One of California’s major rivers in the Kern. Its drop is very steep and it can be quite dangerous during high water. The headwaters start on the western slopes of Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft.), the highest peak in the contiguous United States. To be precise, that area feeds the South Fork. We were on the North Fork, but we don’t want to get too technical about it.
Merle Haggard wrote a rather grim song of the same title that recalled the story of his girlfriend drowning in the Kern. Very sad, but it’s also a reminder to be very cautious around swift water.
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