Jessica Gauley has always felt most at home in the Honey Island Swamp. Her parents brought her to the 70,000 acre wetland near their home in Pearl River, Louisiana, before she could walk. By the time ...

To prepare for Gauley Fest, all year, whitewater paddlers train - both for the river and, paddlers often joke, for the after-party, which has a reputation of going all night. Gauley Fest is the ...

AHE, based in Beckwith, is a college preparatory high school with a focus on whitewater kayaking. The school — currently with 12 students from 11 states in grades 9-12 — was initiated by founder David ...

OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — It is that time of year again to tame the “Beast of the East” in the 31st annual Upper Gauley Animal Race! The race will take place on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. at ...

HUNTINGTON — The Gauley River will be wilder than normal next week when the Army Corps of Engineers does a special water release for a kayak festival. On Tuesday morning, the corps plans to increase ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia Land Trust invites the public to celebrate the protection of the Heart of the Upper Gauley River Canyon on Friday, Sept. 26. The WVLT will host a celebration in ...

OFFduty staff writer Jon R. Anderson, rear right, and crew navigate West VirginiaÕs raging Gauley River Ð better known among white water enthusiasts as the ÔBeast of the EastÕ Ð during its peak flow ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Pennsylvania man who drowned after his kayak overturned in the Gauley River. New River Gorge National River chief ranger Jeff West says 55-year ...