Last week was my kid's spring break, so it was mine, too. Our family rents a cheap, one-bedroom cabin out in West Virginia semi-annually, so we've gotten to know and fall in love with the Canaan Valley and its surrounding towns. We spend our days cooking, grilling, hiking, fishing, reading and cooling in the river. And the real charm: There's no internet nor cell service. A chance to reset, which is what spring sometimes offers. 

I always bring a box of CDs or tapes with me on this trip, so here's a rundown of music for the morning, dinnertime, early evening and late. (What does this video have to do with the Viking's Choice mixtape this week? Absolutely nothing, though — new season, new music. Springtime, right?) —Lars Gotrich, vikingschoice.org