California Whitewater Rafting W.E.T. River Trips

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206291842025-11-14T19:41:58.041-08:00California Whitewater Rafting W.E.T. River TripsCalifornia whitewater rafting with one of the oldest rafting companies in the Western United States. <a href="http://www.raftwet.com">California rafting</a> on the most popular rivers in the West. Our official company blog...W.E.T. River Trips - raftWET.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00385247814453411128noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20629184.post-43033363799213923272015-09-04T14:46:00.000-07:002015-09-04T14:48:13.831-07:00MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER ~ Final Schedule 2015

MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN SCHEDULE for 2015 Update September 4, 2015 W.E.T. Guests are the Best!    SEPT:  Labor Day weekend; sat, sun, mon, Update:   9/12sat, 9/19sat, 9/26sat:: Call to reserve: 888.723.8938 www.raftwet.com raftwet-store.com  Photo by: W.E.T. River Trips Posted by: Elizabeth Lopez

W.E.T. River Trips - raftWET.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00385247814453411128noreply@blogger.com3Lotus, Coloma, CA 95651, USA38.801568 -120.9085501000000113.279533500000003 -162.2171441 64.3236025 -79.599956100000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20629184.post-42792190142021100382015-08-11T18:23:00.002-07:002015-09-04T14:35:33.050-07:00Middle Fork American River Trip Dates 2015

MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN UPDATE via CA State Parks Here are the rest of this season's Middle Fork American trip dates: UPDATES (see below) as of 081115 / CA State Parks AUG: sat, sun, tues, thurs, frid + 8/24 through 8/30th SEPT: Labor Day weekend; sat, sun +  sept 1/tues, 9/6sun, 9/7mon, 9/12sat, 9/19sat, 9/26sat:: Call to reserve: 888.723.8938 DIY Reservations: SFCB

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Oh, California, you are still most beautiful. With skies so blue, we linger while sipping our coffee or tea and looking out our watery eyes on the quiet landscape around the rivers. In this year of limits, we are able to go rafting. On two rivers, we paddle the whitewater as aggressively as before. And, we approach this weekend as we have the last 37 years on our guided whitewater rafting trips.

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Middle Fork American is a river near Auburn just northeast of Sacramento, California. One of the prettiest rivers in our whitewater arsenal, we expect that we can raft the river every year. This year, our season will have some restrictions on some days throughout our calendar. What this means in such a drastically low water year, is that we will be rafting this river. Why are we able to have

W.E.T. River Trips - raftWET.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00385247814453411128noreply@blogger.com0Auburn, CA, USA38.8965654 -121.0768901000000138.7977164 -121.23825160000001 38.9954144 -120.91552860000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20629184.post-1263331191051616312014-06-30T09:35:00.000-07:002014-06-30T09:35:08.869-07:004th of July 2014 with W.E.T. River Trips

Monday, before the 4th of July, is usually full of chaos at the office. All last minute plans go into effect as everyone tries desperately to make a holiday for that 3-day weekend.  Like me. Oh, yes, I had plans. Multiple plans that went by the wayside as each day ticked by and now, it's Monday. Monday before the Fourth of July! Emails and phone calls will be extreme this week... weather

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Holy smokes! We just had the hottest weather evah! 106 degrees in Sacramento and everyone in the valley just melted into oblivion; enjoying the heat and the rivers nearby. Summer has arrived with the hint of more heat blasts to come as the sun slipped behind clouds this morning and presented a lovely cooler day for all of us. South Fork American River in June 2014 Whitewater rafting is now.

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South Fork American River ~ Surfing the Chili Bar Hole Our California rafting trips are in full swing.  On Saturday, we had various lively groups on South Fork American River. The crew is jelling nicely. Though on Friday, we had one mishap.  A party of 2 were left behind at the campground and missed the shuttle. They had come all the way from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We had them

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In just a few more days, California will be celebrating Memorial Day weekend. Weather has been beautiful, cool and inviting for those of us who love the outdoors. With the crazy weather we have experienced lately, it's a miracle that we have whitewater this season. California Whitewater Rafting with W.E.T. River Trips Rivers are in our veins. Pulses through the arteries and strips clean our

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Flowers are blooming. Trees have their leaves. And, it's raining... and it's cold! Snow is falling again in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Rain is hitting the pavement like a lost child hitting his palms against the concrete. A good rain and a decent snow fall has bequeathed our community with blessed water from the sky. Are we out of the drought? No, not yet, but the weather has given us plenty

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Rain has started again, and we are thrilled! This past Saturday, we had a great group of guys celebrating their friend's impending wedding. Bachelor groups come on river trips for the comraderie and the whitewater rapids. The group came from afar and landed in sunny California. Very sunny for this time of year. Usually, March is a battle between sun and rain and snow. This year, sunshine has

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Spring rafting has started with hundreds of people flocking to their computers, iphones, ipads and android devices all texting, calling, messaging, and throwing rocks at us. Yes, someone actually did after they saw the company vehicle go by them. "Damn rafters," they shouted. A sentiment so removed from the reality of today. Rafting Fun! Smiling, Paddling! About 20 years ago, when I was

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Art is a funny thing. If it arouses emotions then the art was successful. If not, then maybe not so successful. "ART = LIFE" means different things to different artist. What I meant was that for some artist, creating their art could mean their death.  Art is a cultural entity reflecting each society's vision of their population. Creating that art was and is a

W.E.T. River Trips - raftWET.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00385247814453411128noreply@blogger.com0California, USA36.778261 -119.4179323999999823.886873 -140.07222939999997 49.669649 -98.763635399999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20629184.post-45117869760507973962014-03-11T08:18:00.000-07:002014-03-11T08:20:02.922-07:00SPRING has SPRUNG!

We got Whitewater, too! Come check it out! California spring! Daffodils and Redbuds! 

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It's time for spring break and all I want to do is sit on this couch and watch Hulu. Finals will be brutal and working and going to school is not much fun. Who has a social life? Not me! All I seem to do is work, go to school, study, work some more, study some more and sleep. Eating has become a chore and I don't even know what I am eating anymore except that I have gained 20 lbs in two years of

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"Don't complain about this rain," the mother said as she chided her young son. Rain, snow in California Her son was stomping his feet in the small puddles forming on the sidewalk. I could tell he was mad about something... I chuckled under my breath as the fat rain drops hit my eyeglasses. Usually an annoyance, the drops looked like jewels against the glass. Brilliant white crystals of water

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We got whitewater is our rallying cry! Rain and snow hit Northern California and soften the impending cries of "foul" towards Mother Nature. Yes, Mom took care of our world with a good shower of water and snow in the mountains. We have flows this year... period. WET Guests on South Fork American River Flow schedule: South Fork American River : everyday except for Tues and Wed! Middle Fork

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The rain gods have heard us. The weather predictors are asking us to believe them when they say that rain is coming this week. Sigh... how many times have I heard that? The sky was promising this past week. Each morning, I would wake up to a sky full of wispy clouds. Then the last couple of days, the sky was dotted with fluffy clouds creating a grid-like pattern. Hmm... maybe rain. I took a

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I was reluctant to post anything about the news we received last Thursday. Thursday was the day that every California outfitter arrived with clipboard, ipad, cell phone and reading glasses to gain an inkling of knowledge about the river flows for 2014. South Fork American River and Middle Fork American River stream We are going to have flows on (3) of our rivers this year. Here is the flow

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Early morning sky ~ mid-Jan California January 20, 2014 welcomes with another tortuous day of sunshine! Where is the rain and snow? Dry year but we will have water on South Fork American, Middle Fork American and Klamath River!!! Schedule for 2014: SFAR - every weekend + 4 midweek days MFAR - every weekend + 3 midweek days KR - natural flows everyday Thanks to EL for pic!

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California here we come... right back where we started from... That little ditty was running through my head when I received the email this morning from Noah. In the email, was a single link to an NPR (National Public Radio) radio show this morning. Oh, Noah... such an appropriately inappropriate name for this message. I turned the radio to the NPR morning show. A show about California's low

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2014 in California may be a bit dry today, but, we will be running our Professional Guide School in March, April, May, and June. Guide School continues because the water will be boatable even this year. Here is the important information for W.E.T. Professional Guide School: Bloggy: http://raftwetblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/whitewater-rafting-guide-school.html YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/

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2014... and here we go. The funny thing is the post. You know... snap a pic, post it. Maybe say a few words describing it or adding a link. You know. Now it's all about networks. Which network are you on? Here is what I see. Networks that don't network anything but their proprietory content. Websites that say nothing but show a lot of pictures. Blogs that are totally not news, but blurbs from

W.E.T. River Trips - raftWET.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00385247814453411128noreply@blogger.com0California, USA36.778261 -119.4179323999999823.886873 -140.07222939999997 49.669649 -98.763635399999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20629184.post-7726023053528588212013-12-14T22:28:00.001-08:002013-12-14T22:29:16.451-08:00G. Green at Harlows

G . Green post punk plays with Two Gallants at Harlows in Sacramento!And we were there!All pics belong to W.E.T. River TripsYah.

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Bear Mountain Ski School Oh, yes, there is skiing in California. We just had real weather. The kind of weather that chills you to the bone. East coast kinda weather with parkas, headgear, Uggs on our feet, and wool scarves. Holy moly! We all looked like a bunch of New Yorkers walking the streets of Manhattan... Weather rules. Skiing is taken for granted every winter. Sierra Nevada mountains

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Hey all! Just posted a bunch of photos and pics into our Facebook page here : http://facebook.com/wetrivertrips Check them and dream about the river... And, pray for rain and snow this winter! Thanks for being our friends all these years... we love ya! Your support has been so awesome. Youth groups, family trips and friends call us soon to start organizing your trips. 888.723.8938 Here's a