Adventure Event Fees
$875 – Individual
(1 person 1 car)
$1,635 – Couple/CoDrivers
(2 people 1 car)
$2,645 – Family
(4 people 2 cars)
10% Early Bird discount
deadline is March 17, 2025
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Adventure Event Fees
$875 – Individual
(1 person 1 car)
$1,635 – Couple/CoDrivers
(2 people 1 car)
$2,645 – Family
(4 people 2 cars)
10% Early Bird discount
deadline is March 17, 2025
West Virginia Mountains Adventure – May 19-22, 2025
Join us this spring in historic Parkersburg, West Virginia, at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers for our first Adventure of 2025. The twisty roads and scenic splendor of the West Virginia Mountains and southeastern Ohio will wake you from your winter slumber and make you forget the cold-weather dreams of the past few months. During our drive days, enjoy the curves of Ohio's famed Triple Nickel on Day 1, as well as the West Virginia roads as twisty as the Elk River on Day 3. On our "take a breath" day in the middle, we will make a trip over to Blennerhassett Island and tour this place of history and nostalgia, all included in your registration fee. As always, drive day lunches are included, which keeps things running smoothly and on schedule.
Our Adventure HQ will be in quaint downtown Parkersburg at the Blennerhassett Hotel, a historic landmark and picturesque property. The hotel has kindly promised us a blocked off section of their lot specifically for our group! Of course there is no way to see everything this beautiful area has to offer in only three days. Thankfully, the hotel has agreed to honor the group rate prices on the shoulder dates of the event for those who wish to arrive early or stay an extra day to explore on their own.
If you have Adventured with us before, then you already know the flow and level of detail we go to in order to create a fun event. If this would be your first Adventure with us, please be sure to read our Testimonials page or check out our Google reviews.
What's Included in the Registration Fee
An exciting itinerary of sights and experiences on scenic roads winding through the Ohio and West Virginia beautiful back country
Tickets for the Blennerhassett museum, sternwheeler boat, mansion tour, and wagon ride
Happy hour registration meet & greet gathering – soft drinks and beer/wine provided by your hosts
Welcome evening group dinner
Drive day lunches
Event logo'd wearable (example: shirt, hoodie, or light jacket)
Event logo'd vehicle/refrigerator/toolbox magnet
Keepsake-grade printed event program
Nametag and lanyard
After-event hardcover photo memory book created with photos taken during the event
Giveaway items provided by event sponsors including Griot's Garage and The New Babylon Honda
Wall calendar for the upcoming year (ships in December)
Membership in the OA Frequent Adventurer program
And the priceless part: Memories of an awesome roadtrip Adventure
Registration deadline is April 21, 2025.
Attendance is LIMITED to 20 cars. Registration closes when cap is reached.
Cancelation deadlines: Full Refund* by April 4, 2025 / 50% Refund* by May 12, 2025.
Cancelation requests within seven (7) days of your Adventure are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another Adventure
*Less non-recoverable transaction fees.
Event registration is separate from hotel reservations. Hotel group rate deadline is April 28, 2025.
Rooms may still be available, but the rate is NOT guaranteed after April 28th.
West Virginia Mountains Adventure is brought to you in part by:
ITINERARY
Monday, May 19th, 2025
Arrival day - Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg, WV
Happy hour in the late afternoon
Welcome evening dinner
(included in registration)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 (194 mi)
The infamous Ohio Triple Nickel
Brunch at the 555 Diner
(included in registration)
Historic Knowlton Covered Bridge
Ohio Route 26
Group dinner
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Blennerhassett museum
Sternwheeler boat ride
Blennerhasset island
(included in registration)
Mansion tour
Horse drawn wagon ride
Group dinner
Sunset at Fort Boreman
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 (193 mi)
Drive the West Virginia mountains
Calhoun Highway
Big Otter Highway
Lunch included in registration
Clay Road
Parkersburg Road
Group dinner
** Itinerary subject to change. **
HOTEL INFO
The Blennerhassett Hotel holds a prominent place in Parkersburg’s history, reflecting the wealth of the oil and gas boom era of the 1880s. Built by Colonel William Nelson Chancellor, it was designed to be an unparalleled construction in West Virginia and catered to the millionaires of its time. Envisioned to surpass any other establishment in West Virginia during its era, the hotel was a sanctuary designed for the affluent in Parkersburg's heyday. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this distinctive Queen Anne style landmark, rich in history and beaming with architectural marvels, continues to echo Chancellor’s ambition. It retains its place as an emblem of luxury and a relic of Parkersburg’s storied past. And rumor has it a few of the rooms are haunted!
Blennerhassett Hotel
Address: 320 Market St., Parkersburg, WV 26101
Room Rates: Deluxe King Room: $173/night* | Intermediate King:$163/night* | Intermediate Double: $154/night* (*+tax & fees)
Check-in: Monday, May 19, 2025
Check-out: Friday, May 23, 2025
Group Code: 71428
Reservation: Call 304 422 3131
Group Rate Deadline is April 28, 2025 – Rooms may still be available after this date, but the rate is NOT guaranteed.
The fine print: We reserve the right to decline any registration for any reason. Previous last minute cancellations or no-shows for reasons other than a medical emergency create additional unnecessary overhead for the organizers and are considered grounds for future registration refusals.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
At the meet up point (tour host hotel), your Overdrive Adventures guides will provide welcome packets during the welcome happy hour event. Your guides will lead daily and multi-day drives along routes that have been previously selected to provide you with an unforgettable experience and memories that we hope will last a lifetime. You are not required to participate in all drives, but please advise your guides in advance if you will not be participating. Additional included items may vary by event and will be disclosed with event description.
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements, both to and from the tour destination, meals (unless otherwise indicated in the event description), fuel, and all other related expenses.
Important Things
Our tours may coincide with peak seasonal demand. Overdrive Adventures recommends early booking any flight arrangements soon after tour registration confirmation. Travel insurance is recommended.
The tours are scheduled at times when the weather is suitable for motor vehicle touring. However, we cannot control or foresee adverse weather. Our tours run rain or shine; however, we will not drive in dangerous conditions or extreme weather.
Many of the tours include National Monuments and Parks which prohibit the possession of firearms or weapons. For this reason, Overdrive Adventures strongly discourages possessing firearms while on a tour.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages is not allowed while we are driving. Also, we do not allow illegal drugs of any kind on our tours.
CERTIFICATION
As a Participant that will be driving in the event, I agree to drive within my driving ability and not to be influenced by any group or pack mentality to drive faster than is within my ability, or what is considered safe driving conditions. I will not be influenced by driving displays by fellow event participants nor tour guides that could be considered unsafe.
I fully understand that I may encounter driving conditions and road conditions that I have not traveled before, have no prior knowledge of, and therefore will drive in a manner that is considered safe for those driving conditions.
I agree that this motor vehicle touring event is not a safety instruction course and will not in any way provide instruction or training on motor vehicle safety.
I acknowledge and represent that I have received training or have adequate experience in motor vehicle operation sufficient to safely operate a motor vehicle in the tour setting in a variety of road and weather conditions and agree that Overdrive Adventures is entitled to rely on my representation to that effect in allowing me to participate in this tour.
I understand that there are risks to me and to those with whom I interact of exposure, directly or indirectly, to communicable disease(s), viruses, bacteria, pathogens including but not limited to the virus “severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)”, “COVID-19” and/or any mutation or variation thereof.
I certify that I am and will remain for the duration of the event, a licensed motor vehicle operator, holding a current, valid, state-issued motor vehicle license in any U.S. state. I further certify that prior to and for the duration of the event, I will obtain and supply my own, effective, insurance sufficient to cover injury
to persons and/or property damage that could occur during the event.
I certify that I (we) am/are in good health and have no mental or physical impairments that may affect my safety or the safety of others.
I agree to adhere to applicable laws and traffic ordinances and am solely responsible for any repercussions or damages incurred from failing to adhere to said laws.
I understand that Overdrive Adventures expressly prohibits the use of any illegal drug or the consumption of alcohol during any of the driving portions of the tour or at any time which may violate applicable laws or impair driving. We discourage bringing firearms or weapons while on the tour. Many Parks and Sites we tour strictly prohibit such items and you must comply with all such requirements. Any Participant found to have engaged in illegal activities, including use of illegal drugs or consuming alcohol the day of the tour or during the driving portion of the tour, will be expelled from the event or prohibited from driving the remainder of the tour, without any right to a refund of any portion of the fees paid.
I acknowledge that Overdrive Adventures has no affiliation with any hotel, resort, or other source of accommodation to be used on this tour and that Overdrive Adventures assumes no responsibility or obligation with regard to any damage or injury attributable to any wrongful or negligent act or omission on the part of any such hotel, resort, or other source of accommodation.
PHOTO AND VIDEO RELEASE
I hereby grant Murphy-Hight Enterprises, LLC dba Overdrive Adventures, permission to use my likeness in a photograph or video in any and all of its publications, including website entries and other electronic media, without payment or any other consideration.
I understand and agree that these materials will become the property of Overdrive Adventures and will not be returned. I hereby irrevocably authorize Overdrive Adventures to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish or distribute this photo or video for purposes of publicizing the Overdrive Adventures tours or for any other lawful purpose. In addition, I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, wherein my likeness appears.
Additionally, I waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of the photograph or video. I hereby hold harmless and release and forever discharge Overdrive Adventures from all claims, demands, and causes of action which I, my heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on my behalf or on behalf of my estate have or may have by reason of this authorization.
INTRODUCTION
Overdrive Adventures™ offers a variety of driving events for your enjoyment. We strive for safe and fun events; however, driving is an inherently dangerous activity. The paved public routes may include winding roadways with the possibility of gravel/sand on roadways or even debris on the pavement as well as all types of weather elements. Motor vehicle touring exposes you to all types of temperature, climate, and significant elevation changes related to the region in which we are touring. This is not the tour for the beginner driver nor a place / trip to learn how to drive. You and any passenger in your vehicle must be in good health and adapted to driving for long periods during the day.
AGREEMENT
READ THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE SIGNING. YOUR SIGNATURE INDICATES YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF AND AGREEMENT TO ITS TERMS. BY SIGNING, YOU ARE GIVING UP CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES IN CASE OF INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE FOR ANY REASON.
It is understood that Murphy-Hight Enterprises, LLC, dba Overdrive Adventures (referred to as “Overdrive Adventures”), includes all owners, managers, officers, agents, representatives and employees, acting on behalf or in conjunctions with Overdrive Adventures related to its events.
In consideration for allowing the Participant(s) named below to participate in an Overdrive Adventures event, Participant 1, Participant 2 and any Parent/Guardian signing below on behalf of any minor, (the “Undersigned”) hereby:
Acknowledge and understand that operating a motor vehicle is an activity that involves considerable risk of serious personal injury, property damage, loss, and possible death, subject to both foreseeable and unforeseeable risk and dangers.
Voluntarily assume the risk and danger of personal injury, death and/or property damage arising from participating in an Overdrive Adventures tour.
HEREBY RELEASE, DISCHARGE, HOLD HARMLESS AND AGREE TO DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY, OVERDRIVE ADVENTURES, ITS OWNERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AFFILIATES AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, INCLUDING CLAIMS OF DEATH, BODILY INJURY, ILLNESS, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS,HOWEVER CAUSED, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO AN OVERDRIVE ADVENTURES SPONSORED EVENT, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE FAILURE TO ACT OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERS. THE WORD “CLAIMS” INCLUDES ALL ACTIONS, CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND GRIEVANCES, WHETHER ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, AND SPECIFICALLY BUT NON-EXCLUSIVELY, ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS SET FORTH HEREIN. ALL CLAIMS ARE FOREVER BARRED BY THIS RELEASE WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THOSE CLAIMS ARE BASED ON ALLEGED BREACH OF DUTY ARISING UNDER CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR ANY OTHER CLAIMS.
Agree that the Undersigned has read and understands the following language of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which provides as follows:
“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS/HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, AND THAT IF KNOWN BY HIM/HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS/HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
BEING AWARE OF THE ABOVE, HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ALL OF THEIR RIGHTS THEREUNDER AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT OF ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
Agree that the foregoing release and indemnity agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California and is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law, and that if any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the balance of the Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any way and shall continue in full legal force and effect.
Agree that if any Claim is made against any of the Released Parties, the Undersigned will pay all attorney’s fees and costs incurred by any of the Released Parties in defending such Claim.
I have made a voluntary and deliberate choice to sign this Release and indemnity as a condition to Overdrive Adventures allowing me (or my minor child/ward) to participate in the tour event. I have concluded that the risks involved and release and indemnity is worth the pleasure of the driving experience and acknowledge that the same is valuable consideration for this release and indemnity obligation.