When deep winter sets in, it’s prime time for birdwatching. Temperatures are dipping below zero. A blanket of snow and ice is edging down the hillsides and gathering in the hollows. The world is still, a portrait in blacks and grays, whites and browns. It’s deep winter in West Virginia,
Dashing Downhill
Cold wind in your face never felt so good. “Tubing is a great way to have fun in the snow at a ski resort without spending a lot of money,” says Brenda Maupin of Snowshoe. “What we like best is that all ages can enjoy the same activity without having
Timberline’s Treasures
This community and resort are an oasis in the West Virginia wilderness. There are a few different versions of the story of how the Canaan Valley got its name, but the bones of each one are the same. Sometime in the 1740s, a man was fur trapping in the Allegheny