New River Gorge

On the way, we found a little waterfall - Kanawha Falls. Since we are kid free, we can stop at random waterfalls!

Our anniversary trip this year took us to the New River Gorge! We stayed at Adventure on the Gorge, a short walk away from short hikes on the rim.

Day one, we went on a short run on a trail along the canyon rim and watched the sun set

 

The view of the bridge was very cool, but 

the sun setting over the gorge was BEAUTIFUL!

We went skiing at Winter Park, a 40 minute drive away. It was a great day to go because we had fresh snow!

It was pretty busy, and we ended up riding the same 2 lifts over and over. Except once, which we realized we should have just stayed on that other lift!  

It was a super cold day, but we has so much fun having a nice ski day ourselves!

The sun even came out by the end of the day.

After skiing, we took a hike on the other side of the bridge out toward the rim.

The trail was fantastic again!

The location was great - we were in a cabin in the gorge, spending time making goals, reconnecting, and hot tubbing!

Food was an adventure - a few of the places we planned on eating were either closed (fire), closed (became a market during COVID), or closed (at 6:00 PM!). But, we were able to find the original Pies and Pints and a few other places to eat.

When we got home, Kate had made us a special anniversary giant cookie pie