‘Park’d’: Abby Hornacek reaches great heights at New River Gorge National Park

In the episode, “New River Gorge,” Hornacek takes a deep dive into America’s 63rd National Park in West Virginia.

"The views from the catwalk are spectacular," Doug Coleman, the bridge walk guide, told Hornacek. "They began to piece the bridge together back in June of 1974 and three years and four months later, at a cost of 37 million dollars, the bridge was open to the public." Hornacek explores the 70,000 acres of land along the New River and learns about Bridge Day, a celebration where people gather to commemorate the platform being built.  "Bridge day is the one day out of the year that the bridge is closed to traffic and we celebrate the bridge," Coleman told Hornacek. "Typically, 80 to 100,000 people show up, 400 people bring their parachutes to jump. You can rappel from the catwalk. It's a big festival."