They had me at Dangerous! The Via Ferrata. No, this is not really about our cabins, but some things are worth talking about, even if you won’t get any cabin bookings from it. I really did not pay any attention to the planning, as I was going on this end-of-summer family trip regardless of what […]
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Countdown To … Nothing?
Stop the presses! The world will end on Dec. 21. We’re not taking reservations after the Mayan calendar expires in 17 days. How are you spending your final 17? Wouldn’t it be quaint to spend the last few days of time as we know it holed up with your loved ones, cherishing each other and the natural […]
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 […]
How Not to Have “The Family Reunion from HELL!”
I am planning for my family to arrive in June. This is a true story and is happening as we speak. Okay, we are not technically speaking, but you know what I mean. Or did you? That is the really challenge at the heart of a family reunion: communication. Even though everyone in my family […]
“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; […]
Spring Break at Opossum Creek – Why It’s a Great Idea
Need a reason to spend your spring break in West Virginia? Not much we can say that adds to this email from one of our guests (except that we are glad they’re coming back). Read on… Hi Keith- I don’t know if you remember us or not, but we rented a cabin from you at […]
