Cathedral Cafe and Buddy’s Crooked Road 24 Race

The Cathedral Cafe ~ Fayetteville, WV

(Taken just a weekend ago while Bud was running 

the Canary in the Cave trail race)

 Cathedral Cafe

One of Two Large Stained Glass Windows

Cathedral Cafe Sign

  

Way too chilly to eat outside.

Welcome Sign and Original Doors into Sanctuary

                               

The inside is very, very cozy.

The chalkboard signs are done so creatively.

 Stained Glass from the Inside

The choir upstairs is now  a little consignment/used sales area.

The old wood and the stained glass rectangles 

of these old windows are beautiful.

Fortunately, none of the wood has been painted.

More Chalkboard Signs

  Reflections from the two windows on one of the tables.

All the tables are handprinted like these three.

Children’ Play Area

                               

 The Book Tree

 The Book Shelf
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Bud’s Crooked Road Race

Buddy just finished the Crooked Road 24 Hour Race at Rocky Mount, Va, which began Saturday at 8:00A.M. and finished today at 8:00A.M. He slept Friday night and off and on during the race in his old Vibe. It was so cold in there Friday night his Power Bars froze and the windows were covered in frost from his breath.I made him as warm a bed as I could to go with his sleeping bag.These pictures he sent home via iPhone.

During the 24 hours, runners could stop and rest whenever they needed, and there was lots of good food and drink for the 24 hours...soup, pizza, hamburgers, yummy boiled potatoes and lots more. Volunteers manned the course from start to finish.It was at Waid Park on a hybrid figure eight style track/trail. 

Bud took these views for us:

He ran a total of 100K which is 2.4 marathons...I hope I have it straight, because I do not get running distances at all. I’ve asked him so many times trying to make sure I have it correct that I think he is worn out with me :-) I just don’t get it! When he came thru the door at noon, he was hobbling and sounded terrible (sort of mumbling), so he has been sleeping off and on all afternoon. He ran farther than he did last year so is a VERY happy husband, and I’m a VERY happy wife that he was able to break his 2014 record and made it home safely.

A volunteer and another runner were kind enough 

to take these shots on his iPhone for him to have.

50K Completed
Little Sign ~ Long Run

He looks SO happy...maybe he’s just glad it’s finally over.

Done Deal! Little Sign ~ Longer Run

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Homegrown

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WV Trilogy 2015 ~ Part 3 ~ Signs

These two shots were taken on our way to the mountain. There are lots less tires than in the past, but they still have them for sale.

There are always some neat bumper stickers.

You can’t have a race without port-a-johns.

I find these to be rather attractive...

if Port-a-Johns can be called attractive.

OOPS! You sloppy runners. That is a No-No!

And there is ALWAYS graffiti.

“Born for Supremacy” ~ How do they define “supremacy?”

Such a “lovely” thing to do and say as newlyweds.

I think NOT!!!

Here are some of the markers that guide the runners on the trails. 

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Northside Gas

When Bud and I were coming home from a mountain/woods race two months ago, we stopped at this crossroads country store near Bedford, VA. Bud needed coffee badly. They did NOT have any coffee, but the signs were great. The man told him he only made coffee early in the morning, and we were mid-afternnoon.I really like the way the red stood out.

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Snow Leaving for Now

 The snow has almost melted, but frigid temperatures are returning tonight.

 Goodbar Farm
Wire Fencing

 Rexrode Farm

Wire Fencing

 Rexrode Cattle Guard

 MOO! The snow is totally gone in more and more areas.
These guys prefer the road to being fenced in. They are always breaking out.

Now, this is a BIG puddle!
Metal Fencing

 Sunrise ~ January 27, 2014

  Sunrise over Route 60 in Front of the House ~ January 27, 2014

 Big House and Little House Mountains at Sunrise
More Wire Fencing

Lots of School Buses in People’s Yards
Finally, Wood Fencing

 People just leave vintage tools in the fields to rust away.

 Maury River 
The red sign in the distance is a warning sign. A high school student went over the dam there and was killed a number of years ago. The currents are pretty severe at times at this location. The old railroad bridge was turned into a footbridge, but it was washed away two times and never rebuilt. I have taken pictures of this area in the sumer but never in the winter.

Virginia Military Institute in the Distance

A Rather Nice Appalachian Trail Sign

I wish Springtime was under this sign instead of spring water.

The Skyline Drive Closed Due to Crummy Weather

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