V2E17: New River Grit and Recon

I travel to New River Gorge, in West Virginia, where I share an adventure with overlanders who show extraordinary grit and determination in the face of adversity. Following some soft-serve ice cream, I set off on a mission to explore some four-wheel drive trails.

[tessaburkhamer]

Your in my neck of the wood's! Wild & Wonderful:) Isn't the gorge amazing....so ancient! Thank's again for sharing.

[amx]

I missed this one before. I’ve spent a lot of time in nrg. This one maybe my favorite! Great joy!!

[JenniferLangille]

Teamwork makes the dream work! What an effort - you all earned that Dairy Queen and then some. Because you are you... pretending I did not see you eat a Slim Jim... THANK YOU for the support!

[hughwolfe]

Chris your style of wheeling is exemplary. There’s no reason to abuse your equipment, nor the landscape as both can be fragile...
I’m not a Jeep owner yet, perhaps this coming year as there are a lot of things going on in my wife’s and my life presently. Good things come to those that are patient.

[justjeepin]

Reminds me of one year the club I belonged to volunteered to help clean up the beach at the local state park after the lake flooded. Some of the waterlogged trees took 8 jeeps with lockers to move them!

[MP-gnom]

Completely agree with your driving style. Too many trails here in Colorado have been closed because of erosion and ruts due to aggressive driving.

[RJ-bvom]

Your very cool and down to earth that's the best thing I've noticed have a safe journey

[christophermagrin]

Great video. Glad you did not roll into the storm drain. Safe travels.

[WoolyBuggerPicker]

Thank-you for the iphone 8 content, giving a 720p option. Us folk with older laptops have lag on 720p60 and above and have to default to 480p :-)

[charlesdetailn]

Great video as always!!!! Looking forward to the next video. Stay safe out there.✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼👍🏼

[emuwd]

Great Vid as usual. Thanks for sharing your amazing country. Steve

[johnknipp]

Gorgeous scenery! Thanks for the video!

[timweimar]

Great episode Chris!! Glad you didn't get hurt with that tight turn, close one. Looking forward to you heading out west, it's warmer out here that's for sure. Going to try the Philly cheese steak recipe on the skottle, looks good. Thanks again for sharing.

[mlittlegrizz]

I have spent a lot of time in that part of W. Virgina. It is beautiful. Great video!

[pullthepinoutdoors]

I take float trip all the time and take out across from army camp. There was a really nice primative sites right up the river from you. Great videos! I was up about 30 min away same day that you was at the gorge bridge.

[psycocavr]

Back in 86 & 89 I went wit my Cave club to Bridge day. We rappelled off the bridge (300ft level as we did not have a 900ft rope). It was an amazing thing to hang under the bridge on a string.
After rappelling, ascending then a second rappel I caught a lift up with a few BASE Jumpers. We discussed risk and danger.. (I had parachuted at a jump school a couple of time the year before). They said I was crazy.. I asked them why am I the crazy one? they said: You only have one rope.. we have 2 chutes.. I have never forgotten that exchange. Everyone measures risk and danger in different ways..

[Harleyglide]

Great story. I am in Virginia. I will have to try and find that campground. Did not know about it. I have been on that road, with the the turn, on my motorcycle. The river livery guys ferry rafters on that road. They carry the rafters down there in school buses. I don't know how they do it.

[PetesJeepAdventures]

Once again nice video Chris. Good luck on getting ready for your departure. Cannot wait to see your next video. Great advertisement for Greenworks cordless chainsaws !! LOL .. I really think I am going to buy one.

[tfcooks]

I thought that street looked familiar so I looked it up. The big gunfight in the movie Matewan was shot right there on the tracks in Thurmond. Great movie.

[dangrady]

Great content! Looking forward to next weeks post! Safe travels to you!