Day 6

Today was waterfall day. We started at the bottom of Sandstone Falls. Sandstone Falls are a very wide falls. People fish here, and we saw a raft paddle up to the bottom of the fall to ride the wake of the fall, and a beaver had built a dam on a stream, by the falls Watch the video to see the awesome power and beauty of the falls. We then went to the overview of the falls. The view was obscured by fog but it was still a nice view. Then we went to the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. There we were not only able to see the mine but also a mine town church, house, outhouse and a museum that had mining tools. The tour was interesting especially when our guide told us about the fire boss. It was a fun and informative tour but I was glad to get out of the tunnel. We then looked at the New River Gorge Bridge. The bridge is the longest steel arch bridge in the Eastern Hemisphere and a feat of engineering. Next we visited Hawks Nest a very beautiful place with a tragic history. At Hawks Nest we went geocaching and found the cache. Then it was off to Cathedral Falls one of the highest waterfalls in West Virginia. Next stop was the Kanawha Falls. It was another wide falls. The most interesting part was that they had used the river to produce energy in the past and were preparing to once again preparing to harness the power of the river. The rivers seem to be an underused source of power in our state. Our last stop before dinner was the Morris Massacre, the last Indian Massacre east of the Mississippi River. Dinner was at the picturesque and historical Glen Ferris Inn.