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Haddy Nuff?  Me too.  That's why I chose it as my blogger name.  After 20 years of education and nearly 30 years spent in the corporate world I decided I had enough.  Time to do something else, or nothing, or whatever comes along.  This blog is dedicated to living life one day at a time - and trying my best to make the most of it.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Gauley River

Youngest son, Aaron, is visiting us from Seattle for about 10 days. Yesterday he and I plus two friends from Charleston rafted the Upper Gauley. We did a commercial trip with Wildwater Unlimited, the oldest company on the river having - in my opinion - the best guides. Our guide was a young man named Travis. Travis' off-season job is teaching swift water rescue techniques (a great skill to have in one's guide).

We were in a small 12-foot 4-man raft rather than the standard 18-foot 6-man variety. This allowed us the opportunity for a bit more exciting ride through some of the 30+ rapids we encountered on our journey. Here's a link to an extensive set of videos showing most of the rapids we experienced. We ran all the rapids listed on the Upper Gauley section and took out below Wood's Ferry. http://www.gauleyriverrapids.com/

Our guide purposely flipped our raft and we all swam - guide included - a rapid listed as Guide's Revenge - also known as Fuzzy Little Box of Kittens.

We had a great day. Bright beautiful sunshine. Excellent water. A simply wonderful day for rafting.
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