Day 90 Beckley, WV-Babcock State Park, WV

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Day 90 Beckley, WV-Babcock State Park, WV 10.29.16
Three people, a beagle, 90 sq ft, and 90 days. Can it be done?  Of course it can.  We just did it!  We set off today to see the New River Gorge and Bridge.  Beautiful sunny fall day provided great views of the gorge and the bridge.  The Fayette Station loop road took us to the bottom of the gorge and under the bridge.  As we cruised to the bottom, we listened to the audio cd telling about the history and other facts such as the rich coal mining tradition here. At one point West Virginia was the coal producing leader of the US.  We watched a kayaker run Fayette Station Rapids.  At 2,226 cfs, we were thinking it was about a class 3.  We checked out a couple of the free campgrounds in the park, but none were close to the river and lots of underbrush so probably full of ticks. Thus, we opted to stay at Babcock State Park with showers and laundry.  Ate a great dinner of Amish noodles, ham and salad prepared by Jo. Topped off with Amish cookies.