Imagine our surprise running across this footage on YouTube. Take it from this guy folks, the best ride on the Lower New River is in the boat.
You don’t need to be in competition condition to understand that this dude knows West Virginia white water.
Valentine’s Day lurks just two weeks away and, like most people, there’s a good chance you’re worried about surviving this most romantic of holidays. We can just feel the anxiety ratchet up a notch as you read this.
Just remember, Valentine’s Day is like rafting New River white water. If handled well, it can be a lot of fun. If you go at it half-heartedly, well, it can get crazy in a hurry. To help you out, here are four gifts to avoid and sensible alternatives that can make you the hero/heroine of your Valentine’s Day story. Continue reading
It’s no secret people love to hop on Facebook to see what’s going on the world. The white water rafting community based around ACE’s Facebook page goes beyond talking about what they had for lunch or the latest picture of their miniature fainting llama or what Slim Whitman tune they’re listening to on Pandorify.
ACE’s Facebook friends love one thing, pure and simple: White water rafting on West Virginia’s best rivers.
Just take a look at the list of the top 10 Facebook posts (based on number of “likes”) from 2011: Continue reading
The big white water on the New River always gets the glory — water exploding over the bow as the golden sun shines through the droplets and paddlers scream with delight.
And that’s cool. BUT, let us not forget the unsung heroes that keep the giggle factor high, smiles on faces and the fun flowing. These aren’t your class Vs, but they have a charm all their own — fun little moves, backward slides and hidden turns that, when you are finished, make you say, “Hey, that was fun!”
Even though it’s still winter, we can’t help but dream about hot summer days and New River rafting. So, read on fellow rafter, and start getting pumped for the 2012 rafting season. Continue reading
We’ve just added 4 new cabins to our ever-increasing lodging options, but we’ve run into trouble: We don’t know what to name them. Our minds seized up after coming up with such gems as:
See what I mean?
So, we’ve decided to turn to you for help in naming the new digs. For background, check out this post on these cabins and then come back here and post your comment. Please. We implore you.
Rules:
Feel free to use the share buttons to tweet or post this on Facebook. The more the merrier.
Psst. We’ll let you in on a secret: The New River Gorge is just as fun in the winter as it is in the summer.
You seem skeptical.
Well, gather round the crackling fire on this cold January day and listen close, my friends, for here are just 5 things out of many you can do here in the winter: Continue reading
Last year, we here at ACE offered up some ways to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Hopefully they were of some use to you. Now that you’ve shed those unwanted pounds, cleaned out the attic and knitted your own snuggie, let us share our 2012 resolutions with you, along with tips on what and what not to do to see them through. Continue reading
With Christmas only a couple of days away it’s hard not to think about family and friends, football and eggnog. In fact, I just woke up from an eggnog induced coma to write this post. Even though the holiday season is full steam ahead, we still have one foot outdoors. And as we prepare to greet the day, we hold in our minds an image of what the perfect world might look like.
And in that image we see you.
As you prepare to tuck into a nice holiday feast or sing songs or sleep during one of countless college bowl games, know that we are thinking about you and what 2012 may bring. We hope you:
1. Take time to play with the ones you love. Continue reading
At ACE, we strive to make our guides the best on the river. Now, in addition to earning a living by white water rafting and zip lining and calling ACE’s 1,500-acres of wilderness their back yard, we will be rolling out free guide housing in 2012.
ACE built 25 guide cabins in 2011 so that many returning guides will be treated to new places to call home. Our goal is to have a cabin for every guide who lives on property. That leaves about 65 cabins to go.
The coolest part? The cabins were built with wood timbered on property and by repurposing paint and bus windows. Why? Because our staff – and your guides are worth it.
And happy guides lead to happy guests. We know this because we have received comments on how reluctant guests are to shed the “ACE lifestyle” they enjoyed while with their guides. As a result, they have had some strange moments in their own everyday lives:
Construction is underway near Blackberry Campground for four new cabins that will be available this spring. Each includes a kitchen and living space, three bedrooms and two baths, a hot tub and roomy covered deck. To say these are amazing is to say that Susan Boyle is a one hit wonder. She is loaded with talent and these cabins are, well, perfection.
Here are the top 8 reasons why I love these cabins: Continue reading
