These 3 guys? They're having a blast.
Well, it doesn’t get much better, y’all.
It sometimes gets a bit warmer, but not much better.
Forecasts for snow turned into a little more than intermitten mist. We reached a normal-for-late-October 42 degrees. The people who are showing up have been having a great time.
And who is that, exactly?
Well, jumpers have come from as close as Oak Hill, WV to as far away as India. It runs the gamut age-wise, too. From 18 to 81, BASE jumping knows no bounds.
Rappel teams have been running up to 6 descents. Plus, they don’t have to go back up the rope if they don’t want to (!)
Rafters are taking their paddles to the rapids of the New, and, yeah, it’s probably a bit chilly when those waves smack them in the face. But it’s worth it.
The vendors are out in full force. They’ve got everything from shortbread to shish-kabobs. If you like to eat it, someone is cooking it.
The photographers, the families, the Harley Davidson folks, the leaf-peepers, the college kids, the locals, the out-of-towners, they’re all out, as well.
Everyone’s having at least as much fun as me. Maybe more.
It’s still going on. There’s still time. Bridge Day 2009 rolls right along…
Tags: BASE Jumping, Bridge Day, bridge day rappel, New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia