We’ve been exploring West Virginia’s New River Gorge backcountry the past week on American Nomad – with all the ‘hiking,’ ‘winding roads,’ and scenic vistas I could use a coffee break. The communities around New River Gorge National Park from Beckley to Fayetteville to Hinton and beyond, each provide their own flavor of West Virginia […]

October 31st, 2022: After several days of wild and wonderful adventures in West Virginia’s New River Gorge country, my mom and I began our journey back to Raleigh, NC. Luckily we still have a few rambling roads and gorgeous vistas to explore before this vacation ends. Traveling south on I-77, the road traversed gorgeous mountain […]

October 30, 2022… After exploring The New River Gorge Bridge area at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, my mom and I decided to drive north via West Virginia backroads to the nearby Gauley National River area. The area around the park is known as the Three Rivers – The Gauley, New River and Bluestone Rivers […]

After exploring the Sandstone Falls region of New River Gorge NP, we drove north an hour to the Canyon Rim Visitor’s Center. Offering views of the famed New River Gorge Bridge, the Canyon Rim Visitor Center features interactive exhibits about the New River Gorge’s geologic and human history. Learn about coal mining and ‘The Company […]

October 30th, 2022: My mom and I started our New River Gorge adventure in the national park’s southern tip, Sandstone Falls. Quick tip; The New River Gorge spans 70,000 miles and is takes longer than you’d expect from point a to b given the fact you have to cut through backroads to ‘portage’ across the […]

October 30th, 2022 – Part I Ready for more adventures in heavenly West Virginia, my mom and I fueled up on coffee and started our journey of exploration in the heart of New River Gorge National Park. While I had some idea of the park’s size and travel time between park overlooks and interpretative centers, […]

Only twenty minutes north of our last stop, Babcock State Park, you’ll discover the wild and wonderful grandeur of the New River Gorge from Hawk’s Nest State Park. Carved into a cliffside overlook, Hawks Nest is a recreation lovers dream with access to over 270 acres of adventure. Check into a thirty-one guest lodge, where […]

October 29th: Get your hiking boots on, we’re heading to Wild and Wonderful West Virginia for a series of adventures in the New River Gorge National Park area Established in 2021, New River Gorge is America’s newest National Park (63rd) (It has been a National River and protected area since the 1970s)…the dramatic gorge and […]

‘ Museum Explorer is a recurring feature series on American Nomad digging into fantastic museums from The MET to off the beaten path galleries…This week we’re traveling to scenic Roanoke, VA to tour the fantastic Taubman Museum. Taubman Museum of Art Facts: The Permanent Collection: The permanent collection includes more than 2,000 works of art […]