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Hillary Harrison of Charleston, WV has been selected as the 2025 New River Gorge Creative-in-Residence. A writer and artist, Hillary will spend the entire month of January living and working at Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals in downtown Fayetteville on the rim of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Hillary grew up in a […]
Every year since opening Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals in 2015 we’ve set aside a portion of our vacation rental income to financially support contemporary West Virginia artists by purchasing their work for display in our building. Our now extensive collection (160+ pieces!) allows us to showcase the rich and diverse artistic talent found here […]
The amazing story of Mary Draper Ingles came to the attention of American readers in 1980 when James Alexander Thom’s book Follow the River became a national bestseller. The book, based on historical accounts written by Ingles’ descendants and acquaintances, tells the compelling story of her journey to freedom through the wilderness. Much of the […]
Have you seen all the crazy AI images on Facebook that claim to be pictures of the New River Gorge Bridge? These make-believe photos crack us up. The actual New River Gorge Bridge is a beautiful engineering marvel that needs no enhancement . . . BUT . . . there is another real bridge in […]
Rail trails (former railroad corridors that have been converted for hiking & biking) often have three tremendous advantages over regular hiking trails. First, rail trails often contain substantial infrastructure left behind by the railroad companies, like trestle bridges over creeks. These provide easy access to rugged areas of the forest. Second, railroad corridors were built […]
Recently a host of national travel publications have included the New River Gorge National Park in their lists of the best parks to visit for fall foliage. We couldn’t agree more! Her are our trips for making the most of your New River Gorge leaf peeping adventure!
We are curious people, and the New River Gorge is full of curiosities. In a previous post we listed our 10 favorites, but this post contains 10 more, and we think these are even MORE curious! You be the judge.
New River Gorge National Park is best known for its world-class whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and adventure activities, but it’s the lush Appalachian forest that makes this place so enchanting.
Here’s where you can SAFELY swim, kayak, standup paddle board, and tube in New River Gorge National Park and the surrounding area.
When we aren’t hiking in the New River Gorge, we are usually reading about it. Here are our ten favorite books about this fascinating area. – This is 10/10 in our Top 10 blog post series celebrating our 10th anniversary.
