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Julia's ACE Soundtrack To The River

Posted by: Julia in Whitewater Rafting, West Virginia, rafting videos, rafting, ACE Adventure Resort on Mar 17, 2010

Julia

One of the best parts of any river day is coming back to the Big Top and watching rafting videos. Once you start rafting, watching rafting clips becomes addictive. With TV being a novelty for guides, highlight reels will attract more of a crowd than the first weekend of March Madness.

Besides great hits, thrills and spills, the songs the video boaters use on their masterpieces add to the amazing atmosphere. Sadly, copyright laws allow ACE to only use certain songs in their videos, but I've always wanted to create a no-holds-barred soundtrack for the river.

Here's my ideal playlist for the Lower New River video:

Put-in: Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"

What better way to pump anybody up for a day on awesome whitewater?

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Meet The 'Gauley Girls'

Posted by: Jack in White Water Rafting, West Virginia, Upper Gauley, River Guides, rafting, inflatable kayak, Guides, Gauley River, funyak, Extreme Whitewater Rafting, ducky, Adventure Vacations, ACE Adventure Resort, ACE on Jun 13, 2009

Jack

You might already know that ACE — and only ACE — runs the Gauley River all summer long.

What you probably don’t know is that this program is run almost exclusively by women: the Gauley Girls.

The Summer Gauley is one of the most technical, demanding and difficult sections of water that are run commercially.  Water flows change daily and the Summer Gauley guides have to adapt to radically different levels on every trip.  Boat sizes change,  too.

Once the Gauley gets down to its lowest summertime levels, we run it in duckys, 1-person inflatable kayaks.

Imagine the mighty Gauley River, Upper and Lower, with even more rocks and even steeper drops, and you’re doing it in your own boat (under the expert guidance of the Gauley Girls, of course).

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Does The River Run In A Circle?

Posted by: Christy in White Water Rafting, West Virginia, rafting, Extreme Whitewater Rafting, Adventure Vacations, ACE on Jun 8, 2009

Christy

As a reservationist, one of our responsibilities is to answer any questions guests have concerning their vacation.  This is also where many guests unknowingly provide us with much needed comic relief.  

I understand that you probably have never done anything like we provide, so really I am not poking fun.  I can promise you that if I go to the Grand Canyon, the first thing I’m going to ask before I get on my donkey is how often do they fall off the cliff?  Those folks have probably heard that question thousands of times and probably think it’s absurd, but for me, it’s a legitimate concern — so trust me, I get it.  

I’d like to share with you some of our more unique questions that we’ve received, along with the answers:

  • Do you get wet while rafting?  As it is an activity that takes place in the water, let’s assume you’ll get wet, so wear your swimsuit.

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Be A Good Child: Take Mommy Rafting

Posted by: Christy in White Water Rafting, West Virginia, Upper Gauley, Reunions, Rafting Blogger, rafting, New River Gorge, Memories, Lower New River, Gauley River, fears, Family Vacations, family, Extreme Whitewater Rafting, challenge, Adventure Vacations, ACE Adventure Resort, ACE on May 19, 2009

Christy
Working in the whitewater industry we get a few perks, such as being able to offer our families the opportunities to raft with us when they come to visit their kids who have defected from the North.  


I’m one of those kids, and my mom comes at least once a year to raft with us.

My mom is fit, attractive, has a killer wardrobe, and swears that broccoli can cure any and all ailments.  She’s also always up for trying new things, even if it does make her a little nervous.  

My mom’s first rafting trip was on the Lower New River. She was all for it, and very excited.  I would never use the word clumsy if I were to describe my mom, but that is exactly what I will use when describing my mother while whitewater rafting.

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Strolling down memory lane without a GPS

Posted by: ScottP in technology, simplicity, rappelling, rafting, Memories, getaway, family, canopy on May 4, 2009

ScottP

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I am getting ready to turn a certain landmark age. It starts with "F" and rhymes with shorty. As I think back into the shadows of time, things used to be so much easier.

From my desk, I can see the lake on the ACE property. I watch kids and adults alike play on all of the toys on the lake. It reminds me of when I was a kid, going to the pool and swimming so hard all day that I would collapse on the drive home. Overall, it was such a simpler time. Technology was not a curse. It was a luxury. Don't you remember the joy of being a kid in the summer? It seemed like anything was possible.

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Can't go in the boat? You can still watch the rafting

Posted by: Lenore in rafting, Lower New River, Gear Shoppe, Fayette Station on Apr 27, 2009

Lenore

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We often have families with kids who may not be old enough to go rafting on the Lower New River . While there are lots to do at ACE, there's a great scenic drive that allows folks to drive down to where the raft trip ends and watch the trip run Fayette Station Rapid. If you ask the trip leader of the trip, he or she can give you an estimated time that they should be at Fayette Station.

And if you're lucky, you might even see a train or two rumbling through the gorge!

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Zip, zip, hooray

Posted by: Lenore in zipline, rafting, canopy on Apr 20, 2009

Lenore
Wow — I want to fly through the air with the greatest of ease, too!

As a child living in Brooklyn, NY, we were fortunate to live close enough to Prospect Park that we could spend almost every afternoon there. My brother and cousin taught me to climb my first tree at the age of 6, and after that you couldn’t keep me out of them.


When our canopy tour was developed, ACE was in the heat of the season and I never got a chance to try it out. I had planned on taking my maiden voyage when things slowed down during October — didn’t happen!

I somehow managed to fall and break my left shoulder in three places, so that definitely ended that plan. Now it’s spring, the weather is getting nicer, my shoulder is healed, and I plan to get out there and soar through the trees instead of just climbing them.

Who’s with me? Who’s more afraid of heights than you are of white water rafting? Which one do you think is more fun?

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