We just got back from a Spring Break trip to West Virginia, where we were blessed enough to have a few days outside in warm and sunny weather. Our first trek was to Hawk's Nest State Park, which is up the side of a viciously high and winding road. The kids loved the view, and even though we were a bit bummed that the tram which Tim and I had hyped so much was closed, we had a great visit.
It was our first day in short sleeves. Hooray for spring!
(below) The boys were generally thrilled to watch all the coal trains go by. We don't have coal trains in Ohio, which is a shame. We had wonderful talks about how the coal mines - which we passed on the way to the park - gather the coal, put it on trains and trucks and barges, and then send the coal to power plants, which use it to make our power. John's goal?
To find a souvenier lump of coal to take to his first grade class in Ohio.
Would he find it?
That answer lies in the next blog post. ...
