3 Rivers:The Bluestone, Gauley and New 

How can you not Love that

I’m originally from Hinton (and descended from the Lilly Family, “Shootin Bob” was my g-g grandfather). Now that I’ve retired, the Bluestone is calling me home to leave behind the craziness of Northern Virginia. Even though I haven’t lived there in 50 years, I always called it home.

14:39 grow op?

I can appreciate the desire to preserve the natural beauty of WV, but for one of the poorest states in the Union to continually close down industry in the name of preserving nature seems self destructive to a point. I guess that want to keep it beautiful for people to see as they pass through. The state is rich in natural resources and poor in everything else. Sounds about normal for the current path of our country. To preserve nature for future generations who are becoming more and more unable to afford housing and can't find employment seems like tying our own noose. Foolishness.

This is my birth place, love listening to the train in the mountains high above Gaugly mountains.

I'm from Mercer County, West Virginia and I know all about the Bluestone River. Fished on it all my life. I've seen the New River and been on the Gauley River. All of it is breathtaking in it's majesty and makes you realize why we call West Virginia Almost Heaven.

Care to explain why the Greenbrier river isnt included in this..?? It joins the New river less than two miles downstream of the Bluestone. Plus, its longer and drains more area.... forget the fact that it's the longest unchecked (undammed) river in the state....🤔

I was raised in West Virginia it's the most beautiful place on Earth

PLACE WHERE I CALL HOME.

Seeing these documentaries brought back a lot of memories. I am retired now and a US Navy veteran, 79 yrs old , all my family gone now, we all were very poor. My dad's family were deeply involved in the holiness religion.

Mt Nebo .. is it Alnost Heaven so buying land and cabin their is a home Run

Love this area. As a rafter it is my paradise. Literally my Disney!! Best rafting in the U.S. for my money. Gauley season is beyond special especially running the whole river at once. You can almost hear angels singing at the put it!!

Living in Salem Virginia i used to see 419W, the road into West Virginia, and it looked like a road into the dark forest of Robin Hood lore.

I was born in Iaeger West Virginia and it is one beautiful countryside!

AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS 50 STATE PARKS.

Being from Radford VA. 1945 moved to a coal camp in Beaver WVa, all my family were coal miners. The did a lot of strip mining a Grandview just across the hwy from Beaver. I have a lot of history in southern WVa.,Lewisburg, Raleigh, Beckley, Beaver, Shady Springs, Hinton. New River Galley, Nitro, Charleston.

New River actually starts at Jacksonville, NC from the Atlantic Ocean

Beautiful film, very informative and I love this place! I live near it all!❤

I was born in WVA and the New river and Gauley river we swam in , Summers there were glorious , rafting on the river , picnics occasionaly with a lot of cousins , I remember the good times , choose not to remember the hard times which were many for our Mother who supported 6 boy's, we left WVA when I was twelve , what a culture shock , I will always cherish the memories of those times , and of the people we left behind , most gone now , but that beautiful State will alway's live on. I will return to visit at least one more time ,hopefully soon .

I believe that about the New River is the River of Death, I am almost 60 and I have known of hundreds of people to drown in that river. Yes, it is beautiful, but deadly.

Fishing’s went down hill in a lot of places. You should have left the rivers alone.

Lived in wv for my first 28 years. The only reason I go visit is because of the New River.

Times have always been tough for us hillbillies ,my nick name is Buck, am from queen sholes area dutch ridge.west virgina, lol

Why do Americans always talk about "the first Europeans to see this and that"?

Thank you for a beautiful video. I went to WVU and my parents moved to Mannington in the late 80s. The Appalachians are a national treasure.

Been swimming in all 3 years ago Well my mom and dad are from W.Va I grew up in W.Va and love the state grew up in Greenbriar Co Alta Alderson

I am from WV, and this makes me home sick, Gauley bridge is close to home

Fantastic so wild and beautiful.Great job

Belle rivière, may it stay that clean, 🌹🎡🐱‍🐉✨

Lotsa beautiful places on this world but the writing is on the wall. Nothing or no one can change the inevitable. We all die.

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IF YOU LOVE HISTORY VISIT BULLTOWN HISTORICAL SITE IN BRAXTON COUNTY W.VA.

I could live in these mountains and valleys and fish in these rivers 😍 for a life time with a video camera in my hand.

What a great show, about great places, made by a great filmmaker.

My home...

Living The Drram

Thanks for sharing.

Leave nature alone

Introducing trout seasonally to a stream that willnot support them year around? Doing a great job of maintaining a naturally balanced eco-system guys! Bottom line is always the almighty dollar, isn't it?

this is wonderful

My daughter and son in law went to New River Gorge. They loved it. Went rafting.

The state road should make the roads in bluefield West Virginia more flat landed the state roads to make the roads in Beckley West Virginia more flat landed

The state road should make the roads in bluefield West Virginia more flat landed the state roads to make the roads in Beckley West Virginia more flat landed

Now THAT'S progress!

Great video! I’ve traveled the mountains for 60 plus years and the one point that we can all agree on is that you just can’t get enough of them. By the way, Grandfather mountain host the Highland Games on a yearly basis also.

Awsome buddy i found same thing here in ohio thank you for sharring

Rangers ....living a dream ..cant get any better.

He said white people move there white people wasn't the only people in them hills and valleys my father was raised from 13 till 18 in 1948 in Logan WV

Nick Rahall, thank you for your lifelong dedication to us and this beautiful area of our beloved country. Each and every Parks Service Employee, Outdoor Adventure Guides and Scientists show us their love of this place

The state roads to make the roads flat landed in West Virginia Southern West Virginia

closed captioning would help to learn to read...thumbs down

Natural areas are great for just one reason.

The state road should make the roads in Princeton West Virginia more flat landed

They should make the roads flatter in southern West Virginia flat landed

We need to build more interstates and bridges in Beckley West Virginia

We need to build more interstates and bridges in Beckley West Virginia

We need to build more bridges in interstates in bluefield West Virginia

We need to build more interstates and bridges in Princeton West Virginia

But I don’t want to put it backs on the tax payers

We need more bridges in interstates in southern West Virginia

I truly enjoyed this. It leaves one hopeful.

Beautiful.

And dismonds minerals

Love my home state

Just came across this video, Jim is retired now but he was one of the best naturalist the state has ever had.

I spent a lot of time near the on the Gauley out side of Bolair, we had a coal tipple there

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Water and wildlife is everything to West Virginia and we should base everything around it. Trump made it legal for coal companies to pollute the waterways.

I grew up in southern WVa. . I was really disappointed when I drove my family up from SC.a few years ago and we stopped at Pipestem. The main lodge rooms were shabby and run down looking.

And "trumpy" did everything he COULD to destroy ALL of it.

Love you.