{"id":317,"date":"2017-11-15T15:33:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T20:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/?p=317"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:35:25","slug":"new-river-gorge-fall-break-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/2017\/11\/new-river-gorge-fall-break-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"New River Gorge Fall Break Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have\u00a0 you ever wanted to brave class 5 rapids, hike to gorgeous sunset views, and experience the third tallest bridge in the United States all in one weekend?\u00a0 Well that&#8217;s just what the folks from the New River Gorge Fall Break Trip were able to accomplish.\u00a0 The participants of this <a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/hdrbs\/miami-recreation\/program-areas\/outdoor-pursuit-center\/index.html\">Outdoor Pursuit Center<\/a> trip took full advantage of their time in the area considered the Grand Canyon of the East.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-320 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Turkey-Spur-Trail-Photo-Cred-Nico-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Turkey-Spur-Trail-Photo-Cred-Nico-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Turkey-Spur-Trail-Photo-Cred-Nico-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Turkey-Spur-Trail-Photo-Cred-Nico-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While its name suggests youth, the New River is actually one of North America&#8217;s oldest rivers and its banks are home to ancient boulders.\u00a0 This is where participants tried their hand (and feet) at bouldering-rock climbing at low heights without harnesses or ropes.\u00a0 \u00a0Later in the day, they experienced these rock formations in another way while on the water.\u00a0 They loaded rafts with some of the most entertaining raft guides they could find and powered their way down the rapids of the Lower New River.\u00a0 With the sun overhead and not a cloud in the sky, it was perfect weather for rafting and occasional swimming in the river. The next day allowed participants to experience the river from high above.\u00a0 They found multiple hikes around the rim of the gorge with picturesque overlooks and breath-taking views. The highlight of day two was the hike to Long Point to watch the sunset behind the trees just beyond the 876ft. tall New River Gorge Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Sunset-at-Long-Point-1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Sunset-at-Long-Point-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Sunset-at-Long-Point-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/files\/2017\/11\/Sunset-at-Long-Point-1-1024x567.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After each day filled with adventures, each night concluded around a campfire with stories and laughter under the stars.\u00a0 Participants walked away from this trip with new skills, new and deepened friendships, and new memories of a beautiful land not so far away.<\/p>\n<p>By Bridget Oliver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have\u00a0 you ever wanted to brave class 5 rapids, hike to gorgeous sunset views, and experience the third tallest bridge in the United States all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2263,"featured_media":322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opc","category-rec-center"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1024,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions\/1024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}