The "Sweets of the East" perform a high-side to keep their raft from flipping as they climb up a pillow of water in Pillow Rock Rapid on the Upper Gauley. The "Sweets" are an all-women raft team made entirely of local female raft guides. This is a practice run for the downriver race which takes place on the Upper Gauley River today. Chad Foreman for the Register-Herald.

Chad Foreman Photography