We are once again traveling to the gorgeous state of West Virginia but to an area we have never visited  before.  We will be staying at the North Bend State Park Lodge.  The Lodge is located in eastern West Virginia between Parkersburg and Clarksburg.  The closest town is Cairo West Virginia which is approximately a 4.5 drive from Baltimore.

 

 The website for the Lodge is https://wvstateparks.com/places-to-stay/lodges/north-bend-state-park-lodge/.  This is a very rural part of West Virginia and should be gorgeous in mid-October.  Although this is a smaller lodge it does have a full-service restaurant that serves three meals per day.  Although there is no bar, they do serve wine and beer.  The Lodge is within North Bend State Park which offers many photography opportunities as well as many recreational activities like hiking.  We will be very close to North Bend Lake which has a full-service marina with canoes, kayaks, pontoon boats available for rent.  The Lodge is also very close to a 72-mile rail trail which is great for bike riding - bikes are available to rent - or just a good stroll.  They have many different types of rooms available with the average cost of $110.00 per person per night plus tax. (Since the total charge for a room for two nights is 220.00 plus tax if you share a room, the cost is only 110.00 per person plus tax for two nights!  That’s only about 55 bucks per night!) 

For reservations, please call the Lodge directly at 304-643-2931.  When making a reservation please identify yourself as a member of the Baltimore Camera Club to receive the discounted rate.  As usual please advise me (Lewis Katz) by return email olympus21209@yahoo.com that you have reserved a room and let me know how many are in your party.  Remember that our trips are also open to non-BCC members.  We are holding 15 rooms for our group until September 18th so please make your reservation as soon as possible.