If your idea of adventure involves rivers, parks and trails that move at their own pace, then let’s head to West Virginia.  Here’s a look at six counties that make the state a top choice for hiking and outdoor trips. 

For many travelers, long term exploration begins with a single decisive break from routine. For Aleks (@Aleksxrx) that moment arrived shortly after finishing his studies. The original plan had been to move to Australia and pursue a surf-oriented lifestyle, but a lack of money forced him into full time work instead. During that first year of employment, he used short holidays to backpack through Thailand and later Mexico.

Submitted photo For the past decade, James Holloway has traded the comfort of four walls for the vast freedom of trails that stretch through America’s most breathtaking wilderness. At 39, the seasoned backpacker from Flagstaff, Arizona , has logged thousands of miles in boots, with the latest being a seven-day trek through Glacier National Park in Montana — a journey he says “challenged everything I’ve learned in ten years.” I've made every mistake you can imagine “Overpacke