Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Campground Beckley, WV 5/7-5/13

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Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Campground Beckley, WV 5/7-5/13

Nice little campground above a Coal Mine Exhibition. Met Nancy’s sister and her friend in their rig. Also a nice city park on the other side of the hill with waterslide, pool, and playgrounds.

Setting up day 1

Our rigs side by side

Sitting by the fire

Tessie and Gypsy napping

Hopping on the Coal ride with two Coalminers with over 92 years’ experience mining.

Going underground

This is a former coalmine where miners made around 10 cents a ton for risking their lives; when blasting they’d call “Fire in the Hole” three times.

leaving the mine

Going under the waterslide around the hill to the station

Pulling into the station

Coalminers outhouse. The door needed a lock 🙂

Waterslide leaving the campground area to the town park

Watch out for this Choo-Choo!

Had a morning visit

Jeff Selfie!

Sunset over the coalmine