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“We’re not going to make it!” screamed Kevin Ferrell over the roaring river as we shot from Upper to Middle Keeney rapids just right of our intended line.  Under a heavy sky and driving rain we desperately tried to move … Continue reading →

After a week of lazily floating down a healthy Greenbrier River, not to mention enjoying the best hospitality West Virginia has to offer, we entered the final and most challenging river of our journey on Saturday, May 12. The New … Continue reading →

In the last week we have kept with our goal of making as few miles as possible each day.  The Greenbrier provided a stark contrast to the Jackson.  Instead of battling up continuous rapids through filthy water alongside I-64, we have … Continue reading →

We arrived in Buchanan in the midst of a cold, driving rain that persisted for the next day and a half.  Our friend Jimmy Lewis opened his home to us and we all enjoyed showers, clean laundry, and sleeping inside … Continue reading →

With Balcony in the rear view the crew is relishing the beauty of Appalachia and taking time to explore relics of The James River and Kanawah Canal.  West of Lynchburg, we are finally in the waters Marshall surveyed in 1812. We spent much … Continue reading →

After a day of rest in Lynchburg we loaded the Mary Marshall onto the trailer for her 23 mile portage around the seven dams that lie between Lynchburg and Snowden, where we would begin the most challenging portion of the … Continue reading →

Last night at nine o’clock an exhausted but excited Marshall crew poled into Lynchburg where we were greeted at the James River Float Company by a dedicated group of friends and family.  Four of the six crew are Lynchburg natives; all eagerly devoured the pot luck meal … Continue reading →