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Take Your Sweetheart To ACE For Valentine's Day

Posted by: ScottP in zipline canopy tour, romance, reservations, New River Gorge, Canopy Tour, Cabins, ACE Adventure Resort on Feb 2, 2011

My Google Calendar is overloaded with things. Deadlines. Appointments. The last thing I want to worry about is a made-up, fake holiday like Valentine's Day.

You will not see me going out and buying a Ground Hog's Day card. To me, Ground Hog's Day is a movie, not an occasion. And Arbor Day. Is it ironic to buy an Arbor Day card made of paper from a tree? It totally challenges my newly discovered green attitude. We are killing trees to make cards made of trees for a fake holiday about trees. Confusing.

But I digress. This is about February 14th, and how ACE has just what you need for this so-called holiday.

Lost Paddle Logo Contest Winner

Posted by: Beth in Lost Paddle, logo, Dining, CrowdSpring, Contest on Feb 9, 2010

I'm pleased to announce we have selected a logo for the Lost Paddle Bar and Grill. It was one of the earlier submissions, but it just kept rising to the top of the pile when reviewing prospects.

If you didn't hear about it, we held a crowd-sourcing logo design contest to come up with a new look for the Lost Paddle Bar and Grill. We used a website called CrowdSpring. There were 39 total logo submissions 16 different artists and designers.

The winning entry was designed by caspratt (the link goes to the artist's profile on CrowdSpring — see my previous blog post explaining the).

ACE Is A Winter Wonderland For West Virginia Vacations

Posted by: Lenore in winter, Trails, Thurmond, snow, hot tubs, Hiking, getaway, Cabins, Birding, animals, ACE Adventure Resort on Feb 8, 2010

I'm very fortunate to be allowed to live at ACE year round, and winter is one of my favorite times of the year. Crowds of hungry birds, flying squirrels and other critters replace the many guests. When the snow flies, it is unbelievably quiet here.

If we get too much snow, the ACE crew clears the roads on property so everyone can get in and out, and the highway department does a fantastic job of keeping the road into ACE cleared.

And I, too, have my own hot tub — sitting in your own, private hot tub while the wind and snow are blowing all around you is a magical experience.

Casey Joins The ACE Blog Team — And The Office

Posted by: Casey in Whitewater Rafting, River Guides, reservations, groups, ACE Adventure Resort on Feb 8, 2010

After spending almost a decade at ACE Adventure Resort as a  guide, I have recently transitioned to become the Director of Group  Sales here at ACE. This new position has afforded me the opportunity  to reflect on the many experiences I've had here in beautiful  southeastern West Virginia over the past 9 years.

When I moved here many moons ago, I was single and in college at  Northern Arizona University. I've always loved being around water  and being active, so I thought that maybe working as a guide would be  a good fit for me. I never expected to be here nine years later  married with two kids and a mortgage.

More Bridge Walk Photos Of The New River Gorge

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in West Virginia, New River Gorge Bridge, New River Gorge, BridgeWalk, Bridge Walk on Feb 3, 2010

Trish wrote a great Bridge Walk blog post about the jitters she got taking pictures out beneath the New River Gorge Bridge.

But it doesn't seem to show in her photos. Bridge Walk will be offering tours — the first of its kind here in West Virginia and the U.S. — this spring. Here are a few more images she took on that day:

Download A New River Bike Trail Map

Posted by: Rick in Trails, Thurmond, Rick, New River Gorge, Mountain Biking, maps, History on Feb 1, 2010

Another map, another blog.

My last blog, "How Do You Map A Zip-Line Canopy Tour?", talked about the difficulty of trying to map out our Zip-Line Canopy Tour, dealing with the rugged terrain and cliffs that surrounds it, and the new zip-lines we are adding this year. This map was totally different. It was easy to create.

ACE offers a guided mountain bike tour called the Scenic New River Mountain Bike Tour. It is a half-day ride that 95% downhill! You don't find trails any easier than that. So if you haven't ridden in a while, or you have young ones, then this is the trip for you.

Now, you're more than welcome to do this trip on your own — after all, you can download the map now!

A Fond Farewell To Thomas The Cat

Posted by: ScottP in Thomas The Cat on Jan 29, 2010

Thomas the office cat passed away this month after a long illness.
Seasons change. Employees come and go. Guests check in and check out. Thomas, however, was the one constant at ACE.

I worked in the Reservations Office for 2 seasons before I moved to Marketing and have had the Thomas experience. Reservations was Thomas' home and he ran the roost. He was the king, and he knew it.

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