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  1. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Backpacking in the US

    by VinnyD 24 May 2012

    It sounds like you mean backpacking in the US sense and are American. So I'm a little surprised that you've apparently never heard of…

  2. geeg avatar

    RE: Moving to Cornwall and could use some help, please

    by geeg 14 May 2012

    Cornwall is beautiful and one of the UK's top tourist destinations, which means there tends to be a lot of (low paid) seasonal work. However…

  3. RoadWarrior avatar

    RE: North Carolina

    by RoadWarrior 09 May 2012

    The total number of votes cast in the West Virginia Democratic primary was low compared to the number of registered Democrats. There…

  4. Kano_Jim avatar

    Re: North Carolina

    by Kano_Jim 09 May 2012

    Ouch! Obama loses 41 percent of W.Va. primary vote to federal inmate. Meet Keith Judd, who's incarcerated in Texas for extortion. He's…

  5. chitra0828 avatar

    RE: Hiking in West Virginia - Dolly Sods Wilderness Area

    by chitra0828 05 May 2012

    Hi All: I just wanted to drop a quick note on Dolly Sods for all of you. We did go to DS Wilderness area. Since it was early april, we…

  6. zeldasdad avatar

    Re: Smoky Mountains National park

    by zeldasdad 05 May 2012

    >I have never understood the fascination with this place. America's busiest park is a virtual parking lot of choking vehicles in the summer,…

  7. itzawonnder avatar

    Re: Smoky Mountains National park

    by itzawonnder 05 May 2012

    I have never understood the fascination with this place. America's busiest park is a virtual parking lot of choking vehicles in the summer,…

  8. high_side avatar

    RE: Zambezi rafting in mid-May 2012

    by high_side 03 May 2012

    I agree with ric's assessment of the expat guides. I had a guide from Canada that was a complete tool. He wasn't friendly and belittled…

  9. happymick avatar

    RE: USA trip on a tight budget

    by happymick 01 May 2012

    Empire builder, Seatlle to Chicago stops at Glaciar National Park. From Chicago, the Cardinal through West Virginia stunning scenery.…

  10. tomjinva avatar

    Re: Need help planning trip thru GSMNP, Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive & WV

    by tomjinva 15 April 2012

    I was on the Skyline Drive last weekend and there was no green at all anywhere near the drive. Trees had not even begun to bud. It had…

  11. mainetraveler91 avatar

    Need help planning trip thru GSMNP, Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive & WV

    by mainetraveler91 13 April 2012

    I'm planning to take a 9-day trip this spring starting in the Great Smoky Mountains, continuing along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline…

  12. CascadeBob avatar

    RE: Driving from Baltimore to San Francisco in April

    by CascadeBob 03 April 2012

    Given your interests, schedule and time of year I'd focus on drving interstates through West Virginia and Kentucky catching I-70 to Denver…

  13. tiltedflipcurves avatar

    RE: West Virginia - reference thread

    by tiltedflipcurves 02 April 2012

    I'm tied up myself, but you could try the Sierra Club or http://www.patc.net/PublicView/ for message boards or organized hikes. The main…

  14. chitra0828 avatar

    Re: West Virginia - reference thread

    by chitra0828 02 April 2012

    Hi we're thinking of doing Dolly Sods Wilderness Area for day hikes april 6-12 2012. But as a family of 2 adults and 2 kids i'm a little…

  15. CMartin3485 avatar

    RE: Northeast for a week?

    by CMartin3485 02 April 2012

    I think you should consider transportation time. DC is south of New York, Boston is north. The car ride from DC to Boston is 9 hours at…

  16. Ian_in_DC avatar

    RE: North Americans....

    by Ian_in_DC 21 March 2012

    This reminds me of my cultural exchange in West Virginia. We were skiing at Snowshoe and it seemed like all the lift attendants were…

  17. trekker502 avatar

    RE: East Coast Road/Camping Trip

    by trekker502 13 March 2012

    I-81 is three lanes, no different than the Trans-Canada Highway through Quebec Province (not including the rush-hour traffic through Montrea…

  18. windblowner avatar

    Re: Yes, we do all have guns

    by windblowner 11 March 2012

    +Watch all 5 seasons of The Wire and you'll understand how things get this way.+ Well, no. West Virginia, for example, has poverty more…

  19. mrpenney avatar

    RE: travel to usa

    by mrpenney 13 February 2012

    >what's the cheap state The states with the lowest per-capita income are Mississippi, West Virginia, Kentucky, Utah (!), and Arkansas.…

  20. bevel avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by bevel 12 February 2012

    Fudgy said that West Virginia is east coast. So nur. The rest of us used the term 'coast' in context to the question, which was travel…

  21. Fudgy_the_Whale avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by Fudgy_the_Whale 12 February 2012

    In a very general sense, West Virginia is on the east coast. If I lived there, and I were talking to someone from California, I might…

  22. bevel avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by bevel 12 February 2012

    I +know+ Nevada isn't on the coastline itself (that's why I chose it as an example), but as a non American, I'd say 'it's on the west…

  23. the_best_handle_ever avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by the_best_handle_ever 12 February 2012

    Hilarious indeed. London is six times closer to the coast than any portion of West Virginia. London is coastal too, right?

  24. the_best_handle_ever avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by the_best_handle_ever 12 February 2012

    West Virginia is not on the East Coast, no matter how retarded you or your map happen to be. Please tell me where the Atlantic ocean touches…

  25. bevel avatar

    RE: Give me options..

    by bevel 12 February 2012

    Just looked on a map, I'd say West Virginia is on the east coast. Same as Nevada is west coast.

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