Monday Lick is putting Pocahontas County one trail closer to becoming the East Coast’s first gold-level mountain bike destination.
Highland Outdoors, published quarterly by New South Media, Inc., is the leading voice of outdoor adventure in the Appalachian Highlands. Focused on West Virginia and neighboring highland states, Highland Outdoors doesn’t just report on outdoor recreation—it lives it, capturing the pulse of Appalachia’s wild places through immersive journalism, evocative photography, environmental stewardship, and profiles of the region’s most inspiring figures.
A Case of the Mondays
Church Flows
High water has a way of making believers out of kayakers.
Consider the Shovel
The trails we love are built and sustained by the people willing to trade a few riding hours for shovels, sweat, and community.
Relax, We’re Professionals
How Ski Patrollers Keep WV’s Slopes Safe
Sitting Pretty
Winter fishing at Spruce Knob Lake is less about the catch than the calm.
Camping With Ghosts: West Virginia’s Civil War Sites
A journey through high-elevation battlefields that helped shape the Mountain State.
The Unknown
Surveying the Subterranean Frontier
Homegrown Art
How Rosalie Haizlett and Octavia Spriggs turn Appalachia’s landscapes and ecosystems into art that inspires conservation.
