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To really experience the New River, you have to get out on the water. With the help of any of over fifty professional rafting companies you can get down and into a boat for white water rafting.
The NPS webpage says:
New River Gorge National River includes 53 miles of free-flowing New River, beginning at Bluestone Dam and ending at Hawks Nest Lake. The New River typifies big West Virginia style whitewater. Within the park it has two very different characters. The upper (southern) part of the river consists primarily of long pools, and relatively easy rapids up to Class III. It is a big powerful river, but very beautiful, always runnable, and providing excellent fishing and camping. There are a number of different river access points, and trips can run from several hours to several days..
The lower (northern) section of river is often referred to as "the Lower Gorge." In a state that is justifiably renowned for colossal rapids, the Lower Gorge has some of the biggest of the big with rapids ranging in difficulty from Class III to Class V. The rapids are imposing and forceful, many of them obstructed by large boulders which necessitate maneuvering in very powerful currents, crosscurrents, and hydraulics. Some rapids contain hazardous undercut rocks. Although the gradient is a modest 20 ft/mi, the rapids are of the full-grown West Virginia variety: big...
Since it was too cold to get into a raft, we drove up to the Sandstone Falls Overlook. The falls are 25 foot high and are located 8 miles north of the town of Hinton on State Route 26.
Local river-rafting outfits include New River Tours (tel 304/466-2288 or 1-800/292-0880) and Cantrell Canoes (tel 304/466-0595 or 1-800/470-RAFT), both charging from $69 per person (with occasional specials) for trips through the gorge. Leave a Comment
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Whitewater rafting on the New River can be as thrilling or relaxing as you choose. The Upper New will give you gentle rapids, class I to III, where even children are safe to navigate. The Lower New is deemed the "Grand Canyon of the East" with rapids ranging from Class II to V. First timers have no fear....you will be safe provided you are with an experienced guide - I highly recommend Mountain River Tours.
Packages vary from half day river runs to all week-end activities including camp-outs, horseback riding and hiking.
For Lodging, consider Hawks Nest State Park - but book early.....short of that, look for lodging in nearby Summersville, Oak Hill or Fayetteville. Leave a Comment Theme: Rafting
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In addition to hosting basketball, the 14,000-seat coliseum is also home to West Virginia University's men's wrestling and women's volleyball and gymnastics teams. Other sports facilities within the coliseum include a 3,000-square-foot (280-square-meter) weight room, raquetball and squash courts, and a dance studio. There are also about 100 offices, 13 lecture rooms, and a safety laboratory.
Throughout the years, the coliseum has also hosted concerts (but the acoustics are not very good) and the 1984 and 1988 Atlantic Ten Conference men's basketball tournaments.
In 2004, the coliseum underwent major renovations and upgrades, which have resulted in new state-of-the-art features. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingDirections: The West Virginia University Coliseum is located on Monongahela Boulevard, just north of downtown Morgantown on the Evansdale Campus of the university
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Snowshoe was NOT what I expected at all. We drove up to the ski resort that was located miles from anywhere and found something that resembled a Disney resort .....
I am not sure how this place got to where it is, but it sort of looked out of place amongst the rest of West Virginia. When we go skiing, I like to rent a house or cabin from some local owner and just drive to the resort to ski. I don't really like large hotels or condos. This is really not possible in West Virginia. You can either stay at the resort and spend a lot of money on lodging, or you could potentially drive hours to the nearest town and stay in some motel. There really is not much else out there. Plus, there is nothing else to do there in the winter time, so if there is no snow , you could find yourself stuck on top of the mountain in the resort with nothing to do. Plus, the slopes were not that impressive.
I wonder if any of the local economy benefits at all from this ski resort. Don't get me wrong, it looked like a very nice resort for people that like that sort of thing, it was just not me.... Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
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