The Best Swimming Holes in California: Candy Rock I know it’s only April, but cliff jumping season couldn’t come sooner, so 12 of my buddies and I went down to a hot local spot called “Candy Rock” located in the Stanislaus National Forest. At a scorching 70 degrees, it was a mystery why there weren’t too many people here. Actually, we were the only group of people that were there for the greater part of the day. After turning down the three miles of potholes and gravel known as Candy Rock Road, you arrive at a roundabout where you park anywhere. Then .25 miles of stairs leads you to the first swimming hole. This is a beautiful place where you can test the water and warm […] Cliff Jumping Justin Briggs | June 5, 2020 34 Comments
Man Dies in Tragic Cliff Jumping Accident After Tall Leap Into Lake Tahoe, CA Saturday Brandon Hughes, 26, of Sacramento, drowned after a cliff jumping accident at Rubicon Point at D.L. Bliss State Park near South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s office. After jumping off a cliff into Lake Tahoe, Brandon did not resurface. Sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Prencipe said authorities were called around 2 pm when Search and Rescue […] Cliff Jumping CliffBrains | September 27, 2019 2 Comments
Man Dead After Jumping Off 131-Foot Waterfall in Northern California A 30-year-old man is dead after jumping off 131-foot Burney Falls in far northern California. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Department reports that the man did not resurface after the 131-foot leap. The sheriff’s department was called to the scene at 5:47 pm on Friday, July 6th, 2018. Many agencies responded to the accident including: California State Parks and the California […] Industry News CragBrains | July 9, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane, Sexy Hawaiian Cliff Diving It’s always summer in Hawaii and these guys and gals know how to bottle it. These divers have a lot of skill, creativity, and they know how to make it all look sexy. The dancing segments are the key. If you’re experiencing the “Summertime Blues” right now because the snow is gone, this should cheer you up and re-motivate you. Summer is hot. Summer is sexy. and summer is long. Instead of hating summer and suffering through it (cough, cough, Andy Hays…) you should embrace it dial in an outdoor summer sport […] Cliff Jumping SwellBrains | June 30, 2015 3 Comments
One Day in CA: Surf → Water Ski → Cliff Jump → Ski → Ice Cream → Hot Springs California. It’s simply an amazing place. Today, it showed off what it can really do. I was up early and got into the water at Ocean Beach, San Francisco by 7am. The waves were terrible, it was windy and cold. I got a few “fun” rides and called it good after about an hour. Size was in the 2-4 foot range. From the beach to the Stockton Delta. Met up with […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 24, 2014 7 Comments
California Adventure Report: Tioga Pass, Rainbow Pools, Mono Lake, Hot Springs, Water Spouts… California can shine and it very well may shine brightest in springtime. This year, we had a low snow year and that’s the yang. The yin is that Tioga Pass opened very early so in one day, you can easily experience the foothills, the white granite domes, the high mountains, the east side, and the desert. Today, I woke up in Waterford, CA and got on the road by 7:30am. From there, it was a classic California adventure: Flipping into Rainbow Pools in the foothills, gaping at Half Dome, skiing Poop Chute on Tioga Pass, gawking at […] Miles Clark | May 16, 2014 3 Comments
10 Scary Facts About the Yosemite Rim Fire in California: Yosemite Rim Fire Facts: – The cause of the Rim Fire is still unknown. – It’s burned over 187,000 acres. – It entered Yosemite National Park on August 23rd. – The fire is threatening Hetch Hetchy reservoir, San Francisco’s drinking water source. – The Giant Sequoias (largest organisms on Earth) are threatened in Merced Grove. GIF: Brett Brownell / Fire perimeter […] Fire SnowBrains | August 28, 2013 6 Comments
Trip Report: 36 Hours in Sequoia National Forest, CA Early in the morning on Friday 8/7/2020, I set out from Costa Mesa, CA, and headed up Interstate 405 on a mission to Sequoia National Forest. To be honest, I usually spend my free hiking and backpacking time in the Eastern Sierra but decided to change it up and give the southwestern Sierra a look. From Southern California, I took […] Trip Report Taylor Stephan | August 14, 2020 2 Comments