Remembering Bryce Whitmore and the Early Days of California Rafting with Photographer & Author Tyler Childress Sept 24 at Sonora Library
Join us at 7pm, on Wednesday, September 24th at the Sonora Library for a presentation by photographer, author, and veteran river guide Tyler Childress as he shares images and stories from his new book, Bail! Bail! – Bryce Whitmore and the Birth of Whitewater Rafting.
Tyler’s book tells the true story of rafting pioneer Bryce Whitmore, a small-town boy from Wooster, Ohio, who starts the first river rafting company in California and Oregon, goes on to invent the first fiberglass river kayak on the West Coast, the first self-bailing raft, and at 97-years-of-age, is inducted into the InterNational Whitewater Hall of Fame.
Tyler remembers: “In the firmament of whitewater rafting and kayaking, Bryce was my pole star. He led me and many other aspiring river guides to follow lives of riverine fervor.”
Come meet Tyler, get your book signed, and hear how a rafting guide with a camera and a notebook turned decades of whitewater memories into a moving, often hilarious, tribute to a life well lived. 7pm Wednesday evening, September 24th, at the Sonora Library
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The beautiful foothill and forest region on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada is a destination for millions of visitors each year. Protecting the environment, especially water quality in streams and rivers, not only helps plants and wildlife, but also benefits recreation and tourism.
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