New River Gorge National Park

     Bear with me as I attempt to bring you along whilst trying not to sound like some travel brochure.  A couple of years ago, before we bought the RV, we were on our way home and drove through this area.  After driving it, and checking it out a little more, we were convinced it was worth a deeper look.  Until then, I hadn't even heard of the New River Gorge.  We're here for 2 full days this trip and after today, I can imagine coming out for an entire week although I don't really have the stamina to do all there is to do here.  

We've Driven across the bridge a few times, and although it's a beautiful view, we've been surrounded by beautiful views for a couple weeks now.  You'll want to be in the outside lane to enjoy the view, but you'll really appreciate it from the bottom of the gorge. I'm really gonna keep this post short and just let the pictures tell a thousand words.

View from boardwalk observation deck.

About half way down the gorge on a 1 lane road.

That's a 69 foot wide highway, 876 feet above the river spanning 3,030 feet across

I was getting a little vertigo trying to get this shot.

A broader perspective from the bottom of the gorge. (not my pic)

There is a single lane bridge at the bottom of the gorge, it's how folks got across the river before the new bridge was built.  88 Million pounds of steel.

An finally from the other side of the river at the area where the rafters launch from.

We'll try to explore a little more, I'll let you know what we find in the next post.

Cheers!