Best Rivers and Creeks for Rafting in the High Sierra
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:55 pm
Hello all,
My name is Andy and this is my first time posting on HST. I've been "lurking" for about six months now. The Sierras are, of course, my favorite mountain range in the world and I've been fortunate enough to log a thousand miles or so by the age of 22. My extended family has a small cabin in Tom's Place that we visit once a year.
Anyhow, introductions aside, for this upcoming summer I'm hoping to incorporate a bit of packrafting into my backcountry adventure. I'm hoping to mine the collective wisdom of HST to come up with some of the best rivers and creeks for rafting in the high sierra.
The ideal raft would be a long float down a deep, gradually descending river. Evolution creek through Colby and McClure meadows comes to mind immediately. Sections of upper Goddard Creek; the Lyell Fork of the Tuolomne River; the Upper Kern in some sections. There are also some places where it would be awesome just to paddle across a lake instead of walking along the shore: at Desolation Lake or Wanda Lake or Sapphire Lake, for example.
What comes to mind for you guys when you think of meandering rivers and creeks (some whitewater is OK) in the high sierra?
Appreciate it!
My name is Andy and this is my first time posting on HST. I've been "lurking" for about six months now. The Sierras are, of course, my favorite mountain range in the world and I've been fortunate enough to log a thousand miles or so by the age of 22. My extended family has a small cabin in Tom's Place that we visit once a year.
Anyhow, introductions aside, for this upcoming summer I'm hoping to incorporate a bit of packrafting into my backcountry adventure. I'm hoping to mine the collective wisdom of HST to come up with some of the best rivers and creeks for rafting in the high sierra.
The ideal raft would be a long float down a deep, gradually descending river. Evolution creek through Colby and McClure meadows comes to mind immediately. Sections of upper Goddard Creek; the Lyell Fork of the Tuolomne River; the Upper Kern in some sections. There are also some places where it would be awesome just to paddle across a lake instead of walking along the shore: at Desolation Lake or Wanda Lake or Sapphire Lake, for example.
What comes to mind for you guys when you think of meandering rivers and creeks (some whitewater is OK) in the high sierra?
Appreciate it!