A gorge-ous hiking challenge on the New River

Just the other day I was talking about what a stunningstate West Virginia is. So, when this came across my desk, I had topost about it:

To celebrate the National Park Service centennial in 2016, the New River Gorge is throwing down the gauntlet to those with feet itchin’ to hike. To complete its challenge, visitors must hoof-it on 100 miles of trails within the 70,000-acre park between January 1 and December 1.

The official kick-off is on January 2 when visitors can hike 3.2 miles with a rang...