Drinking plenty of water will also help to keep your system hydrated. While drinking water is not the most efficient way to hydrate the skin, itâs still important for the health of your cells. Avoid misting your skin with a hydrating spray during flight.
As the James River flows through one of the gorges in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it drops in the Balcony Falls and again in a 3-mile (5-km) series of rapids (a total drop of 84 feet [26 metres]) above Richmond, where the river has been impounded by the Boshers Dam.
The Cartecay River Watershed is 136 square miles of forested land among the Blue Ridge Mountains. The run of the Cartecay alternately drops over narrow rapids up to 100 yards long and then pools for placid stretches of scenic stream. Recreation on the river includes 3 miles of scenic calm below Holt Bridge Road, followed by 7 miles of intermittent white water on a narrow streambed under forest canopy.