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Category: West Virginia

Lost and Found
USA / West Virginia

Lost and Found

November 27, 2022January 6, 2023

My buddy KB and I are just back from a visit to the Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia. The Sods are 17,000 wild and wonderful acres, one of seven …

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Again and Again and Again
Biking / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Again and Again and Again

October 14, 2022November 16, 2022

I’m just back from paddling and hiking in one of my favorite places, West Virginia’s New River Gorge. The New has been an outdoor destination of mine for most of …

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Getting Back
USA / West Virginia

Getting Back

February 8, 2022February 9, 2022

As you may have noticed, changing venues is one of the ways that Souzz and I are sustaining ourselves during the pandemic. Last week’s move was to Lookout Cottage, a …

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Approaching the line
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Approaching the line

October 15, 2021February 9, 2022

Paddling whitewater has been a lifelong pursuit of mine, maybe because I’m decades into it and still picking up new things. I’ve learned a lot about technique, reading water, and …

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Repeat Novelty
Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Repeat Novelty

July 9, 2021October 7, 2022

A few years back, we made grouper with mole verde sauce on a backpacking trip, using a recipe inspired by Souzz’s travels to Oaxaca, Mexico. Preparing the mole required a …

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A Trip to the Office
Cabins / North Carolina / USA / Virginia / West Virginia

A Trip to the Office

November 2, 2020March 8, 2021

For obvious reasons, this year has been more about pressing pause than pressing play. And the list of things we’ve paused feels long, including air travel, crowded spaces, shared river …

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Being Quiet?
Biking / USA / Virginia / West Virginia

Being Quiet?

August 15, 2020October 7, 2022

We’re over in the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia for the second half of our trip, and we’ve gotten in a few hikes and a few bike rides despite a …

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Known Firsts
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Known Firsts

May 3, 2020January 9, 2023

Before the quarantines started some weeks back, Souzz and I snuck in an overnight paddling trip to Hopeville Canyon in West Virginia. We’d run that stretch on day trips several …

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Paddles, Pies (almost), and Parades
Cabins / Food and Drink / Paddling / USA / West Virginia

Paddles, Pies (almost), and Parades

July 5, 2016September 8, 2021

With a kayaking trip planned to the mountains this weekend, we decided we’d stop through Petersburg, West Virginia, to catch their 4th of July parade on the ride back home. …

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Happy Campers
Food and Drink / USA / West Virginia

Happy Campers

June 29, 2016August 13, 2020

This past weekend I had the chance to go on an adventure with a friend that I’ve known since the 1960s. Tim and I share a hometown and a lot …

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