Now we go to Cecilia it's time now for the latest stop in our
cross- country tour, we're saying " Rise & shine" from west
Virginia. Stephanie Ramos is there with this incredible view
you got to see to believe. Stephanie, I hope you're not
afraid of heights, my friend. Just
a little bit, but I got over it for you guys. I'm in a completely
new element on the new river gorge bridge, actually we're
under the bridge. You have
to mentally prepare yourself for it. It's no joke. A
little foggy this morning. Be but you can see some of the
stunning views here. We're below this steel arch bridge
and just absolutely stunning here in the appalachian
state mountains. The
sun is rising on west Virginia. An oasis with nearly
100, 000 miles of rivers and streams, also
1. 5 million acres of parks. So
stunning it's referred to as almost heaven. Almost
heaven West Virginia Reporter: That
classic tune " Country roads" by John Denver celebrating
50 years. Take me home country roads
Reporter: Right in the center of the state is new river
gorge, a park ranger haze worked at new river gorge
for ten years. You can hike, you can river raft.
You can fish. Reporter: And it's
become an international mountain biking destination. I got
to put my foot on the pedal. For
a quick bite we grabbed a peperoni
roll. The family recipe named after great- grandmother
Julia has fed west virginians for 150 years. Make
these little sandwiches. Reporter: If you closed your eyes,
you can hear the pride of West Virginia. It's
in every part of this state. No place that doesn't have that.
Reporter: The mountaineer band
has been stepping on the field since 1903 at west Virginia
university. Dr. Sheldon Williams has been band director
since 2019. The band made up more than 300
students had to adjust during the pandemic. When did you
start to see kind of things get back to normal? We were
excited to mral the music and excited to see each other.
All: Good morning, America. Reporter:
Going back to those pepperoni rolls, a recent effort to make
them the official food of the state, it passed in the West
Virginia house it did not in the senate but it's still
considered a delicacy of west Virginia. Created by Italian
families in fairmont to feed coal miners. Did
you get one? Just in time for this live shot. Stephanie
you're doing a lot for the show this morning. She'll be up in
New York tomorrow. Anything. We'll have much more
ahead from West Virginia this morning.