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America's newest national park is a haven for hiking, climbing, and rafting


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If one major travel trend has emerged over the tumultuous months of the pandemic, it’s been the public’s enormous appetite for getting outdoors.
It’s good timing, then, that in December lawmakers added a new unit to the national park system. Buried under legislation for a federal omnibus spending bill was a law naming New River Gorge National Park and Preserve as the country’s 63rd national park.
Spreading across more than 72,000 acres of wooded hills, deep ravines, and Appalachian plateau in rural West Virginia, New River Gorge offers sweeping views of centuries-old oak and maple forest that stretch for miles along steep sandstone cliffs. Along with its stunning topography, its vast array of socially distanced outdoor activities rafting, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking make it a pandemic-era destination par excellence. ....

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New River Gorge celebrates Black History Month


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The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s African American Heritage Tour.
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New River Gorge celebrates Black History Month
Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s African American Heritage Tour.
Courtesy photo/New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
GLEN JEAN — February is Black History Month and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is highlighting the park’s African American Heritage Tour (AAHT), available for free in CD format at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. The tour can also be found on the park website at African American Heritage Auto Tour - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) ....

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