More Information on Trip #16: Premier Upper Gauley
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“The Right Raft for America’s Best Whitewater”
Each year, rafters from around the world come to West Virginia to run the Gauley River. (However, many of these folks don’t get to experience all the thrills that this magnificent river offers because they’re not riding in an ACE premier raft.) Almost 20 years ago, ACE pioneered the use of light, agile 14-foot rafts…perfect for the huge waves, tight chutes and big drops of the Upper Gauley. Until then, everyone rode in heavier, less maneuverable 16-foot rafts, or bucket boats. (Sadly, most companies still use these boats for most of their trips.) They charge you more to ride in a smaller raft…if they offer them at all.Here at ACE, your raft won’t be overcrowded and you’ll get the ride you deserve…that’s our guarantee to you! The Upper Gauley is simply the best 1-day rafting trip in America! No other river has the Gauley’s unique combination of high volume and tight, technical rapids. It’s powerful, relentless and sometimes…more fun than you can imagine! With near non-stop action and over 50 rapids…including no fewer than SIX Class V+ monsters…there’s nothing like the Upper Gauley anywhere in the country. Our trip begins at the base of Summersville Dam and runs 12 miles of almost continuous rapids. Rapids with names like Lost Paddle, Pillow Rock, Iron Ring, Insignificant and the incomparable Sweets Falls are truly the stuff of legend. You’ll soon see why people come from literally around the world to paddle the Gauley.In addition to the most agile boats on the river, a trip with ACE offers another advantage you’ll find nowhere else. You’ll be eating right at the base of Sweets Falls at ACE’s private lunch site. This is a front-row seat with covered picnic tables as you watch all the other rafts run the Gauley’s most famous drop. At ACE, the finest trip deserves an exceptional lunch. As you watch the show at Sweets, you’ll enjoy hot grilled burgers, chicken breasts and tuna steaks…plus a huge variety of salads and veggies. We’ve even put in sanitary facilities so you won’t have to answer Nature’s call behind a tree. You may know that ACE is the only company to raft the Gauley all Summer long. With our combination of four fleets of different size boats and eight access points, we can run the Gauley at almost any water level. This makes a difference on the Fall Gauley, too. ACE logs more miles on the Gauley than anyone. About 100,000 customer miles every year! On a river like the Gauley, experience is a very important factor in your safety and enjoyment. Once you raft the Gauley with us, you’ll see why more rafters have chosen ACE as their Gauley outfitter for the last 15 years. There is a difference and we think you deserve the best of everything. |
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