Hey guys,

You've probably noticed I've been gone for the past 7 days.  I was away at the Allegheny Echoes Music Camp (http://www.alleghenyechoes.com) held yearly in Pocahontas County, West Virginia at the Marlinton Moter Inn.  It was quite a trip, both in good ways and bad.  We originally were going to stay at a cottage owned by the River Place Restaurant in downtown Marlinton, but after the first 3 days, we left and stayed the remaining nights at the Jerico Bed and Breakfast.  The reasons?  The cottage was a mess, due in part to bare walls, finding mold in the coffee maker, and finding dog hair on our beds.  We were also promised TVs in every room, while there wasn't, and there was no silverware at all.  I will recommend the Jerico Bed and Breakfast to anyone staying in Marlinton.  It is a great family atmosphere, and a great place to stay with great food.  

Aside from lodging, I will compliment on the great fishing on the Greenbrier River.  I slayed the smallmouth and trout all week long.  I caught over 12 smallmouth, of which several were good sized ones, and I caught 5 trout as well.  I released the smallmouth, but kept the trout.

Here's one of the areas where we caught several smallies.  Folks who have been to Marlinton know that this is in front of the River Place Restaurant, home of great food, but VERY slow service.  

Here's some of the trout I caught out behind the park at Marlinton.

When I wasn't fishing, I was attending workshops and classes at the music camp.  We didn't stay at the Marlinton Motor Inn because there was a lot of drinking going on after dark, and it would be quite impossible to sleep while many musicians pick after 1 or 2 in the morning.  Here are some pictures from the camp.  For those who do not know, I pick the guitar and sing, while my brother plays the banjo.  Information on our group can be found at http://kiddbrothers.tripod.com

Now for the pics!

Thanks for looking guys, and see ya around!

-Aaron

"Troutfisher"

Pretty cool man. I bet the trout taste great!

I spent a week in Marlinton one day...

Yeah, I think you can do everything there is to do in Marlinton in one day...eat, fish, go to one of the 3-4 stores, end.  ;D

Looks like the Greenbrier is a little low.   I was hoping it would have a little more water for this coming weeks float trip.  Maybe we will get a few showers and raise it up a little.  Looks like you had a good time Aaron.  

Thanks guys.

Jimzee, you may be able to still float it, I think more rain is on the way.  Several people I know are going, and from what I was able to gather, they have received normal rainfall, unlike down here in Charleston.  I hear more rain is on the way.

Oh, we found out when we got back some severe storms had hit.  When we got back, we found this in our yard.

That's a good load of firewood.  

It sure is, and we have some guys that would happily take it off our hands.