http://www.visitwv.com/vacation Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was announced today that the Boy Scouts are coming to West Virginia. Like, all of them.  At once. It’s big news. Around here, everyone knows that the scouts just purchased an enormous 10,000+ acre facility.  It’s right on the New River Gorge, and will be home to a new Boy Scout ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/boy-scouts-southern-west-virginia/ Riding on ATV trails in southern West Virginia is the most fun you can have with a motor attached to you.  Here’s why… [caption id="attachment_180" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hatfield-McCoy Trails"][/caption] 1.  It’s flat-out awesome. 2.  Most of you have never done it before. 3.  It’s a good way to see the mountains. 4.  Riding is loud ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/atvs-in-southern-west-virginia/ The usefulness of this post will depend entirely on what side of the Halloween equation you’re on. If you like all the stuff about our spookiest holiday, then you’ll probably want to know what times the kids will be trick-or-treating around the state.  Whether you take the kids out from house ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/trick-or-treat-times/ If there’s one thing we love in southern West Virginia, it’s food.  Specifically, sweets.  More specifically, pie. With all of the fall festivals we have up this way, there’s bound to be some good goodies to munch.  And if you’re planning on entering something like a bake-off, well, let’s just say ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/best-pumpkin-pie-ever/ [caption id="attachment_169" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Haunted Southern West Virginia..."][/caption] Everyone knows what makes October in southern West Virginia spook-tacular.  It’s the haunted houses!  No, wait, it’s the festivals!  Right? Actually, it’s both.  Plus, the colors.  We have great leaves.  Adds to the atmosphere.  Of course, when it’s dark out, the colors don’t matter, ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/halloween-events/ [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Bridge Day Zipline"][/caption] Bridge Day. Around here, those are some big words.  Everyone knows that Bridge Day is the largest festival in West Virginia.  We also know that it has to be seen to be believed.  It’s a spectacle. That much, we can all agree on.  Bridge Day is ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/bridge-day/ Hey… Take It Easy Here’s the thing about visiting West Virginia:  It can get pretty [caption id="attachment_151" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Indian Creek Covered Bridge"][/caption] busy.  Especially in Monroe County.  It’s the ideal place to take it easy. Seriously.  I’ve had to wait minutes, literally minutes, for big groups of wild turkeys to cross the road.  ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/monroe-county/ Enjoy this post from Guest Blogger Erin from Hard Rock Climbing I loved climbing the first very time it was introduced to me over 14 years [caption id="attachment_147" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Learning to Climb in the Gorge"][/caption] ago.  After my first week I bought all of my own gear.  Through out the years ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/climbing-with-friends/ Fayette County, West Virginia has a secret.  It’s one of the world’s oldest places.  And that’s mainly due to the New River Gorge. [caption id="attachment_141" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sight-seeing in the New River Gorge"][/caption] How do we know?  Read on… Back before it was called Fayette County, about 500 million years ago, the New ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/new-river-gorge/ In the northernmost reaches of Southern West Virginia (?!) are the beautiful rolling hills of Nicholas County.  It’s the gateway to [caption id="attachment_136" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Summersville Lake"][/caption] West Virginia’s mountain lakes region, and there’s a lot going on up that-a-way. First up on the Nicholas County list of cool things is, of course, ... http://www.visitwv.com/vacation/nicholas-county/