MEANWHILE, MOST PEOPLE ARE BEING URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. BUT THERE ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN ENJOY THE RIVERS MORE SAFELY IN CASE. HERE AT THREE IS MIKE TESELLE IS ALONG THE AMERICAN RIVER THIS ...
Gliding over smooth rocks seen through clear waters can be serene. But that serenity dissipates when the rocks pass by faster — and the roar of what’s ahead gets louder. Eventually the calming site of ...
Triple Threat. Deadman’s Drop. Satan’s Cesspool. After years of drought, the rapids along California's American River are truly living up to their names. As a historic snowpack starts to melt, the ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Splash, dunk, rinse, laugh, repeat. Since the 1970s, commercial whitewater rafting has been one of the most idealistic and adventurous ways to experience ...
Michele Yealy lost her only daughter to the rushing water of the Youghio­gheny River. Andrea Yealy was 16 when she hopped in a two-person inflatable kayak rented by a friend’s family on Sept. 16, 2000 ...
UPPER KERN RIVER — Imagine racing down a steep river of recently melted snow toward a roaring rapid. You’re sitting on the outside edge of an inflatable raft with a paddle in your hands, so you can’t ...
The diversion of water for a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant reduces the flow of the Kern River for nearly 16 miles. A group of boaters protested by carrying a raft along this ...
While multiple signs are displayed along the American River discouraging boating, rafting and swimming below Folsom Lake, the situation above Folsom Lake is very different. Demand is high for guided ...