10 things you can (only) do on the Tuolumne

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (bus ride)

#1 Ride a little bus down into a big canyon –

5 miles, 40 minutes, 1,669 feet of elevation drop, a couple of bumps – Lumsden Road is the gateway to the Tuolumne. Unnerving, but worth it.

  • Most common question: “We don’t have to do that again, do we?” 

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (run Clavey)

#2 Run Clavey –

The Tuolumne’s signature rapid always delivers something; often something memorable.

  • Most common question: “Can we do that again?”

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (swim Clavey)

#3 Swim Clavey –

Legendary rapids have named rocks; legendary side-streams have named swimming holes. Choose from The Camp Hole, The Champagne Pool, The Olympic Pool, or the mythical Upper-Upper Pool.

 

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (jump off a rock)

#4 Jump off a rock –

If the rapids aren’t thrilling enough.

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (powerhouse)

#5 Sleep on top of a turn-of-the-century powerhouse

Built in 1905, abandoned in 1914, you can sleep on top (if you’re not afraid of the ghosts of miner’s past.)

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (catch a rainbow)

#6 Catch a Rainbow

Bring your rod, leave the fish.

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (mine shaft)

#7 Explore a Gold Rush mine shaft

300 feet of claustro-, nycto-, and tapho- phobia (and, if you make it to the very end: Gollum!)

 

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (surf steamboat)

#8 Surf Steamboat

We could do this all day – (and sometimes it feels like we’re going to.)

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (swim Mohican)

#9 Swim Mohican

Float by and swim it once on one-day trips or camp there and lap swim it as many times as you want on three-day trips.

10 things you can only do on the Tuolumne (levitate)

#10 Watch a raft levitate –

Boom!

And…

Run over 30 other rapids, paddle all day, sleep on a sandy beach*, watch the stars*, hike up the North Fork Tuolumne*, and see a one-of-a-kind graffiti-covered bridge.

*Two and three-day trips only.

And…

Visit Yosemite, listen to riverside bluegrass music with Laurie Lewis, have a drink at the Iron Door Saloon, have a treat at Tangled Hearts Bakery, take a guided hike with Echo Adventure Coop, get a local brew from Around the Horn, and check out the local history at the Gateway Museum.

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