[sweetwater]

I'm too late, I guess, but I knew the New River Gorge Bridge when it was just a rumor, then a plan, then a construction project that seemed to take forever. We used to have to drive down the hairiest hairpin turns to the bottom, cross the river on a one-lane bridge, then up the other side's scary hairpin turns. Quite exciting. I understand there is an annual BASE jumping event from the bridge.
Oh and re: rafting - my sisters, a cousin, and I were skinny dipping in the river when a couple of rafts popped around the bend. We hit the deeper water between the rocks and shrieked with laughter after they had gone. Good times!