Greenbrier River Trail

We moved to Watago State Park on Monday where Carlos & Megan joined us for the week. Our campsite was right on the river and you could hear it bubbling along as we relaxed. The Greenbrier River Trail, which runs along the Greenbrier River on the old Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad bed, is 75 miles long, virtually flat and runs through some of the most picturesque countryside we've ever seen. On Tuesday, Carlos & Megan rented bikes and the outfitter took us up to Slatyfork. We then rode 27 miles back down to the campground - through a tunnel and over many bridges. There are campsites, toilets and water pumps along the way and we stopped in Marlinton for lunch. They allow horseback riding on the trail so all the campsites have places for horses too. It rained on Wednesday so we went to Lewisburg for shopping and dinner - the guys hung out at the library where they had wi-fi access. We drove into White Sulphur Springs and saw the Greenbrier Hotel - the "in" place to stay in West Virginia. It looks like the White House only bigger! Four world class golf courses and beautiful bungalows in the hills around it help to occupy the 7,000 acres. Definitely 5 star! On Thursday we were back on the bike trail - this time we rode 20 miles from the campground to Renick where we had positioned our car the day before. Another tunnel and an old fashioned swimming hole with a rope swing, where we had a picnic lunch, where the highlights of this day. We showed our country roots when we went swimming with our clothes on in the river! I'll share our web album with pictures of us at the mileposts to prove we actually rode 46 miles plus!! A truly memorable time with the kids!