Many of our guides and staff head off to the mountains for the winter months. While some go west, others go south to avoid the cold. Here is just a partial list of some of the awesome places that the Songer crew will be headed next.

The Florida Keys
Telluride, CO
Taos, New Mexico
Summit County, CO
Southern Oregon
Boone, NC
Long Creek, SC
Tahoe, CA
Asheville, NC
Costa Rica
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Snowshoe Mountain, WV
Timberline Resort, Tucker County WV
Alaska
Whistler, BC

While they enjoy the changing of the seasons, we'll stick around here at Songer and hold down the fort until the Big Waters of the New River return to us in March. We can't wait to get back out there. Until then, keep us posted about your winter adventures…we'd love to hear about where you are going this season.

It seems like yesterday when we were just getting ready for Gauley season. Now, after six weekends of huge wave hits, epic surfing, and thunderous pillow rock splats, we are nearing the end of our iconic fall Gauley rafting season. Next weekend brings us Bridge Day on the Saturday the 18th followed by the final Fall Gauley release on Sunday the 19th. Always a favorite event of mine, I think I will get out my camara and take some photos of all the sights and sounds above and below the New River Gorge Bridge.

Last year several of our Bridge Day guests asked about why we didn't offer a shuttle to the bridge from the Songer Basecamp in the afternoon. After coordinating logistics, we realized that our location was ideal to access the bridge by bus from the North. So this year we are excited to offer the Bridge Day Bottom to Top tour. We'll get out early to raft the Lower New River, pulling over to check out the action underneath the bridge. Then we'll head back to base camp for a deli style lunch on the deck, followed by a shuttle down to the bridge. It's the only way to see the sights and sounds of Bridge Day from both the river and the bridge!

Of course we're pretty excited about running the Gauley one last time as well. Many of our guests will be completing their adrenaline filled weekend by running the Upper or Lower Gauley on Sunday. I know I'll be out there, conquering the famous Big 5 rapids one last time before we finish the season.

Don't miss the excitement. See you soon!

Austin