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Aug 30 2012

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: If You Need A Reason, The Opossum Creek Family · Tagged: family stuff, gauley river, geoff, national park, Nature, New River Gorge, OCR history, West Virginia, white water rafting

Jul 21 2010

Are You Prejudiced Against Trees?

The New River Gorge (our backyard) is filled with trees.  So what’s one more? What follows is the story of our Royal Paulownia Tree, AKA the Princess Tree, and its life at Opossum Creek Retreat… It’s weird to think that, if you packed your china in some seed pods to protect them (the original packing […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: The Opossum Creek Family · Tagged: geoff, History, invasive species, New River Gorge, OCR history, trees, video

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

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239 Opossum Creek Retreat Rd
Lansing, WV 25862

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