Long a mecca for hiking, biking, climbing, and paddling vacations, 
A busker performs outside a Fayetteville shop.[/caption]
Adjacent to the national parklands of the New River Gorge, an ideal combination of factors have helped establish Fayetteville as a yoga destination, which residents have happily embraced.
Evans says instructors at the 
Hikers at Beauty Mountain (Photo: Rick Burgess)[/caption]
Fayetteville, West Virginia, is a drive of fewer than four hours from Roanoke, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, and Columbus, and five from Richmond, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C.
For more information on visiting or vacationing in the Fayetteville area, contact the Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau. For information on vacationing in the larger New River Gorge area, contact the New River Gorge Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Stone face attracting curious near Fayetteville, West Virginia
An enigmatic stone face carved into sandstone along the rim of the New River Gorge is attracting increased attention.
Considered by some to be a guardian of the forest, its origins were long obscure, though a local rock climber has revealed who carved it and when, though why it was carved remains a mystery. Read the full story here.