Blog posts and stories from Rock-N-Water about whitewater rafting.
Have you ever wondered how the ministry of Rock-N-Water started? The seeds of Rock-N-Water Christian Camps were sown back in the year of 1983. Good friends Craig Lomax and Rich Teter went to river guide school at the age of 16. They learned how to guide at a Christian rafting company on the American River [...]
The Beginnings of Rock-N-Water: 1990 Rock-N-Water may have been born in the 1980's, but the first official year of Rock-N-Water taking groups on Christian adventure camps was the summer of 1990. Rich had a yellow 1981 Toyota 4x4 pickup truck that was outfitted to become Rock-N-Water (equipment, food service, and even advertising - the pickup did it [...]
Last Friday, Jan 17 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the state of California. News outlets and the like were quick to respond with headlines like, Hundred Years of Dry ((Time – Science & Space)), California’s drought emergency ((Los Angles Times – Opinion)), The Drought is Back in California ((Rush Limbaugh)), Historic [...]
Soon, all seven of us are sitting at the ready, waiting for Dustin to jump in and guide us out into the current. We see him exchange a few words with Jay over by the pile of PFDs, saunter over to our raft, and then with a quick, “Good luck, guys!”, he pushes us out [...]
Below Normal water but still looking good We've got less water in California than we would like, but we're still only in the Below Normal range for summer water releases. This means that for April through the 1st week in May (after which we'll go off the May water report), we'll have guaranteed water for whitewater rafting on [...]
The DWR Bulletin 120 has been released for March 2013 The California Department of Water Resources has released their March 2013 Bulletin 120. It is a summary of the current water situation for the state of California, talking into account current rainfall, snow pack, reservoir storage, and predicted weather patterns for the upcoming months. The water shed [...]
COLOSSIANS 3:15 "LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST RULE IN YOUR HEARTS, SINCE AS MEMBERS OF ONE BODY YOU WERE CALLED TO PEACE. AND BE THANKFUL. Prayer requests this week: Please pray for our guide school these next two weeks (June 4-15), that they would stay safe and have a great time as they train and [...]
Psalm 18:1-2 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. This Week: We have 49er fun groups this week, a Maidu Discovery and at [...]
On May 11th, the Department of Water Resources released it's Bulletin 120 report on the water fall and storage levels in California for 2012. While our snow pack and rain fall has been abysmal in 2012, the reservoir carryover from the 2011 water year was enough to lift us up into a "Dry" water year classification (at least [...]
Thank you for keeping the campers, staff, and the ministry of Rock-N-Water Christian Camps in your prayers. To keep focused and on our minds this week here is a little verse for everyone: "With God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26 This Week: Once again our week is jammed packed with 49er Fun groups, a Maidu [...]
