Seven days and six nights of rafting down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River was awesome! I'm lucky Zach's family has incorporated me into this "river culture". We got a last minute permit for the trip and gathered together a crew of Nickum's and Latham's to total eleven people. The water level was middle range and the weather was perfect. We couldn't have planned it better if we tried. Black bears, bighorn sheep, deer, snakes, fish, and birds all made an appearance on our journey. The first day we were thrown right into the thick of the rapids with Velvet Falls. The Middle Fork averages a rapid for every mile you travel down the river. We went about 100 miles....not to mention a lost oar, a boat getting hung up on a rock, and a hole in the admiral's (Nick's) boat, all on the first day. City slickers not welcome! We had a toilet seat snatcher, horseshoe champions (Christian & Sarah), pictographs, a scavenger hunt ending at a pioneer's grave site, hot springs, delicious meals, no-flips, and many stories to share. I love the annual river trip I've been initiated into and am already looking forward to next year's adventure!
We of course have a LOT of pictures from the trip in which I couldn't post all of them on this blog. If your interested in seeing more pictures email me and I'm happy to share :)
4 comments:
Hi! Finally got a chance to read this. You are quite a good blogger with great pictures and narrative. Your trip sounds like such a fun adventure! Glad everything went so smoothly. xoxo Mom
What an amazing trip! I love rafting...especially with great friends and family!
That looks crazy! Where is Salmon river? Looks like a really fun trip.
The Salmon River is in Idaho and then drains into the ocean through Oregon/Washington. It's also called "The River of No Return" by Lewis and Clark.
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