{"id":10217,"date":"2022-06-06T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/?p=10217"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T00:08:58","slug":"the-last-lost-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/the-last-lost-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Lost River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>\r\n<i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"3\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sport of modern-day rafting began as a by-product of World War II. After the war ended, military rubber rafts became available to the general public for the very first time. The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/history-of-whitewater-rafting\/\">basket boats<\/a>\u201d, as they were called, were sold in local Army Navy Surplus stores and became a sought-after commodity for a small, but growing group of adventurous souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-place-where-a-new-sport-set-sail\">The place where a new sport set sail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>George Armstrong, the founder of All-Outdoors, was among those who discovered the potential of these army surplus rafts for enjoyment. He started to use them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/george-armstrongs-first-rafting-trip-1962\/\">float down the Main Stanislaus River<\/a> outside of Sonora and Angels Camp in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada with his family. It was the perfect combo\u2026durable boats paired with an incredible, remote, and nearly inaccessible river canyon, now explorable from the water. It was not long before rubber rafts and this iconic river became the hub for the fastest growing recreational sport in the world\u2026whitewater rafting.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AO-trip-Stan-canyon-late-70s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AO-trip-Stan-canyon-late-70s.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AO-trip-Stan-canyon-late-70s-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AO-trip-Stan-canyon-late-70s-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All-Outdoors trip on the Stanislaus River in late 1970\u2019s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-of-a-kind-river-and-canyon\">One of a kind river and canyon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Main Stanislaus River was one of a kind. It flowed through the only major limestone canyon in the country. Its natural attributes could not be matched by any other river on the continent. It was a national gem that stood out from all other rivers and canyons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its rich history dates back to the American Indians, whose grinding stones were common along the shoreline. Early Spanish explorers hid guns and other valuables in caves inside the deep canyon. Old relics from the Gold Rush in the 1850\u2019s were easily visible from the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an amazing place with wonderful Class III rapids, high limestone cliffs, rich riparian habitat and wildlife, and wonderful tributaries that held some of the best swimming holes in the Sierra foothills. Deep limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites were waiting to be explored and enjoyed by those willing to bring a flashlight with them on their river adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/stan-canyon-before-flooding.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/stan-canyon-before-flooding.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/stan-canyon-before-flooding-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/stan-canyon-before-flooding-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our last trip on the Stanislaus River in 1982 as lake waters began to rise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-birth-of-river-conservation\">The birth of river conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, after a very controversial decade-long battle between conservationists and dam builders, the life of this river finally came to an end in the early 1980\u2019s when the flood waters of the newly constructed New Melones Dam inundated the Stanislaus River and replaced it with the New Melones Reservoir. The loss of this pristine and special place became a turning point for conservation efforts and environmental awareness nationwide and ended the era of large dam construction in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the struggle to save the Stanislaus River came many other environmental conservation efforts striving to ensure that the Stan was the last lost river. Individual supporters banded together and formed organizations, such as Friends of the River. The voice for rivers was getting louder than ever before. Legislative changes were passed to put ecology and preservation of natural resources more on par with the ever increasing need for water diversion and storage capacity. Rivers are the lifeline of the California ecosystem and are constantly at the center of conflicting agendas. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/drought-theres-still-water-rafting\/\">dams are essential<\/a> for many purposes (including rafting), the loss of the Stanislaus River helped put a new perspective on the treatment of rivers, so that they are not senselessly used and abused. There is a lot more to a river than the water it carries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-melones.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-melones.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-melones-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-melones-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Melones Reservoir lies quietly on top of the last lost river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Armstrong family and All-Outdoors have been involved in the efforts to save the Stanislaus River and supported these important organizations from their beginnings. We continue to do so today, with the help of those who choose AO as their river rafting outfitter. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/river\/conservation.htm\">River Conservation: The AO Philosophy<\/a> for more information about our involvement in river conservation and to read more about the organizations we support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the now flooded Stanislaus River go to:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanislausriver.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.stanislausriver.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n    <em><small>Posted on June 6, 2022 by<\/small><\/em>\r\n    <div class=\"author-bio\">\r\n\t    <div class=\"col-sm-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gregg-miriam-armstrong.png\" class=\"author-avatar img-responsive\" alt=\"Gregg Armstrong Bio\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t    <div class=\"col-sm-9\">\r\n        <h3>Gregg Armstrong<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<p>Gregg is the middle child of George and Dolores Armstrong's five children. 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