Today’s walk can be summed up in two words: wet and cold! It was in the 40’s and started raining about five minutes into the walk. Thankfully we didn’t have far to go and the scenery was beautiful even in the rain. Our trail ran along Greenbriar River, one of the six rivers that flow out of Pocahontas County. 

 

After reaching Marlinton we dried out at the laundromat and ate some good country fixins’ (pinto beans and cornbread for me thank you!) at a local restaurant. Ben got to sample his first liver, which he really only half-sampled because most of it didn’t make it to his stomach. Currently, we are at Allen Johnson’s library which is the only one in the state to loan out fishing poles and binoculars. (This library also won an award in 2003 for being the best rural library in the US.) Tonight we are participating in a meeting similar to last night’s where we will meet and speak with members of the community.