Experiencing America > 2025 > A Drive Through The Mountains > Day 6
Day SIX...
Friday, April 18th, 2025
Like the last week the day started at the crack of dawn. This was the day to head home. Leaving Hagerstown, Maryland, and head west back to Northern Illinois. Along the path for today there was more winding through the northern parts and backroads of West Virginia. Heading through Western Maryland we followed the Potomac River.
Looking out across Western Maryland.
Back to State #6...West Virginia!!
A welcome sign on WB WV 7.
The views in Northern West Virginia was amazing. The roads made their way up and down and across the mountains. Through the valleys, and across the rivers.
Looking east along the Cheat River.
Looking out over the valleys northwest of Reedsville.
As we followed West Virginia 7 across Northeatern West Virginia from the State of Maryland we made our way into Morgantown. As we drove through Morgantown, we discovered this was the home of Don Knotts; or where he was from. After Morgantown, we dropped to Fairmont, then west on U.S. 250 back into the mountains. In the little town of Barrackville, we came across the Historic Barrackville Covered Bridge.
A Don Knotts statue.
The Barrackville Covered Bridge.
Further down the road as we made it through the mountains of Northern West Virginia, we passed through Mannington, and Hundred, before heading west towards the Ohio River.
A mural in Mannington, WV.
A mock-up of a former frontier cabin in Hundred.
Back to State #3...Ohio!!
We crossed the Ohio River into the State of Ohio at New Martinsville, WV. The welcome sign was blocked by a county sheriff deputy. We headed up Ohio 7 along the Ohio River and enjoyed the nice sunny day.
Looking north along the Ohio River, north of Hannibal, OH.
When we got to near Moundville, WV, we crossed back over into the Mountain State.
Back to State #6...West Virginia!!
EB SPUR WV 2 at the West Virginia Welcome Sign.
From Moundville, we made our way up the West Virginia side of the Ohio River to Wheeling. North of Downtown Wheeling there was a nice overlook of the Ohio River and the Buckeye State, Ohio.
Looking west at the Ohio River and Ohio at Wheeling.
Back to State #3...Ohio!!
WB I-70 at the Ohio Welcome Sign.
As we made our way across Ohio. We took a brief detour off of the Interstate 70 corridor at Columbus. Here we found the Big Lots Behaviour Health Pavilon at the Nationwide Childrens Hospital, and the Wendy's Museum.
A statue of Dave Thomas outside the Wendy's that held the Wendy's museum.
A sign at the entrance to the museum.
After learning some of the history of Wendy's it was time to get back to Interstate 70, and keep going west.
Back to State #2...Indiana!!
WB I-70/U.S. 35 at the Indiana Welcome Sign.
At Richmond, we made a stop at Uranus Fudge. A pun happy place for laughs, fudge, and clothing. Now we lost daylight, and it was time to make fast time back to home. Ths took us through Indianapolis, and Lafayette.
A giant cross at Richmond.
The Uranus Fudge building in Richmond.
Back to State #1...Illinois!!
After seven days this east-coast road trip has come to an end.
Back to Experiencing America.