The All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting Blog

Now that we’re in the middle of the rafting season our early summer rafting guide school seems far far away…….our most promising and motivated graduates have become familiar faces around the office as they continue to work on their training. […]

Our founding father George Armstrong was featured in the July-August issue of Walnut Creek Magazine.  Here’s part of the article: George Armstrong, Founder and Owner of All Outdoors rafting Co. came to Walnut Creek way back in 1953. At that […]

 Early days…one of the great things about rafting is that things haven’t changed all that much.  

All-Outdoors is featured in an exhibit on Climate Change at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park!  We’ve known about this for some time but for some reason never thought to mention it to you, dear reader. A […]

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 […]

Lenka is a rare bird, both exotic and practical. She was born in the Czech Republic so she brings Eastern European flair to our Walnut Creek office–and she also keeps it in top form with her impeccable attention to detail. […]

 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 […]

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 […]

The North Stanislaus River flows only during a short period in the springtime, usually in late April and May. Unlike other Class IV Sierra runs, the North Stan is a high elevation run (nearly 5000 feet at put-in), lined by […]

With a voice as big as All-Outdoors, Beth makes her presence known.  Whether she’s rockin’ the dance floor, leading a river trip, or hanging out with friends, her good humor and love of life is impossible to miss.  On the […]