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Middle Fork American - One Day Trip

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Duration: 8 hours
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Skill Level: Intermediate
The Middle Fork of the American River, flowing through one of the more remote canyons of California, has some of the best summer class III and IV rapids anywhere.The first rapid is "Good Morning." If you are not already awake, you will be after that first splash of cold water hits your face.This river flows 18 miles through a very deep and isolated canyon that has many challenging class III and IV rapids.Within the first few miles, you'll encounter the "Tunnel Chute."Blasted out by gold miners back in the 1800s to divert the river away from the famous Horse Shoe Bend, the river is squeezed into a 12-foot cascading spillway that continues for 100 feet.Then the river flows underground through a raftable tunnel.There isn't anything like it anywhere! Once it has emerged from the tunnel, the Middle Fork races over five miles of rapids, climaxing in "Kanaka Falls," a class IV maelstrom that will test each passenger to the fullest.The river now mellows and enters its quiet side where you'll have a chance to relax and enjoy the scenic side of the Middle Fork. Rich in history of the Gold Rush of the 1840s and '50s, the river and canyon still possess some of the mines and equipment used during that era. Even today, modern gold miners are still in the canyon trying to "strike it rich." Near the end of the quiet side, the silence is interrupted by a deafening roar.The river now enters the "Ruck-a-Chucky Falls" section of the trip. Here the river drops eight feet over a runnable waterfall, and then drops over a twenty-five foot, class VI, unrunnable waterfall that has to be portaged (where passengers will have to walk around while the guides use ropes to get the unmanned rafts over the falls). Once back in the rafts, the trip ends with a three-mile rush through the most demanding part of the trip. Rapids like "Tightsqueeze,""Crystal,""Parallel Parking," and "Catapult" all come in quick succession.
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