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TR - Middle Fork of the American River - Auburn, CA
For all that is curious. A buddy and I went rafting down the Middle Fork of the American River (which is in Auburn, CA, about 40 minutes from Sacramento, CA). This river is rated a class 4+. It has rapids from class 2 to 4+. It was my first rafting experience, and a wonderful one at that. We went 17 miles total, and spent about 7 hours on the river (including lunch). I took the right front spot, and subsequently, the worst of the punishment to be dealt, as we would usually come in cockeyed to the left (since the guide was on the right back), and my right front was constantly getting punished. The most exciting was probably both a rapid called "Last Chance" which is right before "Tunnel Chute" which was a nasty man made rapid created by miners followed by a tunnel, and another one which had a 8 foot waterfall drop. Most fun I have had in quite sometime. Sorry, but I couldn't manage to take really any pictures of the nasty rapids as I was a little preoccupied with paddling. The scenery was second to none. Just gorgeous...to bad my camera wasn't up to par. Get this, we drank beer at the end, as well as everybody else in the van including the driver as we cruised up a very bumpy road on a cliff...just like the good ole days!
Oh, we also hit Lake Tahoe (I went swimming in it) and cruised by the Sierras and Mono Lake on the way back to San Diego. The pictures from the way back are attached first.