2001 Gauley River Festival
Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park
Rt 19, Summersville,WV
Admission $5
(no glass containers
permitted)
join
American Whitewater
for an evening in celebration of whitewater and the great outdoors
Continous live music 7pm to 2am
NEW this year!
Blowout SUMO WRESTLING presentation
suit up and take on your buddies!
Satisfy your paddling needs all in one location
Huge Silent Auction of paddling and
related gear
Dozens and dozens of generously
donated boats, gear, clothing,
books,videos, art, collectables. Auction concludes at
11pm
You won't believe the LARGE LIST of generous donors and vendors
The Best of the National Paddling Film Festival cutting edge
videos
River conservation exhibits to educate
and activate
Plus:
Onsite food & Beverages vendors come & eat dinner after the River
Games, raffle
Camping Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday
- $5 per person/night
- Dogs discouraged --$5 per dog/night (no kidding!)
- no reservations
- first come, first served
- we sold out last year so arrive early
- rules: don't pee on your neighbor's tent
- No beer sold on premises. People bringing their own should do so discreetly -- i.e., cans in those neoprene beer holders or in cups.
- Anyone makes trouble, we hunt them down and kill them.
- The managers of the County Memorial Park
where the festival is
held will be
very alert to the "no glass" rule this year. The fields we camp and
festival on are playing fields the rest of the time and the park managers
are very concerned (and so should we) about the possibility of serious
injury to some one using the playing field if broken glass is left behind.
So NO GLASS...USE CANS!!
Other Weekend Highlights :
Friday September 21
8pm at Festival Pavilion music by BlueHound
ACE Whitewater Film Festival
$5 Admission / Free for onsite campers
Saturday and Sunday Mornings
Breakfast served by the Ruritan Club
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at On-Site Dining Hall
The 2001 Gauley Fest T-shirt will be a
special re-issue of a William
Nealy design.
You may purchase these at the Gauley Festival at the AW Booth
from 5:00PM to 2:00 AM.
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT
WHITEWATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
Gauley River Information
In addition to the usual Friday through Monday releases Gauley Festival Weekend, there will be an additional 2800cfs release on Thursday Sept.20, plus a special 4000 cfs release on Tuesday, September 25. This means an unprecidented 6 solid days of Gauley releases to extend your paddling pleasure. The 4000cfs special release on Tuesday 9/25/01 day has been obtained to host the Canyon Doors Rodeo on the lower Gauley. In addition, the World Rafting Championships will also be held on the Upper Gauley from noon to 1pm on Tuseday September 25. The Upper Animal Race will be held on the Upper Gauley from 12:30 to 2pm on Monday,Sept.24. Boaters are of course welcome to paddle the river during these races, but please help support these events by pulling off the water during the race times from 12 until 2pm and generally try to stay out of the way of the competitors. Check out these pages for more info on the Upper Animal Race (Sept.24) and Canyon Doors rodeo and Raft Championships (Sept.25): Gauleyrace.com
Everything you could possibly ever
want to know about
The
2001 Gauley Releases
An article by AW Board Member Joe Greiner
Go here for Sam Lindblom's
excellent
Description Upper Gauley
Rapids
Also check out AW Board Member
Lee Belknap's
Descri
ption of Known Hazards on the Upper Gauley
For gauges, maps, shuttle, pictures and more info check out the AW StreamKeeper River pages :
2001 Gauley River festival information
contact:
email) Phyllis Horowitz
whiteh2o@catskill.net or call: 845-586-2355
Be A Gauley Festival Volunteer contact: Joe Greiner at
(919) 847-4704 joekayak@worldnet.att.net
updated 9/05/01