Hiking Along the Rubicon River - A Good Addition to a Rafting Trip on the American River
July 31st, 2007 by Robyn Suddeth
Last week, my family was in town for three days. Not that long of a time, right? And I love my family. But in a town like Coloma, (on the South Fork of the American River), you can’t really expect visitors to be self-entertained. So, I had to come up with activities for us to do for all three days. I had one day down, of course: a rafting trip on the Lower South Fork. That part was easy. But what to do for the other days?
I decided to take Scott A’s advice and drive about an hour north-east to the 
next watershed north of the American: the Rubicon. We parked on Elicott Bridge on Eleven Pines Road, and hiked up the north side of the river. It was an awesome place to spend the day exploring. The trail takes you up on a ridge overlooking the river canyon for the first two miles, than drops back down into the canyon to some great swimming holes right where the South Fork of the Rubicon comes in. Time permitting, you can even cross the Rubicon at that point (more…)
One of the best things about working for All Outdoors is the fact that within just two weekends, you can raft the 
Although sometimes hard to find, there are a few places on the web for California boaters to go and share ideas, latest runs, flows, gear reviews, etc. One of those places is boof.com, whose boater’s forum actually gets posted on almost daily. Reading through threads from this last month, I happened upon one titled: “My Favorite Thing ‘Bout Boatin’”. One of boof’s members had the great idea of asking this question of fellow forum participants: What is your favorite thing about boating? He gave his own answer, and then other people responded with their perspectives. Although directed mainly at kayakers, most responses to his question are just as applicable for rafters, and a lot of them were touching and well-said.
It’s finally here folks!