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The Opossum Creek Family
Frankenstorm 2012 at Opossum Creek Retreat
Want to know what the Frankenstorm was like for us here at Opossum Creek Retreat? We had some guests in the cabins and although they were happy, warm, and cozy, for lots of reasons we decided to extract them. It took four of us about 4 hours to get from the sign. But back to the […]
How I Fell in Love in September in West Virginia
I fell in love in West Virginia in September and you should too. The year and the date are a little fuzzy, but I do remember the place. I traveled a lot back then. I had just rolled in from Montana, in the dark chased down a windy two-lane road by a coal truck. The […]
Bucket List: You Can Do it All Here in the New River Gorge
I took a quick look at all the fun stuff we did during our reunion. Here’s what I realized: Some of the people in the group will never need to make a bucket list because they have done any and everything that pops up. Others have slayed dragons so large and scary most of us […]
Consumed, Devoured, Hit by a Train, Chewed Up, Spit Out, and Left for Dead
And that was from the family reunion, not the “Derecho” storm! About the derecho – we suffered no damage from the storm at the Cabins or our home. Our neighbors and friends were not so lucky. We were without power for 8 days, but everything is back to “normal”. The family reunion was a huge […]
How Not To Have The Family Reunion From Hell: Part 2
Panic has set in. The last-minute barrage of questions is in full frenzy. This is not unusual behavior; it’s just that this time, the zeal my family is demonstrating at this point in the planning has caught me off guard. I don’t know why, because they do everything like this: OVERBOARD. What you need to […]
‘Birding By Butt’ and the New River Birding and Nature Festival
Well now that was a big week. In fact, it was Opossum Creek Retreat’s biggest week of the year. The New River Birding and Nature Festival just ended, and a good bit of the festival takes place here at OCR. Somewhere between 60-100 people a day get to enjoy our slice of almost heaven during […]
“Hippo-Cricket”, or, My Florida Spring Break Adventure
By Geoff I did not listen to my own advice and paid the price. Literally. You’ve heard us talk about spending your spring break here in West Virginia. And we now have absolute proof that it really is the best of all worlds. See, I went somewhere else for MY spring break. That is correct; […]
What does the river mean to you?
Being on, and around, a body of water has an interesting effect on people. For some, it becomes an extension of self. Our friend Ashley, a local and longtime boatman, shares his story. It’s A Part of Me The New River is as much a part of me as is my arm or leg. I […]
