California to Celebrate Opening Day of Rafting Saturday, May 1, 1999.COLOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- California Outdoors, the trade association comprised of more than 50 California river outfitters, has designated Saturday, May 1 as California's Opening Day of Rafting. The 1999 season will run through the fall months on many of California's rivers, a benefit of this winter's heavy precipitation. "Experienced rafters looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. challenging whitewater should plan a trip for May or June, when the snowmelt snow·melt n. 1. The runoff from melting snow. 2. A period or season when such runoff occurs: streams that flood during snowmelt. is occurring and streamflows are at their peak," commented Jim Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r , vice president of California Outdoors and president of Point Reyes-based Outdoor Adventures. "July through September will offer ideal conditions for first timers and families on rivers throughout the state." Commercially-outfitted river trips have been offered in California since the late sixties. The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of river rafting and today, more than 220,000 rafters float on California's rivers each year. California has some of the best stretches of white-water in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , ranging in difficulty from splashy splash·y adj. splash·i·er, splash·i·est 1. Making or likely to make splashes. 2. Covered with splashes of color. 3. Showy; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy. Class II and III rapids to thundering Class IV and V drops. Trips last from a few hours to 3 or 4 days. California Outdoors, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. established in 1989, is dedicated to preserving, promoting and helping people experience California's unique rivers. A free directory of California river outfitters is available by calling the California Outdoors Hotline, 800-552-3625. The directory includes descriptions of special trips, individual company toll-free telephone numbers and tips on how to shop for an outfitter. |
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