Tim Warren

Outdoor Family Vacations in California

Outdoor Family Vacations in California Outdoor family vacations in California are some the most memorable ones you will ever take. California has a lot to offer its guest such as some of the most beautiful and exciting places found anywhere in the wor... Read >

California Gold Country Outdoor Recreation

California Gold Country Outdoor Recreation Have you ever heard of Gold Rush Country? This is the place where the famous Gold Rush first began and it is called El Dorado County on the South Fork of the American River. You will find the American River lo... Read >

Reasons People Say They Don't Want to go Whitewater Rafting and Why They are Wrong by Tim Shisler

It's not uncommon to find reasons why people don't want to go whitewater rafting. Rollercoaster's keep you safe, skydiving has a parachute and bungee jumping has well, a bungee. But rafting? Rafting only has a life jacket that keeps you afloat but not nec... Read >

So You've Been Rafting Once and Didn't Die - Is it Now Time to Try a Harder River?

I've heard it more times than I can count. "I want something bigger!" but guides have a saying. Everyone wants to raft a class V until they swim a class III. With every jump up the class scale the prospect of falling out and having problems increases. Wha... Read >

Taking Pictures While Rafting And How Not To Ruin Your New Digital Camera By Tim Shisler

One of my favorite stories from the river took place one day when an over eager father whipped out the families new Digital SLR midway down the river from a backpack he had brought with him and been holding onto for dear life nearly the entire time. Needl... Read >

You Just Got Signed Up for a Rafting Trip and are Petrified of Water, Now What the Heck Do You Do?

Trust me I've seen it all before. Crying guests, scared rafters and the myriad of jitters in between. But relax most likely you—yes the scared little knees-shaking lifejacket-wearing individual—will be the one who at the end of the day wants to go bigger,... Read >

What Do You Bring Whitewater Rafting? By Tim Shisler

You're hands are sweaty with excitement and a dash of fear. The trip has been on the calendar for two months and it's all the office can talk about. But what do you bring on a whitewater rafting trip? Do you need dry clothes? Sunglasses? Sunscreen? To sim... Read >