The Royal Gorge of the North Fork of The American River hosts some of California's most beautiful and committing waterfalls.

In July of 2011 our group of 12 expert paddlers made a three-day trip through the gorge. Four paddlers (Evan Garcia, Rush Sturges, Dan Simenc, Ryan Lucas) completed "Royal Flushes" by each running all five major drops on the river.

Enjoy this short video edit of the trip, and read the article at: kayakdiaries.com/2011/07/31/royal-gorge-epic-trip/ for the full story.

Filming: Dan Simenc and Robby Hogg
Editing: Dan Simenc
Music: God's Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash