Appalachian Spring

Westerlunds, the morning before the launch.

Antietam:  McClellan vs. Lee.

No winners; only losers.  Nearly 23,000 casualties, 3,654 killed.

A lonely memorial to a fallen general.

Surveying the battlefields.

Bronzed glory?

High on a ridge in Western Maryland, where the wind blows.

The Prescott County Inn, Kingswood, WV.  To be avoided.

Late afternoon break for a snack and a beer.

One of Americas finest comic actors:  Don Knotts, a/k/a Deputy Barney Fife, paragon of law enforcement.  Morgantown, WV.

His star graces the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Morgantown&#039;s homage may mean more.

Airhawk seat cushion...relief for fanny fatigue.

Blacksville, WV.  Could use a paint job.

Making a statement.  Grrr.

Grandma Jo&#039;s Polka Dot Cafe - the home of a 2 lb grilled cheese made with genuine Velveeta.

You are now entering Ohio.

The Baltimore &amp; Ohio Railroad - which engaged several generations of Constable attorneys.

Railcar.  Marietta, Ohio.

Fedex doesn&#039;t pick up here.

Mullens, VW.  A coal country town that has seen better times.

Eckman, WV.  A hard-hit town trying to make a go of it by attracting the ATV crowd.