{"id":15460,"date":"2014-10-15T18:32:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T23:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=15460"},"modified":"2021-12-20T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:49:26","slug":"bluefield-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/bluefield-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluefield on the Border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I was asked to chauffeur a runner to a half-marathon with a course that crossed between the conjoined cities of Bluefield on the border between Virginia and West Virginia, how could I say no? A long weekend of fall foliage and geo-oddities? I felt like I was dropped into an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/weekendroady.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekend Roady<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d6352.082492602229!2d-81.25616006792916!3d37.24672885013724!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x884e39355b2b210b%3A0x95064b6e61ce6dae!2sLotito%20City%20Park!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1593105857441!5m2!1sen!2sus\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be clear, I&#8217;m not a runner. Even so I&#8217;ve enjoyed traveling with the athletic gang at several <a href=\"https:\/\/mainlymarathons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mainly Marathon<\/a> events. 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Only one state can be claimed per race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borderlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m10!1m8!1m3!1d656.482989756516!2d-81.246206!3d37.249361000000015!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1593106079155!5m2!1sen!2sus\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had to find ways to amuse myself as the runners ran the course. That wasn&#8217;t a problem with a state border drawn directly through it. Oh look, isn&#8217;t that a tennis court with the boundary cutting through it? Why, yes it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/15518538462\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5605\/15518538462_16de0cd384_b.jpg\" alt=\"The state border ran through the tennis court. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Interstate Tennis Anyone?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Little things like trying to count the number of times I could split myself with the borderline offered countless entertaining options. This was an image from the northwestern corner of that same tennis court, with West Virginia to the left side of the diagonal and Virginia to the right (and me in both). That was another weird thing: a border quirk at Bluefield made Virginia west and West Virginia east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bramwell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/15322256429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5615\/15322256429_a1d40bea9e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Bramwell Oktoberfest. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>I can always make time for a beer festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t all about racing all weekend. By chance, we discovered an Oktoberfest celebration being held in the nearby town of Bramwell (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/cT1C2tqSg4zRP2fK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). Bramwell was originally one of the many towns of West Virginia that arose because of its proximity to the coalfields. It differed from many others though because of the wealthy owners that <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bramwellwv.com\/history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">settled there<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Bramwell is best known for having the largest number of millionaires per capita of any town in America in the late 1800s. Bramwell once had as many as thirteen millionaires living there at one time in the early 20th century. The magnificent homes that remain there today testify to this wealth.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a wonderful setting for an Autumn festival. I was also pleasantly surprised at the quality of craft beers brewed in West Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Counting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/15503121051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3956\/15503121051_c3b5830494_b.jpg\" alt=\"Giatto Road in Mercer County, West Virginia. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Strip Mining<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d never been to this area before so I made a series of minor jogs during the weekend to further pad my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">County Counting list<\/a>. In Virginia I collected Bland, Giles and Tazewell Counties. In West Virginia I collected McDowell, Mercer, Monroe and Wyoming Counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jog to Wyoming County was the most memorable. The narrow twisting roads ran through genuine Appalachian settlements verging on stereotype, ambled past strip mines and climbed over mountain ridges (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/QHxJoXWMM33AMaKG6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). I was shocked that it remained paved and never switched to gravel or mud. After getting stuck behind the third coal truck I figured it out. The road didn&#8217;t exist to serve the needs of residents so much as the mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinnacle Rock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/15332286407\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2950\/15332286407_57e5d9aa79_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pinnacle Rock State Park. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Autumn View from Pinnacle Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The foliage approached peak Autumn glory, improving each day of our visit. That became a perfect excuse for a picnic at <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wvstateparks.com\/park\/pinnacle-rock-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinnacle Rock State Park<\/a>, located on a ridge between Bluefield and Bramwell (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/yUyw2yK9N5ZyhK3YA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). We climbed up to the overlook and saw nothing but forest to the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pipestem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/15332092460\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3949\/15332092460_eb097257d4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pipestem Resort State Park. 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