Here's how managers and thousands of crew members help make concerts at the Gorge enjoyable for both music lovers and performers.

The Gorge's singular vision of heavy music is rooted in eclectic influences ranging from Meshuggah and Botch to Igor Stravinsky and John Coltrane. They have shared stages with Dillinger Escape Plan, Everytime I Die, Protest The Hero, and The Armed, and plan to celebrate Mechanical Fiction with East Coast tour date in the fall.

In West Virginia's New River Gorge, whitewater rafting — and a 2020 national park designation — is breathing new life into a region once defined by coal mining.

It is still early in the morning when we set off for the Vikos Gorge. The sun is just rising and the sky is pink, orange and blue. We begin our tour in the mountain village of Monodendri, whose cobbled streets curve with the hillside. We don't encounter a ...