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Yosemite Waterfall Season

May 9, 2017 By Sierra Mac

View of Vernal Falls from Mist Trail in Yosemite

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rafting News, Yosemite Activities, Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Merced river rafting., Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite spring rafting, Yosemite Travel Tips

Sierra storms bring peak flows to Yosemite Rivers

January 12, 2017 By Sierra Mac

Yosemite rivers reach peak flow

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Creek Rafting, Merced River Rafting, Rafting News, Tuolumne River Rafting Tagged With: 2017 Yosemite Flood, High water Merced River, Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite spring rafting

Yosemite Spring Rafting Trips

February 25, 2016 By Sierra Mac

Yosemite spring rafting, merced river rafting

A Yosemite spring rafting trip is an experience you remember for a lifetime. Few events in nature can match the spectacle of spring in the Sierra Nevada. As the weather starts to warm in mid-April the snow that has compiled in higher elevations begins to melt, first filling small drainages and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yosemite Rafting Trip Tips Tagged With: Merced river rafting., Tuolumne River Rafting, Yosemite spring rafting

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