Five things you can only do in Wheeling West Virginia
So many people have asked me about Wheeling, saying “Is it absolutely wild and wonderful as they claim on the Welcome to West Virginia sign?”
I’ve been down this route many times, have been past Wheeling and spent time in West Virginia. And I would have to say Wheeling does meet the wild and wonderful standard set by the government of West Virginia. So here are five things you can only do in Wheeling, West Virginia.
International Muskrat Club
You’ve heard the term “muskrat love.” Only in Wheeling West Virginia will you find the International Muskrat Club. If you love muskrats — they don’t even have to be real, they can be stuffed animals, they can be figurines, they can be statues in your front yard, maybe even you maybe even have a muskrat with moving arms in your front yard depending on how deep you are into the lawn ornaments scene — Wheeling is the world headquarters for people who love muskrats. And it’s number one on our list of things you can only do in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Furry White-Water Rafting
If you’ve ever been on a whitewater raft you know how your pulse is going to quicken because there’s very few things that are as exciting as almost losing your life in a whitewater raft piloted by somebody who you’re not sure got out of fifth grade.
Wheeling, West Virginia is the gateway to the best whitewater rafting in the world. What is it about Wheeling that you can only do in whitewater rafting? In Wheeling, they let you go whitewater rafting dressed up in a furry outfit. You can dress up as a mouse or a cat. You can get out your old college mascot uniform. If you were the cheerleader inside the college mascot uniform and you still fit in it, you can wear that. They let you go whitewater rafting in your furry or college mascot uniform. You have to wear the mascot head, the whole thing.
And it’s something you can only do in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Naked Hang Gliding
Wild and wonderful number three? One of the most exciting outdoor sports down here is naked hang gliding. If you can go hang gliding completely naked and have no qualms about, you’ve found a home here in Wheeling because they’ve got some of the best winds coming through these valleys. There are several clubs and sites that will let you hang glide completely naked. Just a word of warning from personal experience. You don’t want to wait too much longer. I’m making this video on September 7th — it’s getting colder everyday — you don’t want to wait too much longer. It’s going get pretty nippy!
Minecraft School
The Minecraft School is a dedicated to increasing your skills at Minecraft. If you don’t know what Minecraft is, this probably doesn’t have interest for you. However, if you’re a Minecraft aficionado and you love to play Minecraft, or you just love to play with your kids, you owe it to them to take the courses in Wheeling to improve your Minecraft skills. You can finally, finally maybe make some money at it and you’ll be able to answer those relatives that say, “How come you guys are playing Minecraft 24 hours a day? What have you got to show for it?” Now you can get an actual degree from the School of Minecraft.
Turn Your Body into a Wheel
Wheeling is named after the old sport of Wheeling. You may have heard of about “sticks and hoops” where you knock hoops down the street with a stick. That was popular in the 1910s and 1920s because they had nothing else to do. They didn’t have tablets, they didn’t have cell phones, they didn’t have TV.
So how did they survive? How did they entertain themselves? It was the sport of Wheeling. Wheeling is putting your body into the shape of a wheel, and you roll down the hill. The first one to the bottom is the winner.
Do I mean roll yourself into a ball? No. It’s like cartoons where they connect their hands to their feet and roll themselves like a hoop or wheel. You must be ready to take some blows – you’re going to hit your head, the back of your body. You’re going hit the back of your calves. It hurts. You ‘ll get bruises and scabs. Take some aspiring or something for the pain and you should be a strong Wheeling competitor.
I suggest you get on YouTube and find out how to do it before you try it. The take some aspirin because you can experience a little bit of pain, and then hoop yourself and join one of the Wheeling clubs in Wheeling.
So those are five things you can only do in Wheeling. And they meet the standard set by West Virginia of being wild and wonderful.
