ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, May 19, 1996                   TAG: 9605210029
SECTION: DISCOVER                 PAGE: 4    EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

HOLD ONTO YOUR...PADDLES

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  GENE DALTON/Staff. Looking for excitement? Try the New 
          River in a raft. The same river that offers such serene canoeing in 
          the New River Valley also has great whitewater rafting just a few 
          hours away in southern West Virginia.