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| Summer, 2005 Ryan, Chris and I drove over to West Virginia to do some whitewater rafting at New River Gorge National River. Weather was perfect for camping. Click on any picture to enlarge (best viewed in 1024 x 768): Ryan volunteered to Base camp at The night we arrived this View from the do most of the driving. Ace Adventure Center huge spider had set up his bottom. Almost I enjoyed being the web at the front of looks like a face! passenger for a change. our tent. Ryan checking out the We decided to check out some of the WV Miners had to chisel spider. I know Chris was local sites including a mine ride down into and blast through solid tempted to push him into an old coal mine in Beckley, WV. rock just to reach the that web! layer of Coal. Miners would fill a one Our mine guide Typical Miner Quarters Then we drove up to the or two ton coal car had been a miner Yes, that's the whole New River Gorge Bridge which was pulled to for many decades. house. to look over the river we the surface by mule Miners live a tough we would be rafting down life New River Gorge Ryan and Chris in This is whitewater?!? Why But rafting would wait until a rare smile when I was young ... tomorrow morning, so it was off to exciting "Mystery Hole" where the Laws of Gravity don't apply! Spoooooky ! I should have replaced Hawks Nest State Park "Don't let go Chris starts those old brakes! "Come on up, the view Ryan! " I always down the trail is great!" give useful advice like that. Wild Frontiersman? Was it a No idea. We just Ed trying to smile Sure you made nah ... just a city boy mistake for like the spikes on him and pretend this it up there, but on a rock Chris to be hike isn't killing how ya going to this trusting?!? him get down? The next morning we Don't believe that Ed in back. Chris is And this was a fraction Ryan looks on as started rafting down look of confidence looking into the camera of a second later. Ryan his brother gets the New River. Chris and doesn't see the is slammed with hammered by rapids grabs an oar and leads wave coming over whitewater and Chris us down the river front of the raft about to get a dose This is my favorite This is one second There is a 20 foot tall Chris gets ready to Our raft mates: Laura pic. Notice how we are later boulder called swimmers take the leap and Sierra all laughing ... except rock that you can jump Ryan & Chris who see off into the River. In a what is about to moment of temporary hit them insanity, Ryan does a flip from the top |
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