What does a revolutionary war fort and a woodpecker have in common?

Most people would look at the headline and say, wood or trees of course.   In this case no, I met both, so to speak on this leg of my journey.  I was driving up route 35 in West Virginia and came across Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant, WV.  I decided to give it a shot since I had never heard of it and was ready to walk a bit.  This place looked like it was just put into service yesterday.  It is actually a recreation of the original fort from 1776.

The original fort was burnt to the ground by the local Indians whom roamed the area after it was abandoned by the Army.  Rebuilt again and then once again when it was moved inland several 100 yards to avoid the flood plain.  I was fascinated by the craftsmanship that was used.  I know this is a replica but I was told by one of the caretakers that they tried to recreate it as closely as possible.

After leaving the fort, I got back on the road and was quickly back to reality when the truck/camper and myself decided to take flight!  You know all those signs that say "Dip" and "Bump" you may see along the way?  Well, I saw some but not for this particular one, it dropped and came back up that the front of my truck actually came off the ground.  And that was after I saw it and was slowing down.  Before you start thinking I was speeding, you can go ahead and think again.  I've found that driving 5 mph slower than the posted speeds means that I don't run into slow pokes in front of me and it makes it more enjoyable while driving this big camper rig.

Not what you are thinking.
It just catches people off their guard

Now, where do you think a Woodpecker comes into all this?  It just happens to be the nickname of the nicest man you will ever meet.  He and his wife, HootOwl, live in Chillicothe, OH.  I met/found them through this website/program called Boondockers Welcome.  Oddly enough, I never did ask them where they got their nicknames but it's still fun to come up with your own.  It is fellow RV'ers whom have made it possible to stay in their yards or driveway for the night on your journey in a safe and friendly place.  This was my first experience using the service but I couldn't have met a nicer couple and it just happened they are huge Nascar fans to boot. It was a good evening to relax after a day on the road...