Adventure!: A Kid's Guide to the New River Gorge

by R. Bryan Simon

Updated in 2021, Adventure! A Kid's Guide to the New River Gorge is packed with outdoor activities for a visit to the New River Gorge National Park. Detailing all the outdoor activities and adventures available in the region, this guide will get you set for a visit and keep you busy while here. Camping, climbing, exploring, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, skiing, swimming, and zip lining are just a few of the many fun adventures you can have in the New River Gorge National Park. Find hidden history, go on a trail treasure hunt, look for animal tracks, play the tree game, explore ghost towns and mine ruins, become a junior ranger, and take the one-hour adventure challenge! Illustrations, photos, and maps included throughout the text.

In addition to the fun activities included in this book, you can find detailed directions to reach the different areas and trails mentioned within. You will also find a "Grown-Up" resource section with lots of information regarding lodging, restaurants, and tour companies in the back of the book.Chapters 1. Adventures all around; 2. The One Hour Adventure Warm-up; 3. Trail Treasure Hunts; 4. Which Came First, the Park or the Bridge?; 5. Hidden History; 6. All the Animals BIG and small; 7. Tree Time; 8. Wild Waterfalls of West Virginia; 9. Ancient Residents of the Gorge; 10. All Aboard!; 11. Become a Junior Ranger; 12. Fayetteville Fun; The Grown-Up Resource Section; Activities, Guides, and Adventure Companies; Sleep Tight and don't let the Bugs Bite!; Fun Food Spots.

Praise for ADVENTURE! A Kid's Guide to the New River
"We are nuts about this book!" -- Squirrels of the New River Gorge
"Wise quackers flock to read ADVENTURE!" -- Ducks of Summersville Lake"
This book will keep you buzzzzz-y as a bee!" -- Queen Bee of the NRG

136 pages, Paperback

Published April 12, 2019

About the author

Bryan is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a former U.S. Army infantry officer and a graduate of the US Army Ranger School. After an injury in 2003, he left the military to pursue other goals. He is the author of Hiking and Biking in the New River Gorge: A Trail User’s Guide produced by Wolverine Publishing, co-author of Vertical Aid: Essential Wilderness Medicine for Climbers, Trekkers, and Mountaineers (WW Norton), and author of the newly released, First Aid Kits for Home and Auto: Essential Gear to stay Alive until Help Arrives(Ourea Publishing).

Bryan is the senior editor for the American Alpine Club's yearly guide, Accidents in North American Climbing, serves on the editorial board for the journal, Nursing, and is the climbing medicine columnist for the magazine, Wilderness Medicine. He writes on a variety of subjects related to wilderness and climbing medicine and his work has been featured in magazines and journals such as Climbing, Dead Point Magazine, Emergency Medicine News, and Critical Care Nursing. He has also authored textbook chapters on environmental injuries and high/low angle rescue.

Bryan is an AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor (SPI), a Fellow in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, and holds a Diploma in Mountain Medicine from the UIAA. He is a graduate of Radford University and has earned a master's degree in Mountain Medicine through the University of Leicester (UK).

Bryan has climbed around the world and has participated in rescues both here and abroad. He is co-owner of Vertical Medicine Resources and serves on the board of directors for the non-profits Appalachian Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT) and the New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC). Bryan is also the recipient of the 2014 Warren D. Bowman Award presented for contributions in service to wilderness medicine and to the Wilderness Medical Society.