NO SIGNAL! GREEN BANK in West Virginia - the quietest place in the USA

That architecture you commented on is typical for the east coast (white clapboard with a covered porch, gable roof). You see it everywhere in rural areas. It was cheap and fast to build. The town you were in looked like a company town since many of the houses were identical. Mining companies (e.g., coal) or manufacturers and railroads built them for their workers and companies deducted the rent from their paychecks. Companies also often set up company stores and overcharged for basic necessities since they owned the only store in town. The store became a profit center along with the mine and the workers typically saved nothing or were even in perpetual debt to their employer. Eventually unionization and declining commodity prices put an end to these exploitative practices but the legacy lives on in Appalachia, still one of the poorest and unhealthiest regions in America.

My sister lived in War WV. We went to visit and my teenagers were pointing phones in every direction looking for a signal. My sister literally lived in a holler and got about 6 hours of daylight a day, lol. I was born and raised in West Virginia. Its the most beautiful and misunderstood state in the United States.

Hello!!! I have to say, you make the absolute best motorcycle travel videos I've ever seen!!! Seriously!!! Your production, choice of music, places you visit......everything is amazing!!! Thank you!!!

I enjoyed your Highland Scenic video. As a native West Virginian, I can say the houses and architecture are typical of WV and western Virginia. Thst is because most of the houses were built and owned by the operators of mining, logging and railroad companies. The companies would rent the houses to their employees. Thank you for your positive review of our beautiful state.

Ma'am, I suffer from depression due to various reasons. so when I feel bad I watch your videos. Your videos have some amazing moments.

Thank you for the excellent video showcasing our beautiful state! I was born here , raised here, still here , and probably die here . Almost Heaven !!! ❤❤❤

A geologic oddity. No water runs into Pocahontas County on the surface of the ground, but eight rivers originate in the county and flow out of it. It’s truly a rider’s paradise with the mountain roads, low population density and scenic views! For dual sport riders, there are literally hundreds of miles of National Forest Service open roads plus many more gravel county roads.

Hi Lea welcome. 👋👍👏🏼

You did a great job filming WV. Pocahontas County is beautiful and I have hiked in the Monongahela Forest, 991,000 acres of wilderness. Thanks! Edit: You went right through Cass and didn’t stop! It’s the home of the Cass Scenic RR, Shay steam engines, coal fired that you can ride up the mountain! You should stop on the way back!

My last living relative died from fibrosis 13 years ago. A nasty disease! Brett, I hope for the best for you, good to see you standing up against it!

We live in Pennsylvania and WV is one of our favorite places to visit!!! Many miles on the multistrada!!! Been to Green bank a couple of times 😊😊😊😊😊

Wow! So beautiful and scenic. No cell phone signal, sounds awesome! That Tavern is amazing! Ride safe!

Rt 150 is pretty great. There is a back road from Marlinton to Cass(the little company town you went through) that is just awesome. You should have stopped in Cass and checked out the scenic railroad. It is living history. I really enjoyed this episode as I have ridden all these roads before. Great video!

Born and raised in dubV and I went to Cranberry Glades as a child and it is a place I will never forget . Walking the boardwalks over the marshlands

A town without cell phone service sounds like a perfect refuge for those of us who are sick from being poisoned everywhere we turn with radiation and emf . I’d love to live in that kind of place . Thanks Lea for showing us some of the untouched beauty of our great country.

Brett smashed.

It's so nice to have the roads you ride appreciated by others exploring what, for them, are new and perhaps exotic places. You whole NC, WVa and VA trip is in my backyard. It's fascinating to recognize the roads in your video as you ride them and to see how much you enjoy them. We are a bit spoiled.

We live a few miles from the Cranberry Glades. My wife and I used to hike this area a lot. I need to get back into it. The closed road where you turned is an area a lot of hikers and mountain bikers use. There's a lot of camping and fishing along the Cranberry through there. This road comes out back near Richwood, the town your video started in.

Great video today. West Virginia has wonderful roads. I love the drone shots! 🏆

That was super entertaining. What a brave soul to travel on a bike to WV alone, and never having been there before.