Who needs Disneyland when West Virginia has plenty of nature-made thrills along the New River Gorge National River. Now considered the adventure-sports capital of the eastern United States, folks come from all over to enjoy everything from white-water rafting within its deep canyons to rock climbing from its highest cliffs. Here are just a few ofRead more
Two weeks ago, my friend and I packed a picnic and made plans to take her kids to Wallace Lake in Berea, Ohio, for a day at the beach, complete with paddleboat rides on the water. When we got there, the boats were chained up on the shore — apparently grounded until further notice. “NoRead more
Welcome to the new and improved (I hope) Far-Flung Travels. I spent a few days migrating my blog posts from Blogger to my own domain using WordPress, which has provided a better platform for adding photo galleries and nested pages. If you are receiving this via email subscription or RSS feed, I encourage you toRead more