California’s Best Swimming Holes: The Secret “Skinny Dip” [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16JagaoJ2-8"] Justin Briggs | July 24, 2020 69 Likes 0 Tweets 3 Comments
Large Rockfall Closes Vital Road in Central Idaho A large rockfall has closed a section of highway 95 just south of Riggins in central Idaho. The incident occurred shortly after 11 am on Friday, July 3rd and as a result, the road has been closed since then. US Route 95 is a vital road through the state as it is the only road running north/south in that part […] Raft Alex Camerino | July 7, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Rafting Season Starts Amidst COVID-19 “All any of us can do is to look at what the health orders are and see if that is something you want to go with or not. If you decide it is not a good idea to go out based on the health order, then don’t. If you look at the health order and say time to go out […] Raft Ryan Flynn | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
30 Rescues from American River, CA this Weekend | Half Weren’t Wearing Life Vests It’s been a busy weekend on the American River, CA where hundreds of rafts were floating on the water Sunday, but sometimes there’s too much excitement on the water. 30 individuals had to be rescued from the water, many of which weren’t wearing life vests reports KCRA. On the fast-flowing American River, running at about 3,500 cubic feet per second, it’s […] Raft SnowBrains | July 23, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Woman Missing in Colorado River for 10-Days Found | 6th Death this Month in Raging Colorado Rivers Ten days after falling into the Rio Grande river in Colorado, authorities have recovered the body of 38-year old Roberta Sophia Rodriguez. Roberta Sophia Rodriguez slipped on a rock and fell into the South Fork of the Rio Grande river near the town of Creede on June 15th. Her fiance tried desperately to save her but lost her in the […] Raft SnowBrains | June 26, 2019 0 Comments
2 Women Died Friday in Separate Incidents on Gunnison River | At Least 5 Now Killed in Colorado Spring Runoff Two women died Friday on the Gunnison River in separate accidents caused by dangerous water conditions, according to the Gunnison County Sheriff’s office. A 31-year-old woman was paddle-boarding just west of Gunnison when she fell into swift currents and got stuck in a tree in the river at 11 am on Friday. Deputies, search and rescue, and fire crews got to […] Raft SnowBrains | June 24, 2019 0 Comments
4 Americans and a Local Guide Killed in Costa Rica Bachelor Party Rafting Tragedy 5 people, including 4 Americans on a bachelor party trip, were killed this weekend while white-water rafting in Costa Rica. The four Americans, all from Florida, along with a local guide, died after their rafts flipped over Saturday on the Naranjo River and were carried downstream. “What was meant to be a weekend to remember for 14 friends turned into […] Raft SnowBrains | October 22, 2018 0 Comments
150-Foot-Long Natural Waterslide in California Looks EPIC | Only Runs 3 Weeks Per Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7qYXaumOvI Well, this place looks unreal… Where is this spot? If we had to guess, it’s in the grand canyon of the Tuolumne in Yosemite National Park, but that’s just a guess. “Deep into the Sierra Nevada mountain range lies a hidden gem of a water slide. This 150 foot long beauty is only possible to slide 3 weeks […] Raft Riverbrains | August 16, 2017 8 Comments