Tag Archives: River Guides

Often when I take group of rafters down the river, the adventurous and curious will ask what it takes to be a raft guide. Well first, you have to take vow of poverty.  You won’t get rich by being a raft guide, but you will get to meet people from Read more.

Miller’s Folly gets Big Wave Dave’s nod as the best Lower New River rapid because rafters get to experience big wave trains, steep drops and booming holes Continue reading

Of all the rapids on the Lower New River, I think I love Miller’s Folly the best. As a raft guide, I like to ask my guests which rapid they liked the best several times during their trip and see if it changes throughout the day.  Interestingly enough, it is Read more.

You never know what you’ll find when you visit ACE Adventure Resort. One woman found the man of her dreams amid all the rubber and West Virginia whitewater Continue reading

Veteran guide offers tips on how to choose the best paddlers for a ACE Adventure Resort’s Whitewater Rumble, a whitewater raft race on the Lower Gauley in WV Continue reading

Being a raft guide at ACE Adventure Resort means an office on the whitewater of in New River Gorge and sharing it with great people like yourselves. Continue reading

The allure of ACE’s friendly staff and the whitewater of the Lower New River in West Virginia proves irresistible to this North Carolina couple Continue reading

An ACE rafter is excited by the arrival of ACE’s Gauley River catalog, prompting a detailed account of what to expect for the upcoming whitewater rafting season Continue reading

ACE raft guide Alyson takes a break from her grueling schedule of whitewater fun to blog about her thoughts about life on the river and give you an inside look. Continue reading

ACE Adventure Resort’s Summer Gauley Program is an intense, up close experience with world-class whitewater. Meet the accomplished women who lead the trips. Continue reading