Jackson's Mill, West Virginia.

The mill on the West Fork River was established by Colonel Edward Jackson, a Revolutionary War figure, in 1801. Three generations of Jacksons operated grist and saw mills at this site.

The most famous of the family, Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson, one of the most brilliant military strategists in American history, came here to live with his uncle after the death of his parents. He spent much of his childhood here, working in the saw and grist mills and on the family farm.

Blaker's Mill at the historic Jackson's Mill site, West Virginia.

Blaker's Mill was originally located 150 miles to the south, but in the interests of preservation, was disassembled and transported to Jackson's Mill, where it was restored, beginning operation again in 1993.

Log cabin at the Jackson's Mill historic site in West Virginia.

Lisa at one of the historic log cabins near the boyhood home of "Stonewall" Jackson in West Virginia.

One of the beautiful homes in Weston, West Virginia, one of the charming towns we drove through while heading south to Charleston, the capital of West Virginia, and where Lisa's parents live.

One the 2001 trip to West Virginia, I fell in love with the woods in back of Lisa's parents' house - also the house where Lisa grew up.  I took pictures of the forest, only to mistakenly put the roll of film in with a load of wash.  The pictures came out interesting, but just the same, I thought I would take some more.  Since I am taking these pictures with a digital camera, putting them through the wash would likely have very different results on the photo.

These are also the woods in back of Lisa's parents' home in Charleston, West Virginia. Paul, Lisa's father, often walks back here to look for wood to carve into walking sticks.

The actual property of her parents' house is beautiful as well.

The side of the well on Lisa's parents' home in Charleston, West Virginia.  

While staying at Lisa's parents' house, Lisa's nephew stepped on a bee, sending the household into hysterics for a few minutes.  Fortunately, he was fine.

Paul's insignia on one of his finished walking sticks.

The house.

Lisa thinks that her picture is better.

We made a pilgrimmage to the fantastic Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Huntington, West Virginia.

There, they serve the Famous Homewrecker, a giant one-pound deep-fried weenie smothered in peppers, onions, nacho cheese, chili, jalapenos, mustard, slaw, tomatoes, and shredded cheese. 

If you finish this monstrosity within 15 minutes, you get a free Hillbilly Hot Dogs T-shirt.

This guy decided to try his luck with the enormous Homewrecker, but never had a chance.