What do you want to be when you grow up? Very few people know what they want to do in life few when they are young. Even fewer get the chance, and no one gets a second chance. I love the story, “Ever since I was a kid I wanted to…” It is foreign to […]
Our Area
Bird Watcher’s Digest brought the Rendezvous to the Gorge
Bird Watcher’s Digest hosts Reader Rendezvous around the country, a fun-filled weekend of birding, music and friends. Last week, they were in West Virginia at North Bend State Park, and took a side trip to visit us. Not to stay, but to look for birds. (Something we are always doing, even while writing blogs. They […]
Will You Help Our County’s Kids?
If you won’t vote to help your kids, your grandkids, your friends’ kids or friends’ grandkids (or even your neighbor who you don’t even like’s kids!), to get a better education and a leg up in one of the poorest parts of the USA… What will you vote for? Everyone in Fayette County: get out […]
Why do we see so many Logo Vehicles in the Gorge?
Why do we see lots of vehicles all logo’d up here in The New River Gorge? Well… first, we are lucky enough to be part of the National Park Service— more than 70,000 acres. The law of natural attraction: like attracts like. Everyone knows that. World-class talent is drawn to a world-class area. It’s contagious. […]
Spring Flowers? Fall Leaves? Nope. Here’s nature’s REAL Beauty.
Gone are the berries. ‘Tis the season. It’s all the rage. All the cool states have ‘em: WEEDS. The weeds are coming, and we love ‘em. They are inevitable and it’s going to be huge! It is futile to fight it. Even the names are huge: iron weed, pokeweed, goldenrod, boneseed, Queen Ann’s lace! […]
The B__________ are coming!
The B__________ are coming! The B__________ are coming! Well, that is very patriotic of you, and yes, it is that time of year, too. But I am talking BLUEBERRIES! Yes, it is Blueberry Month! I prefer mine small, tart and wild, like the ones from my youth. (Yes, still talking blueberries.) I can recall stopping on […]
I Hate Hiking With My Wife
This post was originally published in the New River Gorge Adventure Guide. I used to hate hiking with my wife. You see, I have come to believe that there are many different styles of hikers, and she and I are two very different kinds. She is a Strider. She has long legs, which she uses […]
Where to Find WV’s Best Trout Fishing
Spring in southern West Virginia means different things to different people. For some, it means wildflowers are starting to bloom and the hiking trails are exploding with vibrant color. For others, it’s the chance to paddle the area’s local rivers and creeks at exciting spring flows. But to one group of outdoor enthusiasts, it simply […]
I Lied About the Chemical Spill
I lied. I said that we are not in the area affected by the chemical spill. The whole country is affected by the Freedom Industries chemical spill into the Elk River. We all know that industry is like a child. Pushing the limits, testing the boundaries, getting away with whatever they can in the name […]
