Merced and Tuolumne Wildflowers
With a big storm rolling in to California (which we are quite happy about…let it rain and snow!), it’s easy to forget that just a couple days ago the weather was warm, the sun was shining, and the wildflowers were […]
Upper Klamath Dam Removal
The Auburn Dam saga I’ve been writing about recently is just one of many such controversies over dams, water rights, flood control, and conservation issues raging all over the West. One particulary sticky one involving all the standard issues PLUS […]
Family Rafting Trips
I recently did a two-day trip on the Tuolumne River, and as Lynsey and I greeted guests in the morning I realized all four groups on our trips were families–we had brother-in-laws, moms, dads, and kids ranging from 12 to […]
Hiking Along the North Fork American
Despite freezing cold temperatures, muddy roads, and the more important fact that there are only about 100 cubic feet per second of water flowing downstream, I am still inextricably drawn to the river! What with the holiday season, and […]
(Video) Middle Fork American River 2-Day Trip, June 21-22, 2007
This is a rafting video from the Middle Fork American 2-Day Trip on July 21-22, 2007. The video is a great example of how much fun a 2-day bachelor party rafting trip can be. They were able to get an […]
Experimenting with Inflatable Kayaks on the Tuolumne River
For a long time now, All Outdoors has been providing inflatable kayaks for our guests on Middle Fork American River 2 and 3-day trips. “Duckies,” as we sometimes affectionately call them, are a great way for people to try out […]
Cherry Creek Upper Tuolumne at 2000 cfs
For a while there in the beginning of June, flows into the Tuolumne out of Cherry Creek were hovering somewhere around 2000 cfs. This may not mean anything to most of you, but 2000 cfs used to be the magic […]
(Video) North Fork American River Rafting Trip, May 5, 2007
Video from last Saturday’s rafting trip on the North Fork American River:
California Water Flow Predictions, 2007 – the Fourth Quarter
In my most recent Blog post dated March 1, I used an analogy of a football game to explain our State’s “water year” which begins October 1 and ends May 31. Like a football game, these wet months are divided […]
The Big Game of Predicting California Water Flows for 2007
Hi. I am Gregg Armstrong, co-owner and founder of All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting. One of my many responsibilities over the years has been to watch California’s rainfall and snow pack totals to determine and predict what the rafting season will […]
