RN and FE: On our way to Beckley from Marlinton in southern West Virginia, we visited the New River Gorge National Park, one of the newest national parks.  New River Gorge is located in the Appalachian Mountains and, according to Wikipedia: “Established in 1978 as a national river and redesignated in 2020, the park and preserve stretches for 53 miles (85 km) from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.”  We only visited the southern part from Hinton to Beckley; we will explore the northern half of the park another time. Hinton is a town where time stands still, mostly in a good way, and the scenery in the park is gorgeous so here are some of our favorite photos…

GRANDVIEW

SANDSTONE FALLS

SANDSTONE FALLS long exposure

HINTON

Where HINTON is not standing still- the food and drink! Gluten free pizza, salad bowl and mmmhhh beer flight (the pinot grigio is Rae’s (Rae not pictured, yet connected by cheese string)