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Cache Canyon & Capay ValleyCache Canyon River Trips is a family-owned and family-operated business. We live and work in the beautiful Capay Valley, just a few miles south of the Cache Canyon.Geology: The Capay Valley is one of Northern California's magnificent natural treasures. It is a visual reminder of the earth's Natural history. Rocks and sediments that formed deep under the sea in the Mesozoic Era (248-65 Million years ago) have been manipulated by the earth's plate tectonics and thrust to the surface to form the magnificent and diverse strata that valley visitors see today.This very dynamic tectonic activity also formed the Rumsey hills. Rocks and sediments that lay 5000 feet under water 100 million years ago continue to be shoved on top of newer river sediment such as the Blue Cliffs (only 15 thousand years old). This dance between compressing and divergent plates continues to move the valley's landscape at about 5 inches per year.