| Darin McQuoid | Blog | Reviews | Tutorials | River Directory |
Some of the most amazing places in the world. The reward of progressing through all of California’s tough rivers is the chance to run one of these unforgettable expeditions. This post is also going to be a difficulty listing for the classic multi-days, so some runs will be reiterated from the last post. This difficulty listing is of course just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.
Upper
Cherry Creek ** Popular,
well known and
good bit of hiking, but with a moonscape wonderland and great rapids.
Dinkey Creek - The
Waterfalls ** Does
it get any better than this? A personal favorite of mine. Six miles of
the best kayaking in the world. North Fork San
Joaquin * Quite
a bit of hiking
(9 in 3 out) but beautiful scenery and unique rapids Fantasy Falls of
the North Fork
Mokelumne ** A
fantasy land of tough boulder gardens, deep gorges and big slides. You
can go big in here. Another personal favorite for the scenery and
variety. Royal Gorge of the
North Fork American River ** Big
waterfalls. Big fun. Big chances for serious carnage.
Middle Kings ** Epic in every sense, from hiking over 12,000′ Bishop Pass to the countless class V rapids
.
Upper Middle Kaweah ** Not the longest, most
grueling run, but some of the toughest boxed in rapids you’ll
ever have to run. Devil's Postpile of the Middle Fork
San Joaquin **
