Our 6 hour drive from Williamsport to Buckhannon was slow going however no amount of snow, sleet or ice will stop the intrepid Moody staff from delivering their programs! We saw numerous accidents and drove through an ice storm that nearly stopped our wipers from working. We were on an interstate so absolutely no possibility of pulling over - we just slowed down and were amazed at the speed of some drivers who zoomed past us in another lane!
Once again we had a free day on Sunday (with much improved weather conditions) and drove around town and into the nearby town of Weston where we saw the historic "lunatic asylum". An amazing building which now only provides ghost tours for the very brave - unfortunately we weren't there on a tour day - maybe next time!
We visited the Stonewall Jackson dam which was frozen over. This dam was completed in 1990 and built for flood control in the area. We then had fun at a nearby river throwing rocks through the ice and into the water - the sound was amazing - each break of the ice sounded like a gunshot!
Later that day we settled down in front on the tv to watch the Superbowl - I draped the Steelers scarf over the tv and we cheered on the black & yellow team but to no avail - they lost to the Green Bay Packers - oh well, it was a fun night anyway.
On Wednesday afternoon we drove up to Snowshoe Mountain, a local ski resort. It was absolutely beautiful - we walked through the resort town and ate dinner at a local restaurant. We were hoping to hire some snow mobiles however they were all booked so we went for a ride on a snowcat instead - it was very interesting and we got see a few of the ski runs and also the 'snow-making' workshop.
Driving back to Williamsport, Pennsylvania from Buckhannon, West Virginia, at the end of the week was great - we got to see a lot more than on the drive there a week earlier during the ice storm. We passed through the state of Maryland, saw an interesting sign at a cemetery prohibiting unauthorized digging, saw an 1858 schoolhouse as well as a Mennonite Church, roadside ice watersfalls, and lots of little snow-covered towns and stunning countryside. Three states in one day - all awesome.
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