Day: June 7, 2016

Milton, WV

Milton, WV

We spent a week at the Huntington/Fox Fire KOA just outside of Charleston. It’s giving our favorite RV Park a run for its money. The owners are super friendly, and really care about your stay. The park is very clean and family friendly.

The boys rode these banana bikes almost every day we were there.
The boys rode these banana bikes almost every day we were there.

The KOA has banana bikes in various sizes for all to enjoy for a small price. It’s very reasonable.

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Fishing.

There was also a couple of fully stocked ponds to fish in. The two little boys each caught a fish. It was a great way to spend the evenings. There were several activities offered by the KOA, but the boys’ favorite thing there is the owner’s dog! He does a great trick. If y’all are ever in the area, we highly recommend the Huntington/Fox Fire KOA!

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Charleston Capitol Building

We didn’t get to take a tour of the Charleston Capitol Building. The website said tours were available, but when we got there, we found out they’d recently changed that. Bummer. We did get to walk around some, but we really enjoy taking the guided tours. You learn more about the building and sometimes you get into parts of the building you wouldn’t normally get to see.

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WV dome

The Charleston Capitol Building was one of the more reserved buildings we’ve seen so far. Where other state capitol buildings have decorated every space this one has gone in another direction. And you know what? I like it. It’s not flashy. It’s modest. The building speaks for itself without all of the flash.

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Crystal chandelier

They call it a chandelier and it weighs 4,000 pounds. The chandelier is made from graduated crystals imported from Czechoslovakia. The light was definitely twinkling! Y’all know I prefer the stained glass, but I will admit the crystal chandelier is lovely.

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Charleston Capitol Building rotunda

Just like all the other capitol buildings, there is marble everywhere.

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What a general store would have looked like during the late 1800s early 1900s in West Virginia.

 The museum across the courtyard from the Capitol Building was a nice surprise. We spent a couple of hours learning about the history of West Virginia.

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Blenko glass blower

We went to the Blenko Glass Company. The building the glass blowers work in has an observation deck for tours. We watched that blob of glass turned into

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Indigo vase

this. It was very cool. We stood there and watched them do several before we went down to the gift shop where we got a pretty blue vase to give someone as a gift. I somehow missed getting a photo of the vase we bought.

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Milton Covered Bridge

We also found this covered bridge at a park near Blenko Glass!

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Inside of the bridge

I used it as a background for some school pictures of the boys. They turned out great this year.

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Flowers at the KOA

Loving all of the spring flowers!

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Flowers in Charleston

These tulips were in a vibrant shade of purple…one of the best colors in my opinion…

We immensely enjoyed our time in the Milton area. We’ve already decided another trip is in the future!

See y’all down the road!

#easternloop2016