The display barrel-aging cellar at Barboursville.
Barboursville's signature wine - a Bordeaux-style blend
served at President Obama's inauguration gala.
The ruins of Governor Barbour's home, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Food Lion's Dr. Pepper knock-off gives Dr. Thunder,
Dr. Wow, and Dr. Topper a run for its money.
The guys showed up as soon as we pulled into our lodging.
I had to shoo them off the road.
Here's the two-person whirlpool tub that nobody used.
And the sauna, also unused.
Getting to this place was nuts. We had to four-wheel up a road no wider than the Jeep for about 15 minutes only to find that they were closed.
They did have nice views, though.
And after we got back down the other side of the mountain,
we discovered this was the road we'd just descended.
These crape myrtle trees were everywhere.
I wish we could grow them around here.
Alpacas!
These cows were in this pond.
This is probably my favorite picture from the trip.
I think this was at Afton Mountain Vineyards.
The brewery we had lunch at on the way homehad a big hop garden in their front yard.
The quick 'n dirty wine rack I built this weekend.