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Yosemite Rafting Video Highlights

November 12, 2019 By Sierra Mac

Rafting Highlights Video

Summer 2023 is fast approaching. Merced rafting trips are up and running April 2nd. In 2019, Paddlers got to experience some truly awesome peak high water and a long lingering summer of rafting. This year, there should be tons of dates for Cherry Creek with solid full-season Class V thrills. We are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Merced River Rafting, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Meced River rafting, rafting videos, Tuolumne River Rafting

Yosemite Rafting Outlook

April 21, 2019 By Sierra Mac

Yosemite Rafting Outlook

Sierra Mac - Our first prospectus for 2023 should be posted in Late January - Updated March 1st, 2022  -December had the most precipertation on record for the Yosemite area, then in January, we didn't get a drop! Two broken records. -Merced options are scheduled to start at Saturday April 2nd. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Merced River Rafting, Tuolumne River Rafting, Uncategorized, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Merced river rafting., rafting conditions, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite rafting flows

This Year – Raft Cherry Creek

May 2, 2018 By Sierra Mac

Rivers each have their own unique reputation, character, and personality. Rafting them and spending time along their banks is an opportunity to know them better.Idaho’s Salmon River, known as the "River of No Return", is a remote journey into one of the lower 48’s great wilderness areas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Combination Rafting Trips, Merced River Rafting, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Meced River rafting, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite rafting Conditions, Yosemite Travel Tips

Video Highlights from our 2017 Yosemite Rafting Season

September 22, 2017 By Sierra Mac

Sierra Mac Rafting Highlights Video

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 can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Merced River Rafting, Rafting News, Tuolumne River Rafting Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Meced River rafting, Tuolumne rafting photos, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Rafting Trips

Fresh Delicious Meals Served on the River

July 7, 2017 By Sierra Mac

rafting trip meals

Nothing builds a hearty appetite like a day of paddling whitewater. The shared excitement and adrenaline demand quality calories. We have learned to prepare for large appetites. Enjoying a meal on the shore of a sparkling river is an integral part of all our trips, and is the perfect way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Combination Rafting Trips, Tuolumne River Rafting, Uncategorized, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Merced river rafting., Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Travel Tips

Yosemite Rafting Trip Videos

June 7, 2017 By Sierra Mac

video of your rafting trip

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Rafting News, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Multi-Day Rafting Trips, photos, Tuolumne rafting photos, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite Travel Tips

Map to Combination Cherry Creek/Upper T + Main T Meeting Spot

February 10, 2017 By Sierra Mac

Combination Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne + Main Tuolumne trips meet in the parking lot of Sierra Mac River Trips Headquarters at 6AM (unless otherwise specified) at 27890 Highway 120, 13 miles east of the town of Groveland.If coming from the west, after you pass Buck Meadows look for the … [Read more...]

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Map to Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne Meeting Spot

February 10, 2017 By Sierra Mac

Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne rafting trips meet in the parking lot of Sierra Mac River Trips Headquarters at 6AM (unless otherwise specified) at 27890 Highway 120, 13 miles east of the town of Groveland.If coming from the west, after you pass Buck Meadows look for the Vista Point/Rim of the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting

Research Study Explores the Tuolumne

January 12, 2017 By Sierra Mac

Rafting for research on the Tuolumne River

Fishbio is a fisheries and environmental consulting company dedicated to advancing the research, monitoring, and conservation of fishes around the world. One of their recent projects included an extensive study of the Tuolumne River which provides drinking water for nearly 2.5 million people in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Rafting News, Tuolumne River Rafting Tagged With: Cherry Creek Rafting, Fishing on the Tuolumne River, Tuolumne River Rafting

California River Photography

October 12, 2016 By Sierra Mac

Sam shoots rafting photos on Cherry Creek

Most of the rafting photos that you see on our website were shot by the photographers of Picture This/Rapid Shooters. Owner Mark Leder-Adams has been shooting California rivers since the 1980's, first on the American River and its forks, then later focusing his lens on the Kern, Merced, Tuolumne, … [Read more...]

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