Question: Could you please advise us as to the most challenging whitewater-rafting rivers in the East (for a run this fall) and the outfitters who offer them? Adventure Adviser: By far the most ...

Gov. Jim Justice announced on Sept. 6 that Gauley Season whitewater rafting opportunities have begun officially for 2024. The Gauley River National Recreation Area will offer rafters an opportunity to ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Every September and October, West Virginia’s Gauley River features the world’s best whitewater. The Summersville Dam is drawn down at 2,800 cubic feet per second by the U.S. Army ...

The seven week long Gauley River whitewater season kicked off Friday with a blast from the past. A huge tube in the Summersville Dam was opened for four hours creating waves and wind near the dam's ...

The third fatality of the 2009 Gauley River whitewater rafting season was reported Friday, this one claiming the life of an Indiana man, National Park Service officials said. It is believed to be the ...

Twenty-three days of Almost Heaven will commence later this week in Nicholas County. The annual Gauley River whitewater season kicks off Friday morning at the base of Summersville Dam. The season ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — The National Park Service says an Ohio man drowned while whitewater rafting on the Gauley River in Fayette County Monday. Authorities said it happened during a commercial ...

The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. Gary Fauber, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. The “Sweets of the East” seem to be making trips to South America an annual rite. Captained by Margaret Cadmus, the ...

Whitewater rafting can generally be a hit-or-miss adventure, and as summer wanes, lower water levels may make it more of a miss. But then there’s West Virginia’s Gauley River. Every fall during what’s ...

This story was produced by April D. Lee and distributed by Next Net. There’s no question about it, whitewater rafting is about as exciting a sport as it comes, nestled amongst some of the most ...

I’d never been whitewater rafting before, but I wanted our visit to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia to be the pinnacle of our recent family vacation, so I chose a trip with ...