snowboarding trip to West Virginia
It was a quick trip there and back, but this weekend's snowboarding trip to Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia was fun. It was good to get away from the city, even for a short time.
The snow conditions weren't the best, as recent warm weather had stripped most of the mountain of natural snow. Fortunately the snow machines had been hard at work.
On our way up the mountain we stopped briefly at the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in West Virginia. Restored railroad company houses now serve as vacation homes for skiiers and summer guests.
More signs of spring were seen as I spotted several bluebirds along the way. Rugby practice starts tomorrow, but my body is a wreck, so it may have to wait until Thursday. More homework to finish today.

Wow...beautiful restored houses, but you're right - NO SNOW!!
Three Bears and a Moose on Snowboards!
A brown teddy bear, black teddy bear, white teddy bear and a stuffed animal moose on snowboards... great gift for snowboarding enthusiest...
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Thanks
Frank
Damn, bud... You could have joined me on my ski trip there last week... Just missed me by a couple of days (I was there Feb 8-11). We had great snow conditions and it was about 60 degrees... You got the end of all the good snow we had.