Rafting Kern River at 10,000CFS! May 2023

Whitewater rafting down Kern River on May 21st, 2023 with Kern River Outfitters. This was a half day trip which consisted of 2 laps down a section of the Upper Kern with a bonus section past Riverside Park to the cemetery take-out. What's great about Kern River is that even with very high flows, there are still sections of the river that you can run that aren't too crazy. DO NOT enter the river without being on a guided tour!

[funkyflights]

Great footage! Made me feel like I was there !

[boblatkey]

I did this on the Toulome river and got kicked off the boat when people didn't follow instructions and we hit a rock. My shoes got sucked off of my feet and I had to ride the entire section of Rapids by myself in the water. I got sucked under several times but I just kept my feet out in front of me and stayed calm. When I got back in the boat some people asked me if the water was cold and I said I have no memory of the temperature. I was so focused I didn't even think about the cold.

[jam]

rafting is fun, as long as guild keeps it exciting while keeping the raft proper side down.. the class 3+ and up should never be played with... i lose a dear friend and an expert kayaker a few years ago and now i paddle the safer lines not the more challenging ones

[BrendaKC]

Crazy fun! I’ve rafted the Kern thru some Class 4’s. Watched some guys do a class 5 and royally screw up. Scary stuff!!

[samuelb]

Well it's not deep nor wide But it's a mean piece of water my friend
Merle Haggard

[jessanddavidboham]

That is amazing video I used to live up there about 5 years ago and then many years ago I was a raft guide tween that ages of 15 all the way up to 17 and that's the highest I've ever seen that water before and I know they had a big flood but oh my goodness azarath guide for the rafting company I work for which was Chuck River Chuck Richards I mean rafting company we had to float every rapid in our guide school just in our vest and we had to do that on the lower River as well so thank goodness you guys are all good and they're still racking going on and great video

[maximoaguilar]

Quiero ir en 2semanas cuánto te cobran por el vídeo o tengo.que llevar mi propia cámara alguien sabe por favor espero una respuesta gracias