Article 5HQRS America has a new national park but not all the locals are happy about it

America has a new national park but not all the locals are happy about it

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Zack Harold in Charleston, West Virginia
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The New River Gorge in West Virginia offers stunning views, rock climbing and rafting but some worry it is unprepared for an influx of visitors

The New River has spent millions of years carving a bucolic gorge in West Virginia. It is now home to one of the most biodiverse forests on the continent. And while humans have tracked prey along its jagged cliffs for thousands of years, now most people come to the gorge to find adventure.

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