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The
two RV Gypsies walked across the New River Gorge in West Virginia on the
under-structure of the World famous New River Gorge Arch Bridge; across
the canyon on a 24-inch-wide catwalk, 851 feet above the river |
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guide, took the two RV Gypsies and others on a short path to the bridge and catwalk. Tours are usually 2-3
hours in length. |
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The catwalk
is 24” wide with a substantial railing. Before beginning the tour,
the tour guide Doug securely fastened the two RV Gypsies and the others onto a safety cable making
it impossible to fall from the bridge during the Bridge Walk tour.
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| Below: Karen and Lee Duquette, the two RV Gypsies, ready to walk the entire 3,030 foot length of the bridge on the catwalk. | |
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Doug went "below"
to explain about construction and maintenance of the bridge. |
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Below: The view 851 feet
below lies Fayette Station Road, the New River, and the Tunney Hunsaker
Bridge |
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| On the previous page of this website, the two RV Gypsies photographed the New River Gorge Arch Bridge from the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge - and here is a photograph of the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge taken from the New River Gorge Arch Bridge. | |
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Below: The view looking
straight down 851 feet |
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| Below: The catwalk,
which sometimes shook just a teeny-tiny bit as cars and trucks drove on
the bridge overhead. |
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| The two RV Gypsies witnessed Whitewater kayakers 851 feet below, challenging Fayette Station Rapid (class 4 rapids) and a coal train laboring through the winding gorge. | |
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| Karen and Lee Duquette, the two RV Gypsies on the catwalk 851 feet above the gorge. Doug took photos of every person (or group) on the tour. | |
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Below: A Falcon watched
the two RV Gypsies as they walked on the catwalk. |
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Below: Exiting the catwalk
and seeing the New River Gorge Arch Bridge from a whole new angle. |
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| Then the two RV Gypsies
and their fellow "catwalkers" took a trail to the road and got
shuttled back to the Bridge Walk headquarters. The two RV Gypsies highly
recommend this tour. Thank you Doug, for an excellent and informative
tour. And Thank you Lisa, for the shuttle bus ride.
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Continue
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