We're finding our weekends are quickly filling up with of excellent events and adventures, and we hope the same for you and yours. As such, you should consider joining us this summer as we (safely) celebrate West Virginia's great outdoor adventure communities at several awesome events. First up on the list is the Dirty Double Gravel Grinder race and festival in June. Keep an eye out for future events in our next newsletter.

Dirty Double Gravel Grinder - June 5-6

Join us in Rowlesburg for this brand-new bike race event featuring a festival and two days of grueling gravel grinding across rugged routes in the Cheat River Watershed. We won't be grinding our gears, but we will be slangin' magazines and our new merch (check it out below) at the Highland Outdoors tent in Rowlesburg City Park. The festival portion of the show will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, and much more. If you haven't been, Rowlesburg is a cool little river town on the banks of the incredibly beautiful Cheat River and has so much potential. We're incredibly stoked for this event and the goodness it should bring to this gem of a community. This event will coincide with the Meet the Cheat River Float organized by Friends of the Cheat - we hope to see you on the rio on Sunday, June 6!

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Don't forget your merch!

Are you on the market for a new t-shirt? Of course you are! Do you want to feel the fresh summer breeze through the mesh of a new trucker hat? Did we even have to ask?! Don't forget to browse our new line of merch and get stocked up on the freshest summer styles.

Shop Merch Here

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Subscribe to the print mag

Join 75 awesome subscribers (thanks, folks, you know who you are!) and get our print magazine delivered straight to your door. Sign up now and get our summer issue in early June!

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Featured Reader Photo

No, that's not photoshopped. And no, that brave soul doesn't have a rope. That's seasoned rock climber Amanda Smith showing her strength and resolve at Summersville Lake, one of the best places in the country for deep-water bouldering (climbing over water without ropes). Amanda has been active establishing new climbing routes in the region and we'll be covering her journey in a future issue. Photo by by Lex Rodgers. Don't forget to send in your photos for a chance to be featured in our next newsletter. Simply reply to this email with your photo!

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Have you seen these yet?

Small Wonders

Join senior editor and science writer extraordinaire Nikki Forrester as she takes a closer look at WV's mosses - the ecosystem engineers of the forest floor.

Into the Smokehole

Join John Garder on a journey through the Smokehole Canyon. The South Branch Potomac River cuts a spectacular and pristine canyon, filled with adventure and history along the way.

Equine Escape: West Virginia by Horseback

Experience WV's rugged wildlands and backcountry trails the way folks have for centuries -- on the back of a galloping horse.

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Stay tuned for our next installment, coming straight to your inbox in early June.

Enjoy, and thanks for reading #westvirginiasoutdoormagazine!

Dylan Jones

Editor-in-Chief

Highland-Outdoors.com