Category: Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 6
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Sadly, it was the last day of the trip. Ron suggested wearing rain gear and putting up the fishing gear. He said the rapids come quickly, so we took a seat in the front of Tanner’s boat. I tied the Pelican camera case to the seat where I could get to…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 5
Karie had recommended walking back up the trail toward the Flying B Ranch. She and Whitney had walked it yesterday when we stopped for ice cream. It was a beautiful view from the top of the hill, and a nice morning for a walk. Back in camp, the boys were cooking biscuits and gravy, hash…
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Middle Fork of the Salmon River – Day 4
I walked up from camp to a plateau to get some nice views of camp. I expected to see elk or sheep, but all I saw was lots of poop. Later I asked Ron what it was, and he said elk. It is surprising how much poop I have seen, but rarely see an animal.…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 3
Monday, July 19, 2020 I woke up early and almost stepped on two sleeping guides on my way to pee in the river. “Dilution is the solution”, as Steve told us. I went for a little walk, looking for the trail that runs one side of the river for 110 miles. While in high school,…
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Middle Fork of the Salmon River – Day 2
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Ron picks this week in July because it has the least chance of rain. It was a perfect, cool morning. I don’t know what elevation we are, but I know the further down river we go, the warmer it gets. Sleeping was great last night. Everything is organized (or unorganized) in…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River, Day 1
I slept late! I never do that, but today I woke up at 6:00, and quickly panicked. At VMI we called it “getting in a shitty”. I had to hook up the trailer and get out of this difficult camp. Just making the turn out onto the road would be a bit hazardous. Then it’s…
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Following The Salmon River
Thursday, July 16, 2020 45 degrees this morning, 92 in the afternoon I enjoyed a drive down Rt. 75, taking pictures along the way. It is one of the prettiest roads I have ever driven, following the Salmon River downstream. I will let the pictures do the talking. I stopped at one spot to do…