McFadden Ridge

Modern stay in the mountains of West Virginia. Minutes from Summersville Lake, New River Gorge Nation Book Now

05/31/2026

💚The Wanderer

⏱️Minutes from…

💚New River Gorge National Park
💚Summersville Lake Park
💚Babcock State Park
💚Hawk’s Neat State Park
💚Carnifex Ferry Batleground State Park
💚Summersville & Fayetteville
💚Gauley & Meadow Rivers

💚Sleeps 5
💚Hot Tub
💚Grill & Firepit
💚Complete Privacy

⭐️4.9 Rating Across All Platforms

📆Summer dates still available

💚Booking Details in Bio

05/04/2026

Well, there you have it folks. That’s a wrap on our loft apartment project.

As the wise Mariah Carey once said (based on the words from Phil Collins***): …..against all odds….

She said more things, but that’s really the point here; this project felt insurmountable a time or twelve, we felt like we cleaned as much as we built, but Ashley and I did this together. We would seal 20 windows, and look at the 150 on deck and longed for a sign of progress. Despite the days where we’d look around and feel the next task was indeterminant, we’d pick the other one up (mostly her picking me up, honestly) and grind the floors or repair windows or disobey my OSHA training.

But against all odds, we got it done.

Time to take a break. Rest a little. Crack a Guinness.

Stay tuned🤙🏼up next: Wildflowers and Wine short/mid-term rental in the Wherehaus🌸🍷

***how great was the Tarzan soundtrack?…

04/21/2026

💚The Wanderer & 💛The Wilder

⏱️Ten minutes to Summersville Lake
⏱️Fifteen minutes to New River Gorge
⏱️Fifteen minutes to historic Fayetteville & Summersville
⏱️Twenty minutes to three state parks

‼️Hot tubs, firepits, outdoor/indoor cooking

‼️2-4 guests per stay

🌸come visit West Virginia as the flowers bloom and the sun shines

04/17/2026

Some last minute availability for 💚The Wanderer and 💛The Wilder

💚Wanderer open dates April 19-22; 26-May 6
💛Wilder open dates April 19-23; 25-May 2

Discounts already applied in booking apps. Be sure to go soak up some amazing spring weather, hit the trails, see the blooms and the roaring waterfalls and rivers.

Link in bio for more details.

04/06/2026

This was too much fun of a read not to share…🤣

The detail is more than we could ask for, haha!

The Wilder is our smaller of the two shipping container cabins, big enough to have everything you need and small enough to feel cozy and safe. Inspired by an old restaurant (well, several…) that occupied a historical building on Wayne Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, that always had a feeling like the mix of a saloon and underground jazz club.

We do pride ourselves in provided information on all the fun stuff there is to do in the area, as we know how much fun it can be to stumble upon a breathtaking view for the first time or connect with people you may have never met met but feel like long lost friends.

Anyway, grateful to all renters and especially those who take the time to share their experience with us!

03/29/2026

💚💚The Wanderer💚💚

💚2 Bed • 1 Bath

💚Full Kitchen • Grill

💚Hot Tub • Firepit

💚Full Privacy

💚New River Gorge • < 10 min⏱️

💚4 State Parks • < 20 min⏱️

💚Booking Details in Profile

03/13/2026

Hi👋🏼

Updates have been sparse for The Wherehaus, reason being, caulking windows and grinding floors tend to not fall under satisfying photography. Unless it is, maybe we can setup an OnlyFloors account…

Ok now that that’s out of my system, we got to do some fun stuff this afternoon! Let’s just say, the Modelo flowed gold, the paint poured Sherwin Williams’ Adaptive Shade, and the Tanya Tucker played loudly*

We hope to share a full walkthrough soon as we round third base! In the meantime, check out our container cabins The Wanderer and Wilder for spring adventures! Stay tuned!🤙🏼

*fight me

02/26/2026

Spring is upon us, and with it, availability at The Wilder!

Availability begins in April fo those eager to get out and see the blooms of spring in West Virginia.

The Wilder cabin is located conveniently 10 minutes from the New River Gorge Bridge, 10 minutes to Summersville Lake State Park and within 20 minutes of Hawks Nest, Babcock and Carnifex Ferry State Parks.

Treat yourself and a friend or significant other to days in the parks and nights in the hot tub!

Link in bio for booking details

02/09/2026

More boring stuff to share on 603.

Not as boring as this Super Bowl though. I’d rather watch two people paint their nails with their non dominant hand in woolen gloves in the dark.

I digress.

As it is obvious, some of the rooms have a thick coating or coats of paint and epoxy. Takes a lot of effort to pull up. I’ve used a floor grinder for the bigger rooms and angle grinder with diamond blades elsewhere, and honestly the angle grinder with diamonds blades seems to work a lot smoother.

We were able to move through the rooms not epoxied pretty with the angle grinders, but not before one of our shop vacs crossed through the veil, so things got a little dusty…

Not seen was removing the antique door k***s (and puttying walls), that unfortunately we may not be able to salvage due to several missing pieces.

All good, we had a great time making progress on 603 of The Wherehaus.

Next we’re hoping to clean from the top down and get some paint on the walls; the floors have been the focus since we saw it as our biggest lift of the entire project, but we’ll look to pivot and chase a couple other items until we’re ready to coat the floors.

Stay tuned🤙🏼

02/02/2026

Elton said it best: goodbye green checkered floor and gray epoxy

Spent some time pulling up the epoxy and sealer so we can pour some new colors on the floor for the 3rd story loft apartment.

I was a little bummed we couldn’t salvage the checkered floor as it had been the original design by the last owners, but the patterns had become damaged over time and it was time to say goodbye.

Once we get the rest of the sealer up, we will be spending a little time getting all the dust a debris picked up in time to start painting!

PS - imagine sitting in the living space on a glowing blue eve, watching distant car lights circle around the South Hills, green with tree bloom as an old scratchy record hums. Ah, I’m becoming too jovial!

Stay tuned🤙🏼

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