Here’s a story by Joyce Cooper all about the very first trips down West Virginia’s Lower Gauley River, and how a lot of the whitewater rapids that are now world famous got their names. Enjoy!
ACE offers a very special Guided Mountain Bike Trip this time of the year. It’s called “Follow the Gauley River”, and it has to be one of the best rides in the country that just about anyone can do.
My days in the marketing department at ACE Adventure Resort are spent in front of a computer cranking out all kinds of artwork. I do everything from print and Web ads to posters, banners, signs and photos that you see at the resort.
I can really put a computer through the paces, so it’s imperative that I have one with all the muscle to keep up with me. Also, the programs I use are demanding, as well as the large photo files.
Posted in other adventures
Tagged ACE Adventure Resort, computer, mac, marketing, other adventures, Trish Morgan
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Capt. William D. (Dabney) Thurmond died at his home in Minden last Saturday (May 19, 1910) evening at 6:30 o’clock. The funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by the Rev. Fitzgerald, the interment following immediately afterwards at the Thurmond family burial grounds in Minden. Continue reading
Posted in New River Rafting, Our Area
Tagged Civil War, history, New River, New River Rafting, Our Area, railroad, Rick Bayes, Thurmond
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If the river is running at “0″ feet – there is no water, right? Is that even possible? Not true when you are talking about the New River. We even run it at negative water levels. How is this possible? Continue reading
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Tagged cubic feet per second, Dragan, Fayette Station Gauge, New River history, Rick Bayes
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After reading Julia’s blog “ACE: Fun for all ages! Even Grandpa” it inspired me to relate a story about Carl, a 76-year-old gentleman I took down the Upper Gauley some years ago. Continue reading
Posted in Gauley River Rafting
Tagged Class V, Gauley River Rafting, grandpa, guest, Iron Ring, oldest, Rick Bayes, Upper Gauley
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I don’t think many people fully realize the size of ACE Adventure Resort. Continue reading
Posted in New River Rafting, Our Area
Tagged coal, Conchoe, Dun Eden, Erskine, ghost towns, history, New River Rafting, Our Area, railroad, Rick Bayes, Thurmond
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ACE Goes Big! New Welcome Center Part I
If you read Scott’s blog “Where did the ACE Welcome Center Go?” a while back you know that the old Welcome Center disappeared. Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Log Cabins, Gauley Season, Geothermal, Our Area, Rick Bayes, Welcome Center
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During the 1870s, workers constructed the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad through the New River Gorge. The C&O was considered one of the most difficult engineering feats of the time; contractors building the railroad were said to have “buried a man and two mules” for every mile of track laid. Continue reading
Keith, the video man, recently released this video of us tearing it up on ATVs at ACE. It is a tough job working for North America’s largest adventure resort at times. I guess someone has to do it, though. Continue reading
