The All-Outdoors Whitewater Rafting California River Blog

Feedback was sent to Roxanne in our Walnut Creek office from Karen in Salida, CA. Karen joined us on a Tuolumne River 2-Day trip.

Dear Roxanne,

Thank you for the email. We had a FANTASTIC time on our Tuolumne trip, and we will definitely be back with AO for more rafting next season! As usual, all of the guides (Hunter, Lindsey, Laura, Joe, Dave, and Brad) were friendly, professional, helpful, energetic, and awesome, and the meals (especially the guacamole and the fresh-cut fruits) were delicious.

I was expecting a lot from this trip because we had a great time on our last trip with AO, and I was not disappointed. You guys did a great job from the time we made our reservations to the very end of the trip. Thanks again and please contact us when your spring-only class IV rivers are available!

Karen
P.S. Please give a special thanks to our guide Hunter!

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Feedback was sent to Brian in our Walnut Creek office from Jean R. in Oakland, CA. Jean joined us on one of our Tuolumne River trips.

Hi Brian,

My group had a great time on the Tuolumne on Monday. Our guide was Dave, and he was a great navigator and very friendly. The river was a lot of fun with lots of rapids so we were always entertained. We were lucky enough to have great weather (warm but not scorching, a light breeze through the canyon.) We heard some others talk about the Cherry Creek trip and maybe we will be up for that next year. Thanks again for everything.

Jean Ross

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Feedback was sent to our Walnut Creek office from Joanna T. & Chris M. in San Francisco, CA. They joined us on one of our Tuolumne River trips.

Hey AO,

My husband and I rafted the Tuolomne yesterday and just wanted to thank you guys for the awesome experience. Our guide was Drew and he was so great. He was super-knowledgeable about everything from rafting to geology to Sierra history. Lindsey did the greeting/orientation and she was really good too, immediately making us feel welcome and very excited to get on the water.This was our second trip with you guys and we will definitely be back!

Joanna T. and Chris M.

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Feedback was sent to us from Masa M. regarding his rafting trip on the Tuolumne River. Masa took his son on a 1-Day Tuolumne Trip on July 16, 2007.

Hi,

The trip was awesome!

I was a bit worried before the trip began because I didn’t want my son to have any kind of unpleasant experience, in particular I didn’t want him to fall off the raft at any of the difficult rapids (I know this sounds over-protective… but I’m a Dad). The trip was not only great but also one of the best I have had. Lindsey was an awesome guide not only because of her skills controlling the raft and giving direction, but also for her charisma and positive attitude. The other guides were also great from what I got to see and they all worked quite well as a team. My kid loved the trip.

I am definitely rafting with you again next season.

cheers,
~Masa M.

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This feedback comes from Jack M. of Woodstock, MD. Jack joined us on one of our new Tuolumne / Cherry Creek Combo Trips.

The rafting was amazing. Adam and his crew were wonderfully proficient. He made us sufficiently prepared for the rigors of the adventure. It was one of the most excitingly enjoyable activities of my and my stepsons lives. The food was fine and the staff really relished the endeavor. If I can manage to get out there next year,we would love to do it again. It would be especially nice if fellow rafter Jim was along. The Lower / Upper combo trip that we inadvertently obtained was a great fit. Thanks again and keep me posted for the future.

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Feedback was sent to Brian in out Walnut Creek office from Chris D of Irvine, CA. Chris joined us on one of our new Tuolumne / Cherry Creek Combo Trips.

Brian:

I am happy to report that our group had an amazing time on both the Tuolumne and Cherry Creek rafting trips. Your guides were top-notch, your food first class, and the rivers were spectacular. Everyone in the group was really impressed by the AO experience, and I will be highly recommending this trip and AO Rafting to all my friends and family.

Some highlights in particular:

From the first 5 minutes of the trip your guides knew all the guest’s names, and at every opportunity the guides were integrating with the guests, adding additional information about the surroundings, and even giving impromptu geology lessons.

The river can be dangerous! At no time, however, did I feel that I was in anything but the best of hands, as our equipment was excellent and the guides’ knowledge of the river and skill in navigating the rapids were exceptional.

It’s the little things that matter: snacks while the guides are preparing the food, cold sodas waiting for you at take-out, having the boats rigged and ready to go when the guest arrive at the launch. Again, at every turn I felt pampered by the AO experience.
Thank you again for a wonderful rafting experience.

In response to your question about swimmers: yes, we had two on the Cherry Creek run, and yes, it was exciting getting them back into the boat in time before we headed over the next drop. Thrilling!

Please give our best regards to our guides: Danny, Adam, Noah, Brad, Matt, and Lindsey.

They all were phenomenal!

Warmest regards,

Chris D.

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