A rowdy, anything-goes bike competition where skill, creativity, and crowd energy collide.
West Virginia is full of wild, scenic beauty and adventures waiting around every bend in the road. Find your next destination here and start packing the car.
Run What Ya Brung
Broken But Not Defeated
Beyond the No-Fall Zone—a climber’s journey from trauma to triumph.
Taking Flight: The Spruce Knob Kite Festival
Inside a high-elevation festival filled with giant kites, science, and summer magic.
Highland Profiles: Colleen Laffey
From Whitewater to Worldwide: Colleen Laffey’s Life Behind the Lens
Unsung Heroes
West Virginia’s salamanders may be small and elusive, but they play an outsized role in the health of the state’s forests and waterways.
The First Forest
A century after Canaan Mountain was clear-cut and burned, a thriving forest stands as a testament to the people who planted its future.
A Case of the Mondays
Monday Lick is putting Pocahontas County one trail closer to becoming the East Coast’s first gold-level mountain bike destination.
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.
Third Annual Photo Contest Winners
West Virginia’s wild beauty shines through the winning images of Highland Outdoors’ third annual photo contest.
Still Life: Ab Crossland and Memories of Moonshine
A Canaan Valley moonshiner fought eviction from the state park and became a local legend whose story still lingers beneath the ski slopes.
Relax, We’re Professionals
How Ski Patrollers Keep WV’s Slopes Safe
Working Hard or Hardly Working?
Inside the volunteer tradition that keeps the New River Gorge’s climbing culture thriving.
