Canaan Valley, WV - where our cars belong

[Sniz]

Just got back from a fantastic weekend away w my girlfriend celebrating our one year anniversary. She's a city girl for the most part so this was a big stretch for her, but she seemed to really enjoy the relaxing surroundings.....so that means I got the green light to setup more fishing trips in the future .

On to the pics:

Stopped in Harpers Ferry Saturday for Lunch, good food for sure and pretty good roads but the traffic stole my fun





3 Hour trip out Rt. 50 and some fantastic roads once you get into the really rural areas. Killed a few million bugs on the way out...nothing a wet microfiber couldnt cure.





Sunday Morning on the way out to Timberline for some hiking and riding up their chairlift to the top....awesome view and some really cool trails up there. Almost like an alpine rainforest.

I gotta tell you guys, the roads in this part of West Virginia are just fantastic. Barely ever straight, smooth as glass, wide lanes, great scenary, high speed limits, no cops, low traffic, switchbacks and the like on every mountain. I had a freaking blast!!!!









Fantastic day out there - looks like I need to clean my sensor



Up top hiking





Then off to Davis, WV for burritos at Hellbenders........I feel bad for anyone walking behind me after that meal





Us at Blackwater Falls, very cool spot



Going to hang this one in my room I think



Gassin up Sunday morning. Believe it or not this thing turned in 22.1mpg on the whole 600 mile plus trip in the mountains!!! I was pretty impressed considering this car should be around 500bhp and I was NOT being gentle in the mountains......ample boost was applied.

[Sniz]

Seneca Rocks, big rock climbing hangout in the area



Pulled in at a classic car show.......the M3 stood out just a weeeeee little bit lol





Another seneca rocks shot



At Seneca caverns having lunch....what a cool and freakkkkky place







Some sort of mining apparatus


In the caverns.......they turned out the lights to show us what total cave darkness looks like. Holly shit. Dark Dark Dark.







Our last day there on the way to a local river to catch some trout.....tell me these roads dont just beg to be torn up. I really wish I could/would have stopped to take pics of the switchbacks, it was just really unsafe to stop on those sections



and finally this morning heading out in the rain, our 'cabin'





Finally home, relieved and ready to wash the car lol....this is the dirtiest its been since I owned it. The ride back through the mountains in the rain just covered it in crap.

[SLH350]

Sick pictures, looks like a blast. The pictures inside the caverns all I can think of is "take a picture of the sound Steven."

[polishracing95]

[Clutchh]

Good times, thanks for sharing!

[wbussing]

So jealous man, looks like a blast!

[///S50 M3]

Looks like a sick trip

[janders211]

do you have any pictures of when they turned the lights off...I bet those pics are scary!!!

[busterhax]

I did a 6speed drive in harpers ferry...intense!

[Sniz]

do you have any pictures of when they turned the lights off...I bet those pics are scary!!!

here you go

I did a 6speed drive in harpers ferry...intense!

trust me, Harpers Ferry has nothing on that area of WV.....the sections in, around and leading to Elkins and Davis, WV area are amazing. Problem is, its just a long way away from anything, but thats what also makes it great, no traffic!

[JustinE36M3]

do you have any pictures of when they turned the lights off...I bet those pics are scary!!!

i have a pic of what it would look like

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/...e73dfc92b7.jpg





sniz.... can we hang out?

[busterhax]

trust me, Harpers Ferry has nothing on that area of WV.....the sections in, around and leading to Elkins and Davis, WV area are amazing. Problem is, its just a long way away from anything, but thats what also makes it great, no traffic!

I'll have to make a trip this summer. Hopefully nothing explodes

[Sniz]

i have a pic of what it would look like

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/...e73dfc92b7.jpg





sniz.... can we hang out?

I beat u to the punch on that one man

sure, i'm not coming Pittsburgh though

I'll have to make a trip this summer. Hopefully nothing explodes

you really should man, here is a pic of just one of the sweet switchbacks and sweeper combo's I found. These turns are all banked nicely and vary between 35 and 50mph marked turns....of course I was between 55 and 80mph thru them!

[kacperskates]

theres so many dirty things i would so to your car

[m3j0n]

how do you get the car to look so crisp even in direct, blaring sunlight?!!?!? what settings? you are my hero. lol

[CrazyxMidget]

i love your car so much

[MPowered88]

Nice pics! probably a good car to be cruising those roads on!!

[DrAK]

Very fun roadtrip, baller car, cute girl - can we share lifes, please?

[jvit27]

Awesome pics, awesome car, awesome thread.

Four thumbs up

[damo318]

Awesome pic's

[Compactive]

soo sick bro, your car looks great dirty!

[M3roar]

Wow dude your car is just amazing, What size wheels/tires your running, they look pretty wide!

[Sniz]

how do you get the car to look so crisp even in direct, blaring sunlight?!!?!? what settings? you are my hero. lol

hey man, thanks! Mostly shooting on Aperture priority in the f2.8 - f4.3 range. Normally one stop darker. A bit of post processing to get the harsh shadows out that the direct sunlight gives. Thats about it.

Very fun roadtrip, baller car, cute girl - can we share lifes, please?

No

Awesome pics, awesome car, awesome thread.

Four thumbs up

thanks! You just reminded me of one of my favorite Chapelle lines...."I wish I had more hands......so I could give those titties.....FOUR THUMBS DOWN!"

Wow dude your car is just amazing, What size wheels/tires your running, they look pretty wide!

thanks! they are a square setup of BBS RCJ's....18x9 et42 on all four corners, running 10mm spacers up front. 235 up front and 265 out back.

[///Montizzle]

The winnar . Love your car sir.

[propcar]

wow your car looks amazing! Nice trip and nice pictures