The weather looked great for the morning, but less so for the afternoon, with a cold front heading this way.
But, one — at least not THIS one — does not fritter away a day of riding on a middle-of-November warm day on account of iffy rain after noon, and certain rain not forecast until near dark.
So, it was andidamnamo on the EV on a route that I actually executed as planned, a very rare thing! Ran this counterclockwise.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CF8sZqn/0/O/i-CF8sZqn.jpg)
First photo op along W.V. SR 6, Smokey Hollow Road.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-K8PtxtK/0/c3a12c9c/L/i-K8PtxtK-L.jpg)
This is along W.V. 8, South Branch River Road. On other side of river is Pancake, W.V. Have to get there sometime.
![food :food:](https://wildguzzi.com/forum/Smileys/default/food.gif)
SR 8 has been repaved since I last rode it and it’s mighty fine. As with so many rural roads, mind your business every moment or you’ll be riding on a gurney in the back of a special van. If you’re lucky, they’ll have the lights and sirens on!
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-6BrGnvs/0/e0459409/L/i-6BrGnvs-L.jpg)
South Branch River Road “leaves” the riverside and becomes Trough Road about halfway down from Romney. These two are along it.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-f69SwDb/0/751c55fb/L/i-f69SwDb-L.jpg)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-RFMCNGL/0/f322654a/L/i-RFMCNGL-L.jpg)
An effete snack in Moorefield … pretty darn good, actually. More importantly, Kathi was impressed!
![kiss :kiss:](https://wildguzzi.com/forum/Smileys/default/kiss.gif)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-N8sv9JS/0/61f059c4/L/i-N8sv9JS-L.jpg)
"Old 55” from Moorefield to Wardensville is a moto-delight. Recently repaved, it has something for everybody … along as everybody likes ups and downs and all arounds. I was too busy trying not to kill myself for the first 3/4’s of it, and finally found a couple of spots to stop safely and take some pix, thus these three:
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-k2VNtwF/0/2cd59340/L/i-k2VNtwF-L.jpg)
I couldn't decide which of these I liked best, so you must suffer both. That literal "high way" up above -- Corridor H -- is why the low road is called "Old 55."
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JL9fmsc/0/997524c8/L/i-JL9fmsc-L.jpg)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-wXXwTBw/0/78dcdb13/L/i-wXXwTBw-L.jpg)
Two old items rest after a fine ride. and, while I got a bit “damp” at the end, I made it home just before it started raining in earnest.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-GMg8Qgp/0/febb888c/L/i-GMg8Qgp-L.jpg)
Bill