The most important thing about a birding trip is not the birds. Really. Here’s why: All kinds of things can influence the birds you see and hear. So let’s focus on stuff that really matters on a field trip: the people. It’s like soup; too much of one ingredient is boring. I love time alone […]
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5 Simple Steps To Get Into Bird Watching In The New River Gorge
When I signed on here at Opossum Creek Retreat I had no idea what I was in store for. Sure, I knew what the job was. I learned Geoff’s techniques. But there was so much more. You know, stuff that would only be revealed as time went on. Jedi stuff. One of the things […]
Do You Know The New River Gorge? A Nature Nugget From Keith
I’m an avid outdoorsman. But I don’t limit it to just going outside. I love to read about the outdoors. When I was a kid I lived for outdoor magazines. Whenever I got a new one I usually consumed it cover to cover in one sitting. The white tailed deer was my all-time favorite mammal […]
Rental Cabins, Beer, and Me: A Love Story
The first beer I ever tasted sucked. I was 8 or 9 and it was a Michelob. I still don’t like Michelob. I didn’t give up, though. I tried other beers (especially if no one was looking), and eventually found some I liked. Fast forward 40 years. I’m traveling in the Czech republic with my […]
The First 5 Flowers You’ll See In The New River Gorge
Full disclosure: One of them’s not even a flower. Check out the list below if you feel like skipping ahead. First, a little background… I can remember the neighborhood gang of kids and I would all get together and escape to the nearest woodlot any chance we could. Being in the suburbs of Philly, there […]
How To Accidently Get Into The Cabin Rental Business
15 years is a long time. I know, because I am old. After the first 10 years of building the business and the cabins from the ground up, I started to notice I was not being as good a host as I once was. Go figure- I was burned out! I’m not complaining. I just […]
5 Good Reasons To Take A Retreat To The New River Gorge
Whether you’ve been here before or it’s your first trip, the New River Gorge is “that place”- the vacation that you’ll be talking about for.. well, ’till you keel over and die. Probably. Just sayin’. How do I know? I’m a rental cabin expert. But I haven’t always been one… My wife Tammi and I […]
Family Trips And Tips- Skiing For Spring Break
Let’s do some word association. Here’s a list of words, and you say what comes to mind: Snow Hot Chocolate Roaring Fireplace Snuggly Sweaters Cabin Lodge Vacation If you said spring break, you’re right. If you said anything else, you’re not right. Didn’t know we were grading, did you? Anyway, we’re not fans of the […]
How We Accidently Built The Best Cabins In The New River Gorge
Well, I never would have guessed I’d be living here in West Virginia. Really. I was too cool (obviously!), and West Virginia is, well, ah, let’s see… how do I put this… it has some stigmas attached to it, and some of them are true. Two decades ago, I wasn’t in the mountain cabin rental […]
