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People are asking us about the coming rafting season because they want to plan something to look forward to that is away from home, outside, and with family and friends. We hope the following helps answer this important question.

It was an unprecedented season of challenges like no other since we began in 1962. Teamwork, persistence, trust, and hope made it happen thanks to guests and AO employees…Thank you!

The 2020 rafting season is here! The following are season updates regarding where we are rafting, what our trips look like, and what to expect before and during your trip.

Updated from the original post published on May 21st, 2020: Are you ready to make your summer vacation plans? We know how you feel! The reservoirs are full of water, the warm summer weather is arriving, and hopefully, all of […]

This is what AO Rafting experienced as the Rim Fire began a week ago.   On Saturday, August 17, a small fire started in the Clavey River drainage, a few miles north of the starting point for All-Outdoors’ Tuolumne Class IV trips […]

Many of you are no doubt wondering how the Rim Fire has developed and the impact it will have on Tuolumne and Cherry Creek river trips. We’ll have better understanding over time, of course, but here is what I have […]

Hello again everyone, It’s been another wild week of weather in 2011… a good example is the freak cold rain storm that dumped two inches onto a water logged soil left over from late melting winter snow! All of this occurring at the […]

Hello again everyone, This week reflects another odd seven days when it comes to June weather in California. A warm storm system moved in and dumped a significant amount of rain on selected parts of the state. The gauge in […]

The final week of May was a near perfect representation of California weather this spring… cool, wet, and changing every other day or two. It has been a very unusual April and May. My son even chased a tornado in […]

As you know, we’ve had some crazy weather this fall and early winter. We’re off to a good start, but keep in mind that despite all this early precipitation, it is still too early to tell with certainty what the 2011 rafting season […]