Every year, weirdos gather in Southern WV for scheduled dam releases on the Gauley River. In the past 5 years, a new sport has emerged; River Surfing, standing on standing waves. Most river surfers use shortboards, designed for ocean waves because they are fast and stable versus the higher volume and super wide stand-up paddle boards.
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| Can you see the difference between a SUP and a Shortboard? Couple rippers on Diagonal Wedges. |
Wootten rolled out to WV to learn how to stand up on his new 6' softech shortboard. His mate Shane Groves hooked him up with a ticket to the Party in the Holler over at Ace Adventure Resort to see the Wood Brothers on Saturday Night.
Shane and Wootten had breakfast at the WV chain Tudors Biscuit World for some caloric overload before a big day of park and play on the Lower G. Following breakfast, the dynamic duo dropped by la hacienda de George. George, who just got back from Honduras with his wife, is quite the homesteader. Here, you see the cabin he's built with lumber he milled with a chainsaw on location.
La Hacienda de George is conveniently located adjacent to the rough access road to the Middle Gauley. After a short drive down into the gorge, river noises filled the air. Over the bridge and down the tracks to the wave...
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| Looking upstream from the Peters Creek Bridge. |
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| Commuting |
Shane made all the other kayakers look like beginners with his sweet freestyle maneuvers.
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| Shane backstabbing |
George and Yadira ponder the future of la Hacienda from the lip of Laurel Creek Falls.
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