Karl Gordon organized a trip on the Lower Gauley for all of us XXXXXTREEEEME boaters.
Guy and I arrived at 11:00 pm to a sleeping campground and were forced to sit and drink on the hood of the wagon like
kayaking gang bangers. We tried to join some young climbing chicks for a drink and a fire but were snubbed when the
under 35 boys showed up. "Sorry grandpa, you smell like the James."
We awoke to Iron Chef ; Part One and soon after were off to paddle the Lower Gauley! Unfortunately the C Wagon
couldn't run the big boy shuttle but it served us well just the same.
The run was nothing less than a run on the Lower Gauley. There was a bit of the Goshen Factor for the new guys
(Monster, Jim and Guy) but after running Koontz Flume they they were as loose as twenty dollar hor...ticulturalist.
Like expert paddlers and river guides, Dave Kessman and Alicia showed us all the lines. Angry Dave even showed
us the same line four times on three different rapids.
When all was said and done...No Swimming!
w00t!
The next morning after Iron Chef Competition 2; Electric Cookaloo, we met at the visitor center and made our way down
for a quick run on the Gorge. Turns out you could practially run down the Gorge but at -.5 it was still a great
run. So great that above Lower Keeney Jill (JJ) and Bridget sat on a rock, discussed their fears, shared some tears
and ran it the Anna Levesque way.
At the take out we had a giant group hug and thanked Dog we were American
