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Whitewater Rafting Sits Down For Charity

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

A few weeks ago, a few iof us here at ACE Adventure Resort were approached by The Women’s Resource Center here in West Virginia to participate in a charity event they were sponsoring.


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Sorry … “Chair-ity” event.  The premise was this: Buy an Adirondack chair, decorate it, put it up for auction and donate all of the proceeds to the Center.  G [...]

Essential Info For Gauley River Video Viewing

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Ready to check out the first Gauley River Whitewater Rafting videos of the season?


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Cool.  It’s a date.  Friday, September 10.  Lost Paddle Bar and Grill.  West Virginia.  New River Gorge area.  Around 5:00 p.m.  That’s when the first Gauley trips will get back from the river.  Show times may, will, and do vary.


 


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Oh My Gauley: Another Entry In The Great Gauley Blog Off

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

This post is an entry in the Great Gauley Blog Off by Tina Christy, who rhymes so hard she might be a rapper. Terms and Rules of the Blog Off are listed at the end of this post.  We’re accepting entries all the way up until September 7, 2010.  So, got a story?  A poem?  You could win free stuff for telling us all about it.


 


Here is my Gauley poem admittedly incomplete


You see I’ve never actually conquered this feat


This summer as 2 rookies we rafted the L [...]

Secrets Of The Gauley River: Pillow Rock Rapid

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The One.  The Only.  Pillow Rock Rapid on the Gauley River In West Virginia pretty much defies description.


We’re going to try anyway.


ACE_rafting_pillow_rock_rapid_on_the_Upper_Gauley_RiverBut just know this.  There’s nothing ­—nothing— in the world like running Pillow Rock.  You just kinda got [...]