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Wolf Creek is well named. It�s wild, intimidating, and untamed. It charges down the slopes of the New River Gorge like a wild animal. Not surprisingly, Wolf Creek Falls are rough and rugged, too. Fortunately, you don�t have to hike far to find them because they�re just off a paved road. But as if lying in wait, they are quite hidden from the road, and undoubtedly thousands of visitors to the gorge drive right by them unaware of the awesome waterfall just a few feet from them. Wolf Creek Falls Hidden Treasure To find this hidden treasure of the gorge, you�ll need to drive into the New River Gorge and back out again. Starting from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center at the north end of the New River Gorge Bridge turn right out of the parking lot and drive two-tenths of a mile. Make a very sharp right hand turn, and proceed downhill a tenth of a mile to a junction with the Fayette Station Road.  View from Fayette Station Bridge Fayette Station Road Fayette Station Road is a one-way, paved r...

�As I approached White Oak Falls on my second visit, a shaft of light was shifting across the face of the falls. I had to work fast to get this shot. I scampered up the rocks and into the basin below White Oak Falls, hurriedly set up my tripod in the stream bed, and, while trying to keep my wits, started shooting as quickly as possible. You just never know what you're going to find when you take a walk in the woods with your camera. The world changes day-by-day, minute-by-minute. How exciting!� from West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge by Ed Rehbein and Randall Sanger. Click HERE.   White Oak Falls The Great Mystic White Oak Falls is the great mystic of southern West Virginia waterfalls. A beam of light seemingly sent from the heavens illuminates the falls adding a magical quality that few other waterfalls possess. What�s more it happens regularly�usually mid to late afternoon. Photographs of this blade of light crossing the face of White Oak Falls create a uniquely moody...

Towering sandstone cliffs, a boulder-lined riverbed, and rolling whitewater rapids�sounds like the New River. But it isn�t. And there�s more. A rock walled grotto, a 30-foot sandstone pinnacle, a little stone chapel, and a couple of waterfalls. Where is this place? I�m referring to the Lower Meadow River. In some respects, it�s like the New River and then some. Indeed, if I had only one day to hike in Southern West Virginia, I�d head for the Meadow River. It offers so much and is so accessible. In my new book �Exploring the Wilds of West Virginia,� I point out a couple of hikes and points of interest along the Meadow River. Let me mention one of those in this blog�the sandstone pinnacle.  Meadow River How Do You Get There? So how do you get to this wild river? It�s surprisingly easy. The best access is at the Kevin Ritchie Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Meadow River on U.S. Highway 19. While driving U.S. 19, I noticed from time to time a few cars parked off the berm just north ...

Evangeline at the launch of her second book in Kinokuniya bookstore, Ngee Ann City Evangeline Neo graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2001 with a Diploma in Digital Media Design. In 2003, she was awarded a Media Development Authority scholarship to pursue a degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, United States. She continued her studies under a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) scholarship and returned with a Masters in Business Administration from the prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Today, with her skill sets grounded during her NYP days, she is a popular comic artist who publishes her own works online under her brand Evacomics . With more than 98,000 followers on her Facebook page, you can gather the level of popularity she enjoys in the world of comics. Hard copies of her books are even available in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam. In 2014, she published her first comic book, "Eva, Kopi and Matcha", which depicts and...

Confused about your choices after your O levels? NYP Principal and CEO Jeanne Liew previously wrote an open letter which was published in The Straits Times in 2016. In it, she has practical advice on questions to ask and how to take the next step. We reproduce it here and hope you will find it useful.  ----- JC or poly? Make an informed choice Dear students, Some of you will be collecting your O-level results today and an important decision awaits you about which progression pathway you should choose. There are many options, including the junior colleges (JCs), polytechnics (polys), the Institute of Technical Education and the arts institutions. You may wonder about the key differences between the JC and poly routes and I hope to provide you with some information to help you make an informed choice. A key consideration would be your preferred learning style: Do you prefer a more academic mode of learning or a more applied, hands-on type of learning? When you were in secondary schoo...

A New World Emerges at Summersville Lake  When the Corps lowers the water to winter levels at Summersville Lake, fascinating landscapes emerge. Nestled in the woodlands of West Virginia, an island of dry, desiccated, desert-like scenes arise from the once water-covered land.  Long Point Beautiful Boulders Perhaps the first thing you�ll notice are bold, beautiful, snow-white boulders of all shapes and sizes. The rocks are rough and angular and piled chaotically. It�s like a scene from another world. The rocks are brilliant white because they�re below the water level during the summer and being submerged for so much of the year, they aren�t stained by the oxidation and weathering of iron-bearing minerals. So the rocks are in their most pristine state.  Long Point Stunning Cliffs These beautiful boulders have fallen from the gorgeous cliffs that circle Summersville Lake. Long Point stands out like a stone fortress. It�s a photographer�s delight presenting dramatic poses from...

Fuelled by passion and determination, Muhammad Ghazzi Bin Krisna throws all his focus and energy into his cycling pursuits and racks up numerous milestones on his journey. His efforts have paid off handsomely when he scores himself a coveted place in the Singapore Cycling Federation�s National Training Squad! The path to becoming a national cyclist is certainly not without obstacles. Once, Ghazzi contemplated withdrawing due to failing two modules twice. The second-year Diploma in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Technology student recalls that it was indeed a very low period for him. However, with support from his personal mentor, lecturers and course mates from the School of Chemical & Life Sciences, he bounces back and is now juggling classes, workouts and trainings with ease. Efficient time management, he reckons, is the answer to his success. His lecturers would allow him to skip lessons when he needs to attend competitions. Ghazzi also makes sure that he informs his school way i...