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Whitewater Rafting California News

  • Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky hotels Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:51AMNEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Tired of staying in typical, traditional hotels - the kind with large lobbies and hundreds of identical rooms? Then consider a quirkier alternative. To help guide you to...
  • Top 10 quirky hotels Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:52PMTired of staying in typical, traditional hotels - the kind with large lobbies and hundreds of identical rooms?
  • EBMUD scoping meetings planned next week Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:40PMThis month, the East Bay Municipal Utility District will hold meetings in Jackson, San Andreas and Oakland to allow individuals and agencies to provide information to EBMUD as it revises the program environmental impact report for its Water Supply Management Plan 2040.
  • Outdoor Chattanooga News and Events June 28 Edition Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:57PMHappy Independence Day, everyone! We’re going to take a break from the newsletter next week, so look for your next issue on July 12. Catch the star « to see new events and activities.
  • Twin Falls is home to oldest BASE jumper Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:06PMLena Thomas likes the adventurous side of life. And at age 82, there’s not much the octogenarian hasn’t done in outdoor recreation. She swam with dolphins in Hawaii, jumped out of an airplane in California and floated the rapids in Colorado. 
  • Expect epic conditions for Sierra rafting season Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:41AMThese are the days that Justin Butchert lives for. When a torrent of whitewater thunders down his beloved Kings River, creating epic conditions for commercial rafting.
  • Sacramento rivers too cold, fast for fun, officials warn Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 12:14AMWith sunshine and temperatures in the 80s forecast for this weekend, the Sacramento region's rivers and waterways beckon.
  • Outdoor women urged to join rafting adventure Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:57PMUnusually low June temperatures aren't cooling enthusiasm for outdoor adventure among members of Becoming an Outdoors Woman, California.
  • Miners Pan Lawmakers' Bid to End Calif. Gold Rush- White House Abandons Wilderness Plan Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:50PMFortune seekers hoping to strike it rich in California's ongoing gold rush may find their dreams dashed by new environmental rules that state lawmakers say are too costly to enforce.
  • Formidable Sierra snowpack likely to spell trouble for July 4 rafting in Tahoe Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:20AMThe Truckee River gushes last Thursday morning, framed by the fresh snow that fell a week ago. TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The unseasonably cold weather coupled with winter's heavy snow pack could turn summer into a feast or famine for local rafting companies, water officials said.
  • Teresa Rodriguez Williamson: 9 Travel Experiences to Get You Inspired and Energized Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 3:40PMReady to step into summer with a super-charged positive attitude? Here are 9 activities that are guaranteed to get you motivated, reconnected and excited.
  • Former Hinkley School principal succumbs to cancer Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 11:09AMUpdated 5/2 with information about memorial service. HINKLEY • Dennis Hirsch loved history, teaching, and improving children’s education — so much so that he began an entirely new career as an educator after serving in the U.S. Army for 20...
  • Calendar of events, updated April 20, 2011 Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 1:42PMSouthern Siskiyou County, Calif. — Wed., April 20 • WHS fundraiser -- Weed High School Class of 2011 is currently selling tickets for a week stay in a three bedroom, two bath house in Buena Vista, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 42 miles from San Jose Del Cabo Airport on the Sea of Cortez.
  • Relicensing effort recalls Don Pedro history Sunday, February 13, 2011 @ 12:41AMIf you think that building Don Pedro Dam was just about piling dirt and rock in a river canyon, think again.
  • Media Life: From Weimar beaver to Super Bowl star Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 9:13PMAdd Waldo the Super Bowl beaver to the lengthening list of Auburn-area locals who have made their mark on a wider stage. Waldo, a 7-year-old beaver originally rescued from the lowlands of ...
  • Chattanooga Safari Club Fundraiser, Feb. 26 Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 3:50PMThe Chattanooga Area Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) will hold its annual fundraising banquet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on February 26 beginning at 5:00 PM.
  • Christo's shimmering river plan under fire from environmentalists Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 11:18AMChristo, the Bulgarian-born artist who specialises in giant installations, is facing a backlash from US environmentalists over his plan to cover 5.9 miles of a Colorado river in shimmering fabric.
  • Environmentalists clash over giant art project in Colorado Monday, December 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMSome fume at a Sierra Club group's OK for a plan to hang fabric over 5.9 miles of river canyon. They've got trouble right here along the banks of the Arkansas River.
  • Idaho's Stanley Basin runs wild Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:19PMA backcountry trip in the Sawtooth Range summons the spirit of the Old West. A backcountry trip in the Sawtooth Range summons the spirit of the Old West.
  • Technology Leads More Park Visitors Into Trouble Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:22AMCathy Hayes was cracking jokes as she recorded a close encounter with a buffalo on her camera in a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park.
  • Technology leads more park visitors into trouble Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:43PMTechnology leads more park visitors into trouble
  • Technology Leads More Park Visitors Into Trouble Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:13PMAs more bring digital devices to national parks, rangers are seeing an increase in mishaps involving technology.