45K views · 519 reactions | EPIC RIVER RAFTING: Max Gorden got the best assignment of the day! He went whitewater rafting on the Kern River in California. The melting snow after a historic winter in the Sierra has turned the river into a raging torrent making for incredible whitewater rafting conditions. Max got an up close look at the conditions. | FOX Weather | Facebook

‘Kern River Blues’ – Merle Haggard’s Final Bow to Country Music Song in the comments section below 👇 “Kern River Blues” stands as Merle Haggard’s poignant farewell to country music—a raw, reflective tune recorded just days before his passing in 2016. With stripped-down instrumentation and his signature weathered vocals, Haggard mourns the changing landscape of Bakersfield and laments the closing of the honky-tonks that shaped his early career. The song is steeped in nostalgia and quiet defiance

5K views · 332 reactions | This video is of the Kern River this afternoon. Absolutely magnificent.  Per the request of Roberto Gonzales.  | Rivernook Campground | Facebook