What is going on with the excessive partying on the American River?  OK I am showing my age here a little, but heading out to the American River and floating down the lazy stretch between Hazel and Watt Bridge isn't new.  We were floating down both the lower and upper American River before the kids gone wild were a blimp of a thought and yes, we did venture on the river with our libations.  What does seem to be more of a recent trend the last several years, is to make these events into a "Gone Wild" extravaganza.  Now there even is an amateur video you can purchase for ten bucks showing the "kids frolicking" on the river. 

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