Tuolumne River Boating Access Is In Jeopardy! Please HELP! Lumsden Road as of April 5th 2023 Effective Lobbying Efforts ~>Join & Donate toAmerican Whitewater Make a Donation to American Whitewater, indicating “Tuolumne River Access” in the donation form’s “Additional Comments” Section and become a member of American Whitewater, an organization committed to protecting river access! Dear…
JUNE CLASS AVAILABLE – ONE on ONE instruction available PLEASE INQUIRE Have you ever dreamed of conquering the exhilarating rapids of class 4 whitewater? Well, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with Sierra Mac’s Class 4 Rowing School in June 2026! Under the expert guidance of legendary rafting icons Adam Crom and Certified…
Sonora Living’ writer Kira Tucker, a local adventure and elopement/wedding photographer, captured the MacDonnell’s and wrote a story on the current and downstream hopes and dreams. Leeza, Tom, Logan and Nala get the centerfold story in the local Mag “Sonora Living”, highlights the present and the future vision of Sierra Mac, and Lillaskog Lodge.
The Fire the ended a rafting season, and opened a mystery filled with conspiracy, murder, allegations and cover-up. 10 years ago, a fire charred the Tuolumne Corridor all the way into Yosemite. The search for answers, and the pile up of allegations had everyone telling a different tale of how it all started. ‘Rolling Stone’…
In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create but by what we refuse to destroy. John C. Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy When we describe the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers as being wild and scenic, we aren’t just talking. Paddling through Grey’s Grindstone or Ram’s Head rapid during spring high…
2017 will go down in the history books as one of the highest water years on record and we were lucky to be a part of it. The high energy and enthusiasm began with our early spring trips, continued through peak high water in June and July and lingered into late season. Although our guides…
Capture Some Memories Bring your rafting trip home with you – or share it online! Demand bragging rights on social media! Show it to your grand kids! Sierra Mac now offers video of your rafting trip on the Main Tuolumne or Cherry Creek. $100-140 per boat buys a 4-5 minute edited video or raw video…
Springtime is waterfall season in Yosemite National Park. The snow pack and warming temperatures create a spectacular display of flowing water. Yosemite’s waterfalls usually reach their fullest capacity in May of each year as snow in the high country is melting, this can vary depending on each year’s accumulated snow pack and spring weather conditions….
Beer and rafting go way back. In the 1970’s, Schlitz Beer commissioned some local talent for a commercial highlighting the exciting world of whitewater rafting. It features Sierra Mac founder Marty McDonnell, as well as Joe Daly and Dick Linford of Echo River Trips. Still looks like a lot of fun. So go ahead, Make…
The storm systems that have been impacting the Sierra continue to bring record-breaking precipitation, with some areas seeing as much as 14 feet of snow in the last 2 weeks. Yosemite issued a mandatory evacuation on the 7th, the Merced River in Yosemite Valley reached flood stage, above ten feet on the gauge at Pohono…
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