RAFTING IN A NATIONAL PARK? Whitewater rapids might spring first to mind, those amazingly vigorous H2O-riffic destinations that make a ride along a river one for the ages. And while parts of the ...

SUN-STAR PHOTO BY MARCI STENBERG Three young men fight the current on the Merced River while trying to paddle up stream, as they pass Henderson Park in Snelling on Monday, June 7, 2010 afternoon. The ...

O.A.R.S., the worldwide leader in whitewater rafting with river trips throughout the West, is gearing up for a solid rafting season on California and Oregon's most popular whitewater rivers despite ...

Steve Welch was feeling glum in February. The Sierra snowpack was averaging less than 20%, and the manager of the Groveland, Calif.-based ARTA rafting company saw trouble ahead. After he reviewed the ...

A torrent of whitewater is about to be unleashed on the Sierra's rivers, triggering the biggest rafting season in years. All that's needed is a little hot weather. Combine a larger-than-normal ...