FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A spokesperson for the National Park Service said it may be early next week before divers can enter the waters of the Gauley River at Shipwreck Rock to recover the body of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A kayaker navigates the turbulent waters of the Gauley River in Summersville, W.Va., on Sept. 30, 2020. American Rivers has named ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — The National Park Service says two Virginia residents have died in the Gauley River in Nicholas County in recent days. A woman identified by authorities as Lee Lenora Doyle, 63, ...

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 ...

The raging Gauley River has just bucked me off my raft and sucked me into its depths, swishing me around like a mouthful of Listerine before spitting me out downstream. I emerge unscathed, exuberant ...

To prepare for Gauley Fest, all year, whitewater paddlers train - both for the river and, paddlers often joke, for the after-party, which has a reputation of going all night. Gauley Fest is the ...

LANSING, Wv (7News) — We’re traveling to Adventures on the Gorge to learn what makes the summer and fall seasons such a great time to visit. Colton Wright, raft guide at Adventures on the Gorge shares ...

The call of Gauley River’s siren song has attracted rafting enthusiasts for close to 50 years. Dave Arnold, a co-owner of Class VI River Runners in Lansing, says the river was first rafted by a ...

freling5@mindspring.com Adventure Adviser: By far the most challenging fall whitewater is West Virginia’s Gauley River. By whitewater, I mean more than 100 Class III, IV, and V rapids in a 28-mile ...

One paddler on our trip, Christina McIntyre (see hand on raft in lower left corner) falls out of a raft at the rapid Pillow Rock on the Gauley River. Thanks to quick action and strong swimming on ...

OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — It is that time of year again to tame the “Beast of the East” in the 31st annual Upper Gauley Animal Race! The race will take place on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. at ...