2015 Cherry Creek Water Release Schedule “Best trip ever.” “All the superlatives apply.” “Not for the faint of heart” “TIME OF YOUR LIFE.” That’s not us tooting the Cherry Creek horn–that’s some satisfied rafters sayin’ it best themselves. And because of water stored in upstream reservoirs, this year you, too, can challenge yourself not just to […]
Last weekend Gizmodo’s IndefintelyWild joined us on one of our Cherry Creek trips so they could see for themselves that even with the drought this year, California is a world-class destination for whitewater rafting. Adventure travel writer Wes Siler and videographer Chris Brinlee Jr. documented their journey and produced a great piece that really does […]
In 2014 we have a pretty amazing season lined up on both sections of the T. Which, for those of you in the know, should actually come as a surprise because we were hit with two disasters recently–the Rim Fire, which ended our 2013 Tuolumne and Cherry Creek seasons early, and the continuing California […]
Last summer the Tuolumne River canyon was the epicenter of California’s third largest wildfire in recorded history, abruptly cutting short our rafting season and leaving a moonscape of destruction behind. In December we were able to drive into the canyon to see for ourselves the extent of the damage, but until recently we had not been able to access […]
When it rains it pours: awesome videos from Nate and Char, that is! Here they serve up a Class V slice of Cherry Pie. Shot on Cherry Creek just before (like the day of. Literally.) the Rim Fire swept through the canyon. And, did you know that the Cherry Creek season has already started? We’re […]
And now time for a report from the Silver Linings Dept. Because of the California drought, Cherry Creek is poised to have an epically long season. Instead of waiting for the spring melt to wrap up–because on Cherry Creek we have to wait for the water levels to be LOW enough to raft, as there is […]
We’re getting a LOT of questions about what kind of impact the drought is having on California rafting trips in 2014. Let’s clarify the matter: we have plenty of water for great rafting trips this year because of upstream reservoirs. Our handy-dandy map shows you when and where all our rivers are running this season. […]
AO Rafting owner Scott A got the opportunity to check out the Tuolumne River canyon with the US Forest Service last week. Although still closed to the general public, the Forest Service has been working on the access road to the Tuolumne put-in, and we were lucky enough to be invited along. The excellent state of the road […]
UPDATE: (8/28/2013) Not only are we running trips on the South and Middle Forks of the American River, but we are also running guided rafting trips on the Goodwin Canyon run of the lower Stanislaus River in late October. This post and the map have been updated to reflect this. Wondering how the American Fire […]
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 and the ending point for Cherry Creek Class V trips. On Sunday, August 18, […]