No West Virginia getaway is complete without ample time in the great outdoors, so why not plan to sleep among the treetops?

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 ...

— -- 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 ...

A kayaker navigates the turbulent waters of the Gauley River in Summersville, W.Va., on Sept. 30, 2020. American Rivers has named the Gauley River No. 10 on its list of most endangered rivers. (Getty ...

The raging Gauley River has just bucked me off my raft and sucked me into its depths, swishing me around like a mouthful of Listerine before spitting me out downstream. I emerge unscathed, exuberant ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Whitewater rafters are getting ready to brace for the big class V rapids, because Gauley Season has officially begun. Governor Jim Justice made the announcement Friday. The ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A spokesperson for the National Park Service said it may be early next week before divers can enter the waters of the Gauley River at Shipwreck Rock to recover the body of a ...

Question: Could you please advise us as to the most challenging whitewater-rafting rivers in the East (for a run this fall) and the outfitters who offer them? Adventure Adviser: By far the most ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - It has been almost a year since many parts of the region dealt with devastating flooding. As communities have worked to recover from the effects, neighbors in the town ...