One Christian Life: Visit to West Virginia

Beautiful Ohio River scenes

Power plant

Nuclear power plant

Welcome to West Virginia -- first bridge into Ohio.

There are 2 rows of trees, one the height of the light poles and one behind it higher than the poles. The Ohio River flows between them. So the farther trees are in Ohio.

A neighbor who talked with us.

The alley walkway between Aunt Martha's garage and the next door neighbor's house.

Aunt Martha's garage.

Other neighbor's garage.

Walking to the river.

Hello Ohio, we'll be back over there soon.

Looking back to Aunt Martha's from the park. It's to the right of the 5-car garage.

Looking down the alley walkway from afar. This might be where Bryan and Michael were looking for frogs when Aunt Martha freaked out because it was all contaminated flood water they were playing in. She brought them in, stripped them down, and bathed them while their clothes were in the washer!

No one answered the door. Darlene showed where Uncle Joe built in the porch from just pilings at that time. Aunt Cookie showed where the duplex apartment was.

It started raining in earnest, so we holed up in the garage -- and discovered a record of the flood levels over the years! The 1972 one would be the one the boys played in!

Then we headed to Oglebay.

Locally made ice cream. Yum.

I missed the tunnel the first time because I was in the backseat with Wesley and Aunt Cookie had decided spur of the moment to go that way so we were concentrating on not losing our way. 😉

Made it to warwood where Dave and Cookie lived. This is the elementary school where Dave fell down the steps and broke his tooth.

Here's the house they lived in. No one seemed home. Behind is an alley where the garages and parking were. Very narrow. Almost too narrow to turn past the church on the corner.