A 17-year-old student from a Montana kayaking prep school drowned Friday when his kayak got trapped under water on the Upper Gauley River, authorities said. The body of the Missoula, Mont., teen was ...

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 ...

— -- For Heather Lukacs of Russellville, W. Va., a favorite part of the Gauley River is near a break in a 100-foot rock wall where Canyon Doors Rapid forms standing waves. With a lifetime of ...

The Gauley River Festival brings some unique people to West Virginia, but that’s not a bad thing. The challenge of navigating the rapids in kayaks and canoes draws enthusiasts from all over the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There I was, as the storytellers say, shooting between the sheer, towering stone cliffs of the Potomac gorge, hurtling along in a narrow, round-bottomed white-water kayak through a Class III rapids ...

On most weekends of the Gauley's release season, the feeling alone of paddling endless-seeming Class IV-V rapids below West Virginia's Summersville Dam would be invigorating enough. But on the third ...

The latest from JK just debuted over the weekend at the annual Gauley Fest. The Gauley is a perfect playground for the Antix 3.0-style kayak. Let’s dive into what this new-generation boat is all about ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Whitewater rafting, kayaking and paddleboarding are a big part of what drives tourists to Fayetteville, and while the New River can still be enjoyed during the drought, ...

I grew up swimming and fishing the rivers of Southern Colorado and have always been drawn to flowing fresh water. I was 15 the first time I sat in a white water kayak and it felt pretty natural ...