed Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Trying to get an original image of the mill is nigh impossible at this point, but I took a few that I like, and for me, that is all that matters.
Cedar Creek Grist Mill
Cedar Creek Grist Mill
Sunset in Babcock State Park
Cathedral Falls near Gauley Bridge
Upper part of Cathedral Falls
Overlook at Hawk’s Nest State Park
Grandparents watching their kids play
A swinging bridge in Babcock
Other places we ventured too included Hawk’s Nest State Park, the New River Gorge Bridge, Cathedral Falls near Gauley Bridge and Plum Orchard Lake. West Virginia is a fantastic state for sight seeing and exploring. It seemed like everywhere we went, the landscaped was so impressive. I easily could have spent so much more time hiking around, but alas, I have to get back to my real job.
This past weekend, my family and I camped alongside the Yough River. We rode bikes on the bike trail, got in the kayaks and just had a great time the whole weekend.
After spending 5 nights in Austin, my wife and I are back at home. The city was great and we loved exploring it. Hopefully if we make it back it won’t be raining daily and things won’t be flooded.
Today was our 2nd full day in Austin, Texas, and despite a weather report full of rain and thunderstorms, the day turned out surprisingly well. After a quick stop to get an exterior shot of the Driskill Hotel in the rain, I took another long walk and ended up at Rose Bud Isle park, which ended up having large parts underwater from the flooding. It wasn’t a total wash though, as the dam above the park was cool sight with all of the water being let go.
The Driskill Hotel
Rose Bud Isle
After some relaxing in the hotel room, my wife and I headed out for dinner and ended up walking around a bit before waiting for the bats to wake up and fly out from the Congress Avenue bridge. There are apparently a million of them living under the bridge and every night they fly out to go hunting.
