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Here at Mariah, and all over California, toes are tapping with anticipation.  The last days of May are ticking away and June is so close we can barely stand it.  Why are we so excited?  Our Women’s Whitewater Rafting Weekend  of course!

Every year Mariah Wilderness Expeditions celebrates the month of June with a Women’s-Only rafting extravaganza.  For three days our camp will be home to 140 ladies! That’s 120 guests and 20 professional female river guides.  What adventures await these gutsy gals? Let’s take a glance at their itinerary and see:

     Friday, June 1

• Arrive in Coloma/Lotus
• Attend specially prepared banquet at local restaurant the Sierra Nevada House
• Sleep under the stars at Mariah’s Luxury Camp

     Saturday, June 2

• Wake up to the sound of the American River
• Enjoy a hot breakfast, prepared by the guides
• Go Whitewater Rafting down the South Fork of the American river, complete with a picnic lunch and paddling through Class III rapids!
• Discuss the day’s excitement over a Wine-Tasting Dinner
• Dance the night away to music provided by a female DJ

     Sunday, June 3

• Replenish energy with a Sunday breakfast.
• Raft the upper section of the South Fork, braving technical rapids with delightful, ominous names such as Meatgrinder, Troublemaker, and Old Scary.
• Arrive at camp for a barbeque lunch.
• Bid farewell to new friends and savor the scenery while departing Mariah Wilderness Expeditions.

What a way to welcome the summer!  Note to the lucky ladies – don’t forget your river shoes! Our toes are already tapping in ours.

                           Happy Summer to All! See you on the river!

                                                                        Mariah

Attention new guides, frequent boaters, safety kayakers, and other concerned paddlers!

There are a number of swiftwater rescue courses being held in Coloma during the upcoming months.  Check out www.rescue3.com for details on becoming a certified Whitewater Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, or Swiftwater First Responder.

For CPR certification go to www.sacsierraredcross.org. The Sacramento chapter is the closest American Red Cross education center to Coloma, and they offer regularly scheduled courses. 

The more education you have, the safer you’ll be on the water.  The beginning of the season is the best time to get certified or re-certified.  That being said, it’s a gorgeous spring day, the poppies and lupine are blooming, the sky is blue, and the river is running! Let’s get out there!  

                                                              Forward!

                                                                              Mariah