
Now that summer rafting is getting to be a fond memory and you’re bundled up in wool sweaters and cozy Ugg boots, you might be hankering for a little “virtual” time on the river. If s...

Ah…..Gay Paree, the City of Lights. And butter. And croissants, pain au chocolat, pate, champagne, beautiful melons from Provence, steak au poivre…..piles of golden frites, bowls of moules meuniere……good lord! How much fun did AO reservationist Lenka have on her vacation this year?? And in...

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 andsensible, aimed at making you comfortable while rafting and camping—but possibly not the most fashion forward. For that, check out this recent runway show in Milan! ...

Not ones to let the end of the California Rafting season get them in a funk–and certainly not above finding beauty outside of a river canyon, AO guides Brooke and Liz make the best of a lovely fall day in the Rocky Mountain National Park. ...

If you can’t wait until the 2010 California Rafting season opens for a whitewater fix join us this January in South America for a rafting adventure that will blow everything else out of the water! ...

Don’t let the Christmas displays barging into yourlife from annoying retailersdisuade you–it is actually NOT the dead of winter yet, and we are NOT hosting Mr. and Mrs. Claus and company on a rafting trip. It...

Come celebrate the successes and grass-roots triumphs of Friends of the River’s 30-year quest to protect California Rivers this weekend in San Francisco on October 16th. Hosted at the Presidio Officer’s Club (ooooh, sounds swanky! Ge...

All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting As an employee of AO, sometimes I get the opportunity to get out of the office and on to the river! This 2009 season I had a lot of firsts: my first time riding "princess" in a gear boat on the Middle Fork, my first Tuolumne 1-Day trip (18 miles phew!), and the ultimate Class V Cherry Creek experience. Here's a peek at my trips to recap what I can only call the best season yet!

Where to start here with Colin? The organic garden in a bathtub? No, too typical. Doesn’t set him apart. Maybe the work with the orphanage in Nicaragua? eh. Again, nothing new there–so many people do that stuff. The irrigation system powered by old bicyle parts? yawn. I give up. So...

Scotto from ClaveyRiver Equipment went on a bachelor party on the Tuolumne River a few weeks ago and wrote a hilarious account of the trip...

I cannot resist posting this awesome pic of one our fabulous frequent floater Katie E and Co! Holy cow this woman knows how to have a good time...

Pacific Corp, the utility that owns the 4 controversial dams on the Klamath River in Northern California, agreed to decommission the dams by 2020. There was an article on Thursday in the Los Angeles Times that highlights the details of the agreement...























