Gauley Weekend
Looking to get a crew going on the Gauley on what I’m hoping will be a lovely West Virginia weekend in September. Tentatively will do Lower Gauley on Saturday and the Upper on Sunday.
We can take down a couple of Gauley first-timers at most, at our discretion; Any Upper Gauley virgins must have a bomb-proof roll, solid self-rescue skills, swiftwater rescue training, and have paid their dues on difficult water. (i.e New, Lower Gauley, Occoee, etc). If you’re looking to step up to the Upper, contact me before the trip at marc@marcharkness.net.
Keeping group size to six maximum; in case we get more boaters, we’ll split up into smaller groups as needed and keep the ratio of experienced to non-experienced boaters high.
I’ll be staying at Tawney Farm campground.
http://tawneyfarm.com/index.html
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