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Highland Outdoors relocates to Davis

Howdy, friends! It's been over a month since our last newsletter (whoops 🤭) but there's a good reason—we were busy preparing for our move back to the bustling urban metropolis of Davis! While we thoroughly enjoyed our two years of serene Canaan Valley living, we're stoked to have our corporate HQ back in West Virginia's highest incorporated town. So, what's the best part of Davis life? That's a tough one. It could be walking distance to delectable local food, brews, and coffee. Maybe it's having a massive trail network accessible from the front door. Or, maybe it's the daily ritual of walking to check the P.O. box in the Davis Post Office and catching up with our friendly mail clerks. One thing's for certain—small-town living certainly has its charms. We're proud for Highland Outdoors to be alongside the growing list of wonderful small businesses here in Tucker County.

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Ski season has begun ⛷🏂

A surprise lake-effect snowstorm brought three inches of fluffy powder to Canaan Valley on November 18, encouraging us to shut down our computers and go catch our first turns of the season over at White Grass Ski Touring Center. Our first ski day of the 2021-2022 winter season came one day earlier on November 17 and took place in our yard with sub-marginal conditions. And while the start to the 2022-2023 ski season came a whole day later, the conditions offered a far better way to kick things off.

I've been looking forward to this event ever since we stashed the ski gear away in April. There's really nothing like the feeling of that first glide after nearly seven months since the last ski. We fell a bunch, got mud on our snow pantaloons, and laughed the whole time. As we skied up the snow-covered slope, the incessant cross-winds drove fat snowflakes into our faces at warp speed, and I couldn't have been happier. I'm pretty sure we who love being blasted in the face by harsh winter weather are a very small percentage of the world population, and I'm doubly sure that the bulk of us reside in the West Virginia highlands. As our friend stated, "You have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable." I can't wait for the next outing. And, of course, as they say at White Grass, carpe skiem!

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Have you seen these yet?

Cryptic Giants: The Search for the Eastern Hellbender

We joined Friends of the Cheat to sample for eastern hellbender DNA in two of West Virginia's pristine mountain rivers. As usual, Nikki absolutely knocked it out of the park with her evocative writing.

Wicked Waters

Every Halloween, a growing coven of witches and wizards gathers along the misty, moody banks of the ancient New River Gorge for a wicked fun standup paddleboard outing.

Shooting Sandstone

Fayetteville-based climbing photographer Karen Lane absolutely nailed it with this superb photo essay that describes what it's like to hang in a harness with a camera and portray a slice of the climbing life in along the cliffs of the New River Gorge.

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Stay tuned for our next installment in early December which will feature a sneak peak at our upcoming Winter 2022 issue and some special holiday deals for gift subscriptions, merch, and more.

Enjoy, and thanks for reading #westvirginiasoutdoormagazine!

Dylan Jones

Editor-in-Chief

Highland Outdoors