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Blasting Coridoor H Through the Mountains
As seen from the Olson Firetower, they are blasting Corridor H through the mountains from Kearns to Parsons.
The new superhighway, when fully built out from I-66 in Stratsburg, VA will take hours off the drive to I-78 in Weston WV, unlocking both the wilderness areas and natural areas of the northern part of state to thousands from Washington DC and Pittsburgh Penna, but it's not without controversy.
For one, it's expensive to blast through mountains and build many bridges hundreds of feet above the valleys below, and only comes at the troughs of federal largess. And it's not even built up to full interstate standards, with many at-grade intersections due to enormous cost of the highway, one of most expensive per mile currently under active construction nationwide.
Second, several sections are very controversial, such as whether to build the road north or south of Thomas. The southerly route is much shorter, but it would cross the North Fork of Blackwater Canyon, significant wetlands and the Coketon Historic-area, once an African American village -- and risks spilling millions of gallons of acid mine discharge into the river. But the northerly route is miles longer, steeper and much more expensive to build. Likewise, VA DOT has opposed the extension through Virginia, despite being on WV Maps. State DOTs ultimately have final say if interstate highways are constructed, if they don't request funding, people will continue to have to get off onto a narrow, steep, twisty road at the state line.
Plus, the existing portions of the expressway are bringing record numbers each year of tourists to northern WV, on narrow, twisty local roads with limited parking, and parks and wilderness areas not prepared to deal with that kind of traffic especially during peak summer and autumn seasons.
Taken on Thursday October 26, 2023 at Monongahela National Forest.Mount Davis Observation Tower
It looks like they converted over a traditional firetower into an observation platform for the public to see the surrounding hills from the highest point in Pennsylvania.
Taken on Thursday October 10, 2019 at Colton Point State Park.Trail View
The colors were quite beautiful walking along the Firetower trail.
Taken on Saturday October 26, 2019 at Grafton Lakes State Park.Negro Mountain Wind Farm
Looking south from the Mount Davis Firetower, you can see the Negro Mountain Wind Farm.
Taken on Thursday October 10, 2019 at Colton Point State Park.Snowy Mountain Firetower
Scenic colors with the firetower showing up if you look carefully.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Watch Hill.An almost teetotaler at age 40 π»
These days I drink less and less alcohol. I never drink at home, and when I drink when I’m out with friends it’s usually just one beer and no more then two per day when camping — maybe a beer at lunch or dinner and one along the fire. But most of the time I just drink water or lemonade as it’s cheaper and healthier. Alcohol is poison, it makes you fat, and intoxication can be just plain dangerous. Hang overs in your forties is much less fun. So I drink much less alcohol.