Drawing upon more than fifty years of combined experience, Stanley and Holbeck have described 180 separate runs, many of which are in print here for the first time. The whitewater ranges from mildy challenging to downright hair-raising, and the descriptions are profusely illustrated with maps, photos, and the unavoidable quota of whitewater lies.

For the the intermediate to advanced California boater, with an interest in exploring some the the state's lesser-known canyons, this is the definitive word.

Index of rivers covered in this book:

• American River
• Bear River
• Carson River
• Cosumnes River
• Eel River
• Feather River
• Kaweah River
• Kern River
• Kings River
• Klamath River
• Mad River
• Merced River
• Mokelumne River
• Ruolumne River
• Russian River
• Sacremento River
• Salmon River
• San Joaquin River
• Sespe River
• Scott River
• Smith River
• Stanislaus River
• Trinity River
• Truckee River
• Tute River
• Walker Rivert
• Yuba River