Back in April, my boyfriend and I went camping at Cave Mountain Lake in the Washington-Jefferson National Forest near Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. The National Park Service campground at Cave Mountain Lake was really nice and had a lot of the original stonework done by CCC workers still in place. It was early in the mountain camping season and the campground was only a third full and very peaceful but a little cold and also rainy. Our spot was on a little stream, which was lovely.
Anyway, there were two main objectives for the weekend: seeing Natural Bridge and hiking in Goshen Pass. The hike in Goshen Pass turned out to be a little disappointing, and Natural Bridge was lovely, but I'll discuss those in another post.
Half of the weekend was rainy, so we did a little wandering in the car. Driving near the campground, we happened across this beautiful train bridge (and track crossing). The tracks are crossing the James River here.
Right across the street from the train tracks was this CRAZY house! It's set up like an old gas station and general store, complete with a fleet of vintage cars, gas pumps, and like a hundred old advertisements.
The confusing part is that this place didn't seem to encompass any kind of commercial enterprise. I think somebody just lives there and has a serious collection of this awesome stuff. There were no hours posted, though there was a big sign that said CLOSED. There was no sign saying what the hell this place was about. I think someone just lives here.
I felt nervous about being on this property staring at the train bridge and then at this possibly insane person's house, but then I figured whoever lives here has to be used to gawkers. This place looks like it hasn't changed in decades. Whoever lives in the gas station house sure is a lucky person to have an incredible view of the train bridge and the James and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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