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Lovely Hike and Bike and Camp

 Dear Friends and Family, What sights!  They take my breath away. After I last posted I searched for a trail near me and found one only three miles away.  Wow, was it ever a pretty trail!  It started out going through a tunnel through Mountain Laurel. Then steps down to a falling creek (or "run" as they call them around here). The ground covered with colorful leaves and some snowing down in front of me.  There were trees and mosses growing on giant rocks. Golden leaves  were floating on a crystal clear stream. There were lots of pretty and interesting fungus/mushrooms. And the walk was just the right length. I hooked up my trailer that night and on Sunday I pulled out of my site 63 at Chestnut Ridge Campground by seven a.m. Google said it would only take me four hours to get to my destination.  I knew better.  I gave my next campground host in Fries, VA and estimated arrival time of two or three p.m.  As it turned out, I didn't even make that.   Why?  Well there were lots

Fall in West Virginia and Things are Looking Up!

 Hello from West Virginia, I have spent a whole week getting back into routine and feeding myself better foods after our 10-day ride from Pittsburgh to DC.   It took about four days before I started to feel like myself again.   Keys I called the Chrysler Dealer Service Center in Morgantown, WV to see if they could fix my car or my fobs.   But I had to leave them a message and they never called me back.   I went there, but their parking lot was packed, and I knew there was no way they would get to me. So for several days I either left my car unlocked or did the quick open the door and get the key in the ignition to turn off the alarm.   I was down to three loud honks.   The other day I put a new battery in one of my fobs.   I tried it with a little hope, but nothing happened.   I concluded it must be something inside the car.   The next morning it was still dark at 7 a.m. when I went to get in my car at the campground. Dang, I had locked it without thinking.   So a quick thr