What Almost Wasn’t
There were supposed to be dams at Swallow Falls and Sang Run.
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The Little Town In The Woods
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
Before May 31st, 1959, the Upper Yough was a line on a map, a guess in a guidebook. Three boaters changed that.
Dave Demaree
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
John Sweet’s fame lies two hours south of the Youghiogheny, in the swirling waters of the Gauley River.
Bob Alexander
Bob Alexander got into boating through his parents, paddling fold boats on the Delaware and upstate New York.
Jackson Wright
Jack had a reputation for “adventure through misadventure” as he wandered his way down the un-run rivers of West Virginia.
Heinzerling
Bill Heinzerling had a really bad day on the river.
Tommy’s Hole
As Tom disappeared around the corner, I doubt his group imagined what would happen next.
Wright’s Hole
Up until Jack’s mishap at Wright’s hole, a swim on the Upper Yough was really bad news.