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Sierra Mac’s Marty McDonnell in his element – Huck Finn, happy crew, leaving his camp on the Stanislaus River

Status: Live River
By: Courtesy of Sierra Mac River Trips
Date: July 18, 1976
Description:

Marty McDonnell was one of the very first people to raft the Stanislaus River back in the early 1960s. As a teenager he went to work for Bryce Whitmore and his Wilderness Waterways company and in the early 1970s took over the company from Bryce, re-naming it Sierra Mac River Trips. It is now one of the oldest river rafting companies in the West. Marty was an originator and a huge fan of the Huck Finn style rafts, shown here – the tubes meant no bailing, a rigid raft in rapids and the rowing point, he argued, provided unique advantages for a guide. In this great photo are Marty’s two sets of parents – Mac & Lois McDonnell, and Gerda and Willam (Frederick) Horstmeier.

Keywords: Fun, Guides, Rafting, River
Format: Photograph
Collection: Admin's Collection
Rights: Copyright 1976 Sierra Mac River Trips

Date uploaded: Mar 7, 2024
Date last modified: Apr 28, 2024