Picture(s) of the Day #4

So, I had to get a new car recently. The transmission on my last car, a 2004 Volkswagen Golf GTI, gave out. Now I've got a 2004 Acura RSX (well, it's new to me), and I wanted to really give it a proper drive. All I had done with it was run errands around town and commute to work and back. But on Saturday, October 22, I decided to change that. I wanted to go someplace that was out of the way, where the roads would be relatively empty and I could really have some fun driving. I don't know exactly why I chose to go to Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia, but that's where I went. I guess it makes some sense. It's not too far away, but far enough away that I would do a lot of driving, it's a significant local landmark, and it wasn't going to be too crowded. It was a cool and windy day at sea level, and Spruce Knob, being nearly 5,000 feet high, was only going to be cooler and windier. And boy, it was a lot cooler and a lot windier. I'm not sure what I was expecting to find up there, but I wasn't expecting snow. There wasn't a lot of it, but it was there. So, here's some pictures I took from the summit. I'm actually kind of glad I went when the weather wasn't brilliant, it's easy to take cool pictures on a bright summer day, it's a lot harder to take cool pictures on a mostly cloudy day with brutal winds.

I also took a little side trip to Seneca Rocks, which are very impressive looking. And warmer.