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Real Name: (grandma) Rosalie B.
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Warnings Or Dangers: Steep Grades and Fog
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  • Updated by grandmaR on Dec 9, 2004
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    • West Virginia - Fog warning sign in the mountains
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    • Be sure your brakes are in good condition when you are driving in West Virginia. There are frequent signs on the highway which warn of steep grades. If you are not used to driving in mountains take heed of these signs. If you ride the brake all the way down, the brakes will heat up and become ineffective.

    Also you have fog in the mountains. Either clouds come down and cover the top of the peaks so you go up into the fog or fog collects in the valleys so you go down into fog. Drive cautiously in these situations - you don't want something to appear out of the fog too close for you to stop before you run into it. That's how you get multi-vehicle accidents.

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Ice and Snow
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    As we drove through the cold, snowy landscape, I tried to take photos of the ice dripping out of the rocks (photo 5)

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