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 […]
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Do You Know The New River Gorge? A Nature Nugget From Keith
I’m an avid outdoorsman. But I don’t limit it to just going outside. I love to read about the outdoors. When I was a kid I lived for outdoor magazines. Whenever I got a new one I usually consumed it cover to cover in one sitting. The white tailed deer was my all-time favorite mammal […]
Rental Cabins, Beer, and Me: A Love Story
The first beer I ever tasted sucked. I was 8 or 9 and it was a Michelob. I still don’t like Michelob. I didn’t give up, though. I tried other beers (especially if no one was looking), and eventually found some I liked. Fast forward 40 years. I’m traveling in the Czech republic with my […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Play In The New River Gorge (And By Play, I Mean Community Theatre)
As I sit here going over my lines for the play at the Historic Fayette Theatre I ask myself again and again “what was I thinking when I agreed to do this”? “How did this all begin”? Well, several years ago I was coerced into helping out with the spring musical at the HFT, after […]
