Sierra Mac’s Marty McDonnell in his element – Huck Finn, happy crew, leaving his camp on the Stanislaus River
Location:
Marty's Camp - Sierra Mac
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.
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: Mar 7, 2024