Things to Do in Salida

Music thumps and LED lights flash as up to 15 people don props and watch themselves file into Flash Photo Booths’ private booth on a 20” flat-screen LCD monitor. After guests select color or black-and-white photos, an ultra-high-resolution, 18-mega-pixel digital SLR camera snaps shots every six to eight seconds. Lab-quality printers produce 4"x6” prints in fewer than 15 second, enabling partygoers to collect ample evidence of revelry at weddings, birthday celebrations, graduations, and reenactments of landmark court trials. Greenscreen effects are also available, allowing customers to set their photos against exciting backdrops such as a leopard-filled jungle or a hockey game. An onsite attendant follows the booth to take charge of both setup and takedown, and remains on-hand to assist with operation.

Aboard their 24-foot pontoon boats, Bay Area Party Boats LLC's captains take passengers on floating parties through the California Delta. Music blasts from the boat's 450-watt stereo as groups nibble sandwiches and reach into a built-in ice chest to retrieve cold bottles of beer. The festivities continue outside of the vessel, where passengers can swim or test how their hair functions as a sponge. Alternatively, customers can drive wave-runners or rent wakeboard boats, balancing atop boards as they speed across the water's surface.