The 'AO Weekly: Company News and Entertaining Stories' Category Archive

Locals and people visiting the Sierra Foothills!  Remember that tomorrow, May 19th, local rabble-rouser Matt K is telling stories and showing slides from his Antarctic adventure with Sea Shepard this winter! If you’re an Animal Planet fan you’ve probably heard […]

Oh how the time flies…….another set of baby-photo Christmas cards on the wall (we have some seriously cute future guides out there!), updates from guides near and far (starry-eyed and otherwise), candy wrappers pilin’ up in the corners of the office, […]

What a week for us here in the snowy alps of California–uh, I mean the sierra foothills!  We got slammed Monday with the largest snowfall I think this valley has ever seen.   We got over 6 inches and there is STILL […]

  This is one day we are happy to be off the water and surrounded by mountains of mashed potatoes, drowning in a river of gravy, and paddling through a goblet or two of wine….ok ok, jeez,  enough with the […]

People who are rafting for the first time often ask us for tips on what to wear on a rafting trip.   Our advice is practical and sensible, aimed at making you comfortable while rafting and camping—but possibly not the most fashion […]

If you’ve ever rafted the South Fork of the American River you’ve floated right past–or just downstream of Marshall Gold Discovery State Park.  The park is on the closure list because of budget cuts. I realize the bottom line is […]

Now that we’re in the middle of the rafting season our early summer rafting guide school seems far far away…….our most promising and motivated graduates have become familiar faces around the office as they continue to work on their training. […]

Thanks to all of you that stay in touch with us on Facebook–we are lovin’ all the comments from near and far (hi Georgia Mom!).  We’d love to see your pictures as well!   Did you swanky SF hairstylists bring those […]

Our founding father George Armstrong was featured in the July-August issue of Walnut Creek Magazine.  Here’s part of the article: George Armstrong, Founder and Owner of All Outdoors rafting Co. came to Walnut Creek way back in 1953. At that […]

…..or something like that anyway.  A few weeks ago AO owner Scott A was interviewed for an upcoming Discovery Channel special called “Extreme Peril” (insert gnarly graphics and menacing music here).  Scott was interviewed for his perspective as a whitewater […]