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| During the first several years of the
GSP Raft Trip we camped at Mountain Manor Campgrounds, near Summersville
WVa. Some of the people in this campground scene are listed below (left
to right). Stacy (in purple shirt and white shorts, Rich (pink shirt, black shorts), Bill (Too Tall, Toledo) (black shorts, Ken (Mr. Camper) (wearing hat, Scot (pink shirt and blue jeans), Bill (orange shirt, Don (blue shirt and blue jeans), Steve (no shirt and cutoffs) |
Waiting for the towels to dry | Stacy and Kirk | Stacy, Kirk, Bill (Too Tall), Karen? | Ed shows off his hat with a color not found in nature to Eileen and Julie | Clockwise from bottom right, Don, Stacy, Bill "Toledo", Bob, Malcolm |
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| Don and Barb | Don, Rich, and Stacy | Paul, Melora "Llama", Don | Rich and Kris | the leg and Stacy | Steve |
A buoy in Summersville Lake provided the entertainment one hot afternoon. The GSPs, a goal oriented group if there ever was one, decided that it was necessary to sink the buoy. We didn't get it very deep, but it did do a good job of launching Ed out of the water.
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Another good way to spend an afternoon is watching the rafts come through
Fayette Station, one of the last big rapids on the New River.
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| Malcolm | Ken, Bill, Stacy, Steve | Malcolm | Ken | Scot | Julie and Chris |
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This year was a big year for exploring. The New River Visitors Center
provided the location to find some new trails. According to a note on Don's maps, this was the first year we found the trail to Lower Keeney Rapid
on the New River
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| New River Gorge Bridge | New River looking towards Miller's Folley | The New River, looking at Surprise | Melora, Julie, Dan, and Gretchen at the visitors center | Stacy, ??, Ed (with orange hat), Ken (with white hat) check out the maps |
A trip to Babcock State Park means a walk down the Fisherman's trail to
Mann's creek, a swim in the pool at the bottom, and rock hopping along Mann's
creek back to the grist mill. Part of the trail follows the old roadbed of the
Mann's Creek Railroad.
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| Ed helps Greg | Don watches Ed help ?? | Barb, Bill, Stefanie, and Steve (?) dam the stream | View of Mann's creek at the bottom of Fisherman's trail in Babcock State Park |
Finally, it's rafting time! These shots, taken on the river, show a bit of
the excitement. Notice the old, heavy, oar boats. Sorry, no names, but I think
it's a picture of Bill jumping off Jump Rock
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