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Apr 06 2016

Fools me, April

Every time! I am so gullible! The spring flowers pop out like these beauties I found while driving along in The New River Gorge National Park over the weekend. And then one afternoon it is so hot I turn on the AC in my car and boom my mind, body and soul are falling all […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Events, If You Need A Reason, Things To Do · Tagged: April, flowers, Fools, gorge, package, spring

May 12 2010

Bird Nerds Descend On West Virginia (And I Love It)

They came.  They saw.  They birded. And they were like a flock wreaking havoc.  Lucky us. Hundreds of Birding and Nature enthusiasts swarmed over The New River Gorge in West Virginia last week (my home sweet home).   They were traversing the areas rural roads by the bus load, searching out rare and elusive species […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: birdnerds, cabin vacations, Events, spring, Wildlife

Apr 16 2010

5 Simple Steps To Get Into Bird Watching In The New River Gorge

 When I signed on here at Opossum Creek Retreat I had no idea what I was in store for. Sure, I knew what the job was.  I learned Geoff’s techniques.  But there was so much more.  You know, stuff that would only be revealed as time went on.  Jedi stuff. One of the things […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: If You Need A Reason · Tagged: birding audobon, family stuff, keith, spring, travel, West Virginia

Apr 07 2010

The First 5 Flowers You’ll See In The New River Gorge

Full disclosure:  One of them’s not even a flower.  Check out the list below if you feel like skipping ahead. First, a little background… I can remember the neighborhood gang of kids and I would all get together and escape to the nearest woodlot any chance we could. Being in the suburbs of Philly, there […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: eating wild stuff, hiking, keith, Nature, spring, wildflowers

Apr 01 2010

How To Accidently Get Into The Cabin Rental Business

15 years is a long time.  I know, because I am old. After the first 10 years of building the business and the cabins from the ground up, I started to notice I was not being as good a host as I once was.  Go figure- I was burned out! I’m not complaining. I just […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: The Opossum Creek Family · Tagged: family business, geoff, History, keith, rental cabins, spring

Mar 24 2010

Family Trips And Tips- Skiing For Spring Break

Let’s do some word association.  Here’s a list of words, and you say what comes to mind: Snow Hot Chocolate Roaring Fireplace Snuggly Sweaters Cabin Lodge Vacation If you said spring break, you’re right.  If you said anything else, you’re not right.  Didn’t know we were grading, did you?  Anyway, we’re not fans of the […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: cabin vacations, family stuff, fun, skiing, spring, spring break

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