The Glad Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park in West Virginia. In my previous post I shared that we had went there the weekend of Labor Day this year for the first time. It was so beautiful. I can't wait to go back in the fall. There are a lot of places I want to go to this fall as I think the fall foliage should be breathtakingly beautiful this year because we didn't get into a drought like years past.
The creek is just covered in these huge massive rocks. Unlike any other creek that I have seen. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of these huge flat rocks in your yard to use as a patio! Without the water of course!
The side view of the grist mill.
A few pictures from inside the grist mill.
I took so many pictures that I've had to break this up into 3 different posts. So look forward to a few more pictures sometime this week!
Angela
Saturday my husband surprised me by taking My Little Man and myself on a road trip sightseeing the beauty of Almost Heaven West Virginia. We went to Babcock State Park for the first time. Babcock State Park offers its guests 4,127 acres of serene, yet rugged
beauty, a fast flowing trout stream in a boulder-strewn canyon and
mountainous vistas to be viewed from several scenic overlooks. I kept seeing pictures of this beauty and had asked my husband if he knew where it was. Little did we realize it isn't that far from where we travel up through Hawk's Nest. We will be going back again and hopefully real soon! I loved it there! So did my husband and son. My Young Lady didn't make it to this trip as she was at a family reunion that she went to of her boyfriend's family. Sigh... She is growing up way too fast!
My Little Man is growing up way to fast also! He started the 4th grade this year. My Young Lady is a Junior in High School.
There wasn't enough water in the stream for The Glade Creek Grist Mill to have water flowing for it to grind up the corn to make corn meal. The man at the grist mill said that last week there was enough water so he ground up some corn meal last weekend.
My Little Man loves to climb rocks and this was a perfect get away for him. I'm not sure, but I think the rock he is standing on would normally be covered with water.
It is just wild to see all of these big rocks in the creek bed. I guess that is why we say Wild and Wonderful West Virginia!
Even though there wasn't any water flowing it was neat to see what it looks like without the water. I have more pictures I'll share at a later date so be on the lookout for them.
Angela
