As the two RV Gypsies drove their big RV into Virginia and then into West Virginia, Karen Duquette took some pictures through the closed window of their moving RV, including a fantastic USA hero mural.

The two RV Gypsies drove their RV through several tunnels in Virginia.

Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is a 4,229-foot tunnel located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia on Interstate 77. It first opened in 1972 after five years of construction labor at a price tag of $50 million, which at that time was the most expensive single project undertaken on Virginia's interstate system.

20 miles north of the above Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, the two RV Gypsies drove through the East River Mountain Tunnel, a 5,412-foot tunnel on I-77 and US-52 though East River Mountain between Rocky Gap, Virginia and Bluefield, West Virginia. Ground breaking began on August 12, 1969 and after 5 years of labor, it opened on December 20, 1974 at a cost of $40 million. Both states shared the cost.

Eventually, the two RV Gypsies entered West Virginia and had to drive their big RV and toad on the West Virginia Turnpike, a toll road. They will be billed by mail, and are not looking forward to finding out the cost of so many tolls.

Below: Lee Duquette drove the big RV on many winding, curvy roads with steep downgrades. The GPS kept saying, "Steep downgrade ahead" and "Winding Road ahead" and "Left curve ahead" and "Right curve ahead" and other warnings. It was not very relaxing.

Below: Karen Duquette managed to take a few quick photo of murals, or a part of a mural, and other oddities as they drove along in their RV.

Below: Although these look like very nice houses, the two RV Gypsies think they are way to close together and on steep hills.

Below: Two odd bears

Below: The two RV Gypsies drove to The Mystery Hole on Highway 60 in Anstead, West Virginia and it seemed to be permanently closed. A pole stuck out the top of a corrugated metal hut, along with an American Flag. Lots of paintings adorned the hut's exterior. Protruding from its sides was an old VW Beetle Car, nose buried, and the lights were almost to the shoulder of the road. According to brochures, visitors used to pay to tour this place and the stairway down to the basement to see a lot of weird and quirky stuff. When it was opened, no cameras or cell phones were allowed inside. The two RV Gypsies do not know if it will reopen or not.

Below: A fantastic USA hero mural on top of a car repair garage.

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