What Almost Wasn’t

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There were supposed to be dams at Swallow Falls and Sang Run.

The Little Town In The Woods

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Kendall is the name most people remember. But it wasn't the first name of the little town a few miles above Friendsville, nestled tightly between the river and its canyon walls.

A First Descent

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Before May 31st, 1959, the Upper Yough was a line on a map, a guess in a guidebook. Three boaters changed that.

Dave Demaree

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Dave and his brother Dan guided a host of boaters down the Upper Yough, turning it from seldom paddled stream into a river famous across the country.

John Sweet

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John Sweet’s fame lies two hours south of the Youghiogheny, in the swirling waters of the Gauley River.

Bob Alexander

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Bob Alexander got into boating through his parents, paddling fold boats on the Delaware and upstate New York.

Jackson Wright

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Jack had a reputation for “adventure through misadventure” as he wandered his way down the un-run rivers of West Virginia.

Heinzerling

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Bill Heinzerling had a really bad day on the river.

Tommy’s Hole

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As Tom disappeared around the corner, I doubt his group imagined what would happen next.

Wright’s Hole

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Up until Jack's mishap at Wright's hole, a swim on the Upper Yough was really bad news.