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CHERRY BOMB WAVE, WEST VIRGINIA, USA FEBRUARY 2022 The headwaters of the Gauley flow out of the Monongahela Forest around Richwood, WV. These Class II-III+ runs offer dozens of miles of approachable whitewater. However, the Headwaters are easily overlooked by the vast amount of world-class whitewater downstream. For Shane Groves, growing up in the Headwaters alongside his brother was a blessing. At the beginning of the pandemic, Shane and his wife moved back to the Headwaters to have their first child on his family farm. He has again found solace in the Headwaters during big rain events when he would normally be falling down steep creeks around Fayetteville, WV. Instead, cruising miles of scenic Cranberry, discovering quirky play around the Top Gauley, and catching big wave surfs on high water Cherry…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2022

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