The '10 California Rivers' Category Archive

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 […]

The South Fork of the American River is looking a little different these days, a wee self-impressed, even a little boastful.  For those of you who think you already know the South Fork, think again.  The standard flow during the summer months, which […]

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 […]

?High water?  Finally? Maybe?  As Gregg A pointed out in his latest flow report, this has been one heck of an odd spring.  We all thought for sure by now we would have a TON of high water trips under our […]

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 […]

Hear ye Hear ye: the T is ramping up this week!   As you know, we generally start seeing high spring water when Mother Nature cranks up the heat and starts to melt all that snow you skiied on this winter.   […]

There is so much going on!  No, not just revolutions one after the other, tsunamis, tornados, saying sayonara to Liz, Osama, and the Flip camera, and of course zee Royal Wedding.  Here in our smaller and more gentle world, we are quite […]

Rivers fans, you might be interested in a new book out by conservationist and photographer Tim Palmer–it’s called Rivers of California: Nature’s Lifelines in the Golden State.  Looks totally fascinating and beautiful–especially if you’re an AO frequent floater and have […]

There is quite a bit of hype surrounding the Sierra Club’s self-titled “Best Internship on Earth,” and rightfully so. Last year, one lucky winner got to travel around the U.S. and video blog his awesome adventures through the Sierra Club’s […]

Like all of you, I’ve been wondering what all this bee-oo-tee-full weather has meant for our dear 2011 California rafting season.  I mean I am loving all the sunshine, and I know the legions of kayakers are loving their days […]