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Spring Rafting on the Kaweah and Merced Rivers

Spring Rafting Face-Off: Merced River vs. Kaweah River

Compare these two spring rivers side by side and decide which you want to do first and which you want to do second!

Thanks for a Great 2021 Rafting Season

Thanks For Rafting With AO in 2021 – Watch the Highlights!

We appreciate every guest who joined us this past California rafting season. Now that it is over, we have created a video to express our gratitude and give you a chance to reminisce about your own time on the river.

Goodwin Canyon

Tips for Rafting Goodwin Canyon’s Best Rapids – Watch and Learn

If you have your eyes set on rafting Goodwin Canyon, take notes as All-Outdoors owner Scott Armstrong gives tips on how to successfully run Goodwin’s two best and biggest rapids.

Armstrong Brothers Take on Goodwin Canyon (1999) – Hear the Story

AO owner Scott Armstrong tells the story of him and his brothers on an early exploratory trip on Goodwin Canyon in 1999. That trip helped place this unique river into our large repertoire of California river trips.

Goodwin Canon - The Closest Class IV Whitewater to the Bay Area

Goodwin Canyon Rafting Highlights – See the Class IV+ Action

Take a visual tour of the Class IV+ rapids on the Goodwin Canyon section of the Lower Stanislaus River just outside of Knights Ferry, California. This unique whitewater rafting opportunity comes along every October…

Reflections

What I Learned from the Caldor Fire

Sometimes our plans get altered unexpectedly, giving us an opportunity to create something new and learn a thing or two about ourselves and those around us.

Surfing Barking Dog Rapid on The South Fork American River

Watch River Surfing on the South Fork American

See what happens when an ocean surfer takes on river surfing for the very first time. This past week AO guide Trey Armstrong took advantage of a quieter day on the river and tried to surf Barking Dog Rapid on the South Fork of the American…

George Armstrong’s 2nd Rafting Trip (1963) – In His Own Words

George’s first rafting trip was difficult and full of mishaps, but sparked a passion. His second trip the following year in 1963 was more sensible and more enjoyable. Listen to him tell the story and see the footage of this epic voyage…

Family Founded, Family Operated, Family Values

Watch the Story: Family Founded, Family Operated, Family Values

Hear All-Outdoors owner Gregg Armstrong share how his family fell for rafting in the ’60s—and how the business keeps growing the family and the family keeps growing the business.

Proven Wrong on Our First Cherry Creek Rafting Trip (1988) – Hear the Story

Listen to the three Armstrong brothers – Gregg, Scott, and Randy – tell the story of All-Outdoors first exploratory run on Cherry Creek, the most difficult commercial rafting trip in the US.

 
 

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