Yesterday morning I had about a 15 minute notice to join a walk with a local hiking club. Noel told me on our walk that they were meeting at 8:15 at the Mill in Edinburg. By now it was close to 8. I scurried home and packed what I thought I might need and took off.
To my surprise Dori and Pat were there too. They have a beautiful B minus B here in Edinburg. They are also great people. Dori is fun and bubbly, an Internet guru while Pat is a Mr fix it with lots of projects. He is also a hunter, lots of dead animals hang on his walls.
So all together 20 people showed up and started to Turner Hams in or near West Virginia. I wish I could tell you the name of the place we were at but things were hurried at first and once we arrived there all those people to meet ( which I still didn't meet everyone). For anyone reading this who was there, please forgive me but I am name challenged. But I do remember who you were and what we discussed.
Several people live here in Edinburg and one couple who lives in the subdivision behind ours led the hiking group. In talking with the wife they also have a house in Frostburg and enjoy riding bikes on the bike path that connects to Meyersdale, Pa. We committed to meeting someday when we are both up there.
Another lady was expecting her children to visit but came to walk and enjoy the lakes. She was fixing something Mexican for dinner and left her husband to greet the kids.
As to where we were I think it is a state park. I know it is near Custer's junk yard if that helps. It is also off Pig Pen Road. Signage is hard to read from the backseat.
Check out the pictures. The water is beautiful. One funny thing, Noel is usually in the front of the pack. I was coming up the rear when I see a fellow walking through the creek. The width of the creek was about 20 feet so there was no way to walk on rocks. My mind was thinking this may be the end of the path for me because wet sneakers and cold feet are a turnoff. Even Noel was wondering. Then our leader called to him and said we were crossing a little further up the creek.
The walk was great. If you like picnics this would be a very picturesque spot to spend the afternoon overlooking the lake. I suppose you could even swim during the summer.
Dori and I had appointments so we needed to leave earlier . Another lady from Toms Brook rode home with us. She was getting ready for a trip to Syria. She wanted to see the street in Damascus called Straight where Paul had been. We wondered about safety and she said they have no crime whatsoever. Our embassy told her Syria was safer than the US. Go figure.
All in all it was very enjoyable. Good walk, good friends!
Keep walkin,
Ron
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