West Virginia's New River is supposed to be the second oldest river in the world, right after the Nile, although there seems to be some dispute as to that statement. Either way, it's pretty old, and pair that with a whole bunch of local mining history and you know you're in for a nice little trip on the water. Our excellent and excellently funny guide Ray Ray was so much more than just a river runner helping guide our raft from point A to point B. He filled us in on plenty of local lore and had a broad knowledge of fauna and flora as well. And he's open to any questions that you may have. I have to say he gave me the jitters on the half hour bus ride to the drop off point, as he warned the crowd of the potential and inherent dangers of rafting (I must admit I was about fifty percent sure I was going to die that day). But even with the water level being a dozen feet higher than normal (rerouting us and denying us from floating under the New River Gorge Bridge), all went pretty smoothly. It was my first ever rafting trip, but it was such a fun enterprise that I immediately wanted more of it. Lunch is included in your $100 or so. And when all is done, the raft guides will down a couple beers in the Adventures on the Gorge bar (they don't just do rafting, they are a complete outfitting organization) and so should you. Was everything copastetic? Well, I found that they pushed us too much towards buying merchandise against the cold that we ended up not needing, but apart from that, no complaints.
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Jan 2019
Reverend, Ray Ray! Thank you, Stijn-traveler. Sorry about the cold-weather gear. Here's the logic behind that: it's always easier to cool down on the river than it is to warm up.