Saturday, September 5
By the time we got to Marlinton, we were looking for a place for lunch and noticed Greenbrier Grille & Lodge – next to the Greenbrier River.
We chose to eat on the deck where there were lots of ducks – about 12 feet below us.
There were bags of corn that you could purchase to feed the ducks.
Several families were already feeding them and there was corn at our feet that I pushed off the deck toward them. The ducks tried to beat each other to the corn as it hit the ground or water.
When a man came to refill the bin, Cerwin asked if I wanted a bag. I said, “Sure.” The man said thanks, “Your donations go to the Humane Society.
Cerwin feeding ducks while we waited for lunch.
A bit of information about the town of Marlinton from the Internet.
Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County, an area with a pioneering heritage dating back to the mid 1700s.
Following war, lumbering flourished, particularly with the coming of the railroads
Today, Marlinton sits at the hub of an outdoor vacation paradise with skiing, golf, fishing, hunting, canoeing, rafting, mountain biking and hiking.
Our bag of corn was empty by the time lunch arrived.
We shared a BLT and Onion Rings.
It was relaxing to watch kayakers while we ate lunch.
I think he just took a picture of me taking a picture of him. 🙂
A kayak rental was across the river from the restaurant.
We also shared a delicious blueberry/strawberry cheesecake – with a crumbled pretzel crust.
Our next stop was Cranberry Glades – about 16 miles from the restaurant.
If the writing below is in italics, I got the information from the Internet.
This is a beautiful place for a half-mile walk on a well-kept boardwalk.
When you first enter the area, you will notice Red Spruce, hemlock and Yellow Birch trees.
Before long we were in the open glade botanical area.
There were many tall bushes with berries that almost looked like cranberries, but the cranberry plant is a short ground cover.
The Cranberry Glades Botanical Area protects the largest area of bogs in West Virginia. Bogs are acidic wetlands more commonly found in the northern areas of this country and in Canada.
The ground in a bog is spongy and consists largely of partially-decayed plant material known as peat. Because of its unique conditions, some unusual plants grow in bogs, including carnivorous or insect-eating plants. The Botanical Area encompasses 750 acres.
The bog is covered with cranberry plants.
The Glade’s fascinating sphagnum bogs are similar to that found in “Muskegs” of the Artic Tundra.
Due to repair being made on the boardwalk, we had to turn around (about the halfway point) and return the same way we entered the bog.
We began our day at the red arrow (yesterday’s post), enjoyed lunch (11 AM) and left the Cranberry Glades about 1:15 PM.
In Tomorrow’s entry I will tell you what we did with the remainder of the afternoon and evening of Day 2.