January 5, 2005, Wednesday. We left Pittsburgh and started our trek south. The most significant weather factor was rain, rain, and more rain. Our first stop was Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia. We were the only campers. January 6, 2005, Thursday. After scouting the park, it was decided that Pipestem had good reason to be called a resort. The facilities included horseback riding, golf course, tennis, two lodges, and even a cable car to bring folks down the canyon to the second lodge. A stop at the nature-center, sent us the County Line Trail for a hike out to Indian Branch Falls. Quite pretty with bits of ice breaking up, the tail included lots of ups and downs and was about 2.7 miles each way. After lunch we drove and checked out the cottages.
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