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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
