The rivers are rushing, and the snow pack is high, which means it’s going to be a great year for white water enthusiasts.

It already is.

“This is the best year we’ve seen in a long time,” said Deric Rothe, owner of Sierra Whitewater Rafting in Auburn.

Rafting tours are already filling up, he said, with big trips planned for this weekend and next.

People come from all over the world to experience the wonder of water in our little neck of the foothills.

His company took about 2,500 people on rafting tours last year, and that was during a drought.

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