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South Silver The First Descent

About South Silver The First Descent

Directors: Robby Hogg & Scott Blankenfeld
Produces: Robby Hogg & Scott Blankenfeld

It was late in the 1990s. Whitewater kayaking was on the rise, and most California rivers and creeks had already been found and paddled by whitewater pioneers. A local group of kayakers from the American River grab the first descent of a true diamond in the rough: the South Fork Silver Creek.

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