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Stone Cold
Pat Goodman at Junkyard Cave, New River Gorge.Photo by Pat Goodman “Polar” and “Vortex” were unwelcome words for most New River Gorge-based athletes last winter, but a week of below 0°C temperatures...
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Water = Life
A map of the New River Gorge and the nearby counties affected by the January, 2014 chemical spill into Elk River. Graphic by Levi Rose “For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think...
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Water Wiser
The Elk River upstream of the chemical spill. On January 9, 2014, residents near the Elk River and a storage facility owned by Freedom Industries in Charleston, WV, smelled a sweet licorice scent in...
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Digging Deep
A young kayaker hits a slot on the New River Dries.Photo by Colleen Laffey What do you want for your kids? Top of the list for my kids is for them to enjoy a long life of health and happiness....
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Nature’s Jackhammer
A gargantuan woodpecker the size of a crow chiseling away at a tree is sure to grab the eye. People who work in the natural sciences regularly get calls and e-mails from people who are startled and...
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Guardians of Flight
A juvenile bald eagle in The New River Gorge, April, 2014.Photo by Sam Richmond March 8, 2014, Route 20, Summers County Perched on a wide stone wall a few hundred feet above Brooks Island, about 1...
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New River Gorge Bike Trail Beta
New River Gorge Mountain Bike Beta Found Here Arrowhead Trails Level: Beginner to Intermediate The crown jewel of New River Gorge, WV area mountain bike riding. The Arrowhead trails consist of 13...
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Training Ground
Nick Duttle in the New River Gorge This spring when elite professional climber Nick Duttle took a break from a Texas project and wanted to train hard, he came to the New River Gorge. His intention was...
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Wild and Monumental
The United States has 109 National Monuments, none of them in West Virginia. That may change. The West Virginia Wilderness Coalition is working with partners to propose a Birthplace of Rivers National...
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NRC for the New
The national Committee for the New River has changed its name to the New River Conservancy. It has grown from a local 1974 effort against proposed hydroelectric dams on the New River in Virginia to a...
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Surface Burn
The New River Gorge in April, 2014Photo by Jay Young An unusually dry spring was followed by an unusual event for the generally moist New River Gorge: a forest fire. The fire broke out on the evening...
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Toxic Beauty
Pipevine SwallowtailBy Jim McCormac One of the most common butterflies in West Virginia, including the New River Gorge region, is also one of the showiest. The pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, is...
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High and Dry
A first aid kit for climbers Kudos to Bryan and Deb Simon, local climbers and co-founders of Vertical Medicine Resources, for the launch of their 2nd product. The High and Dry is a 72-gram, 3” x 4”...
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Letting Go
Photo by Alex Proimos When my kids were babies I remember reading some advice that as a new parent, I shouldn’t label my children. The same advice seems quite applicable now that they are teens. It is...
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More to Love
A waterfall along the Ansted Connector TrailPhoto by Jonathan Danz #1: Ansted Connector Trail 10 miles, one way Having never ridden the Ansted Connector Trail before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Most...
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Three Authors, Three Picks: River, Rock, Trail
3 River Runs by Jay Young Author of Whitewater Rafting on West Virginia’s New & Gauley Rivers: Come on In, the Water’s Weird A shredder on the Lower New River, West VirginiaPhoto by Jay Young...
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The Arrow Hits the Mark
A rider at the 6 Hours of ArrowheadPhoto by Markus Bergvind The 2011 opening of the Arrowhead Trails, the much-praised IMBA-designed stacked looped trail system in the New River Gorge National River,...
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Simplify Your Life
Living simply is an art. It is very easy to be consumed with material things including belongings we work to pay for but have no time to enjoy. If your life is feeling cluttered or you are feeling...
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Get Ready for Gauley!
In September and October when Summersville Lake has its annual drawdown, Gauley Season begins. This year, it starts on September 5th and will run through October 19, the day after Bridge Day . Gauley...
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Step It Up
Supercrack, New River GorgePhoto by Jarek Tuszynski/ Wikimedia Commons Climbing routes in the New River Gorge have tremendous variety. Here you’ll find everything from splitter finger and hand cracks...
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