A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: Coal Industry Veteran BYRD WHITE Loves West Virginia

摘要

Many of West Virginia's rivers are well-known for world-class Whitewater and they're often surrounded by historic coal country. The state features the New, Gauley, Cheat, Tygart, and more when it comes to taking people for a mild to wild ride down a West Virginia river-and it takes river guides to get these adventurers down safely. That guide might even be coal industry veteran turned weekend river guide, Byrd White. Based in Beaver, WV, Byrd is a veteran guide for Lansing-based Class VI-Mountain River whenever his "real" coal industry job allows. When he's not on the river, Byrd is with the Hylton Companies. This follows a long career with Bluestone Industries and more (including serving on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the West Virginia Coal Association).