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Feb 07 2012

One Family’s Take on A Staycation at Opossum Creek

Recent guest Clinton Curtis wrote this blog post about his recent stay at Opossum Creek with his family. My wife and I created a ritual this year – coinciding with the Chinese New Year we would escape to a secluded location in the mountains with our two daughters to reflect on our lives and plan […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: About The Cabins, If You Need A Reason · Tagged: cabin vacations, family stuff, mountains, New River Gorge, staycation, West Virginia

Jul 12 2010

The Fastest Zipline Ever (Almost)

As a rental cabin owner guy, you get certain perks. This is a post about one of them. Burning Rock Outdoor Adventure Park had invited The Opossum Creek Retreat Adventure Team ™ (that’s us) to test drive their Brand New Dual racing Zip line. Having been a stranger in a strange land, I know it […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: adventure, cool, fun, geoff, mountains, ziplines

Apr 19 2010

The Most Important Thing About Birding (Hint: It’s Not Birds)

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: birding, birds, duh, family business, fun, geoff, mountains, Naturalist, Nature

Mar 22 2010

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: About The Cabins · Tagged: building, cabin vacations, cool, family business, geoff, mountains, OCR history, rental cabins, travel

Mar 11 2010

The 10 Best Reasons To Go To The Mountains For Spring Break

1.  Cold at the beach blows, but cold in the mountains is pretty awesome (skiing, hiking, snuggling, etc.) 2.  You don’t want to be around a bunch of drunk college kids/be a bunch of drunk college kids. 3.  Beaches are overpriced.  Always.  For everything. 4.  The beach can get freezing cold this time of year. […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: If You Need A Reason · Tagged: cabin vacations, geoff, mountains, national park, New River Gorge, spring break

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Lansing, WV 25862

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