All 55: A West Virginia Road Trip

his road-trip episode explores Brooke County, West Virginia, with stops around Wellsburg, Bethany, and Follansbee; public places and landmarks including the Ohio River, the Wellsburg Wharf, the Bethany College historic district, and Brooke Hills Park; and recurring local rhythms like Wellsburg Applefest, Bethany College homecoming, and river-town festival season. The route favors parks, history, rivers, towns, and traditions over time-sensitive businesses.

This road-trip episode explores Braxton County, West Virginia, with stops around Sutton, Gassaway, and Flatwoods; public places and landmarks including Sutton Lake, Burnsville Lake, the Elk River, the Sutton Downtown Historic District, and the Flatwoods Monster Museum; and recurring local rhythms like Flatwoods Monster lore, lake season, and county fair season. The route favors parks, history, rivers, towns, and traditions over time-sensitive businesses.

This road-trip episode explores Boone County, West Virginia, with stops around Madison, Danville, Whitesville; public places and landmarks including Coal River, Little Coal River, historic coal camps, Hatfield-McCoy trail country; and recurring local rhythms such as coalfield homecomings, river cleanups and paddling events, community fairs. The route favors parks, history, rivers, towns, and traditions over time-sensitive businesses.

This road-trip episode explores Berkeley County, West Virginia, with stops around Martinsburg, Hedgesville, Inwood; public places and landmarks including B&O Roundhouse, Adam Stephen House, Tuscarora Creek, Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area; and recurring local rhythms such as apple harvest traditions, heritage days, summer concerts in town squares. The route favors parks, history, rivers, towns, and traditions over time-sensitive businesses.

This evergreen road-trip episode explores Barbour County, West Virginia, with stops

around Philippi, Belington, Junior; public places and landmarks including Philippi

Covered Bridge, Audra State Park, Tygart Valley River, Barbour County Historical Museum;

and recurring local rhythms such as Blue and Gray Reunion, county fair season, small-

town Christmas parades. The route favors parks, history, rivers, towns, and traditions

over time-sensitive businesses.