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 […]
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Secret Stories Of People’s Favorite Cabins
The highest compliment we can receive is a repeat guest. We actually have lots of them. Not bragging or anything. Just saying lots of people come back to Opossum Creek Retreat to stay in their little cabin in the woods. And since that’s what we do, we think it’s a beautiful thing. Some folks come […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
