{"id":17277,"date":"2026-04-19T07:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=17277"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:54:54","slug":"quiet-cosy-charleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=17277","title":{"rendered":"Quiet, Cozy Charleston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>The one in the mountains of West Virginia<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"17319\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-15-Jim-Bob-Visits-Lizzy-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jim Bob &amp; Mark after Lizzy Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Took a bit of a break&#8230;no long hikes, no new or revisted <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>NP<\/strong><\/mark>&#8216;s&#8230;just chores, hanging out in camp, a visit from <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fe6e06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">RSE<\/mark><\/strong> friend Jim Bob, Mark working on PE credits.  Time to enjoy the quiet setting in Elkview on Buffalolick Branch (a little creek?) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did go into Charleston a couple of times, joined by Jim Bob to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/mark> new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>State Capitol<\/strong><\/mark>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston<\/strong><\/mark> (#48), where we visited with Jim Bob, taking the 1:00 Tour. The building was designed by Cass Guilbert (who also designed the Minnesota and Arkansas State Capitols, as well as the US Supreme Court and NYC&#8217;s Woolworth Building). While some (outside West Virginia) thought that Cass Guilbert was too &#8220;good&#8221; an architect for West Virginia, he believed that even in a poor state, the people should have one beautiful, luxurious thing that was theirs. It is full of  beautiful marble, and has the most gorgeous Dome we&#8217;ve seen. It was built between 1924 and 1932, always keeping pace with payments, so no debt incurred. The murals inside were only completed 2 years ago!. Last tidbit. This is West Virginia&#8217;s <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>6th Capitol<\/strong><\/mark>. Two of the previous were in Wheeling, as the Capital moved back and forth for a bit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e599e987013&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e599e987013\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"17293\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Capitol-Charleston-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17293\" 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style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Haddad Riverfront Park<\/mark><\/strong> in downtown Charleston, had dinner, and walked back to the Capitol. We really liked the museum,  Very cool, the setup where one walked through time from Prehistoric to late 20th Century.  We made it only halfway that day, so returned again yesterday to finish our visit.  West Virginia has some interesting history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e599e988905&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e599e988905\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"17327\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum0-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timeframe 1900, a walk through a Coal Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e599e988d31&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e599e988d31\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"17312\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-17-West-Virginia-Museum1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HUH!   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