Golly Gauley

Upper Gauley Rafting trip -- September 13, 1998

Trip hosted by Appalachian Wildwaters
AYMFers Matt and Rick with a bunch of FIFOs
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The night before.

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The throne.

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Waking up, getting ready for the big adventure.

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Get on the bus.

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This was supposed to be a picture of the start, showing the turbulence coming from the dam. But I screwed up.

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Another view of the start.

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Part of our motley group. The red boat in the back is the go-for-it boat skippered by the legendary Rick-O-Chet.

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One of the smaller rapids

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Swimming, anyone?

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One of the major rapids. That's not us, I took this picture during lunch.

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This wasn't supposed to be an empty picture. There's a kayak submerged in there somewhere. Wait a minute and he'll pop up.

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Returning to the boat after lunch

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Bob and Rick jumping off a big rock.

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A little faded, but there's Rick-O-Chet picking up his crew after he dumped them the second time. And for that, they paid extra.

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Our guide Jeff. He gets paid to have fun. And when rafting season ends, he's moving to Florida to be a kept man.What am I doing wrong?

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