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The Salmon River, Idaho #1 – 1981 and 1997
The Wild and Scenic Salmon River runs through the 2,366,757 acre Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Its waters are the purest in the lower 48 states. In the summer of 1981, our bright new rafting company (New Wave Rafting … Continue reading
The Salmon River, Idaho #2 – 2009
The Wild and Scenic Salmon River runs through the 2,366,757 acre Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Its waters are the purest in the lower 48 states. NOTE: This post is preceded by a post on our 1981 and 1997 … Continue reading
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Tagged challis idaho, clematis vine, cutthroat trout, earthfirst!, frank church river of no return wilderness, gneiss, Lichen, main fork salmon river, middle fork salmon river, New Wave Rafting Co, rattlesnake, salmon idaho, salmon river idaho, squawfish, sweep oars, tappen falls, udisco raft, White Cloud Mountains
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La Vista Verde Trail
La Vista Verde trailhead is located a short distance uphill from Taos Junction Bridge, on State Rd. 567, in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument (see map at end). The mainly level trail travels the length of a bench … Continue reading
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Tagged basalt, bighorn sheep, flowers, maps, New Mexico, rapids, Rio Grande, southwest, Taos
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Steve Miller Publishes “Four Cornered – The Rivers”
Steve Miller publishes “Four Cornered – The Rivers”. Announcing the publication of: “Four Cornered, The Rivers”. This is the second book in the Four Cornered series. The first book is: “Four Cornered, The Land”. Together, these books present unparalleled photographic … Continue reading
The Salt River, AZ , Part 3, March 25-26
We started the day with Quartzite Falls Rapid. This rapid used to be called, more simply, Quartzite Falls, because it’s most notable feature was a low but gnarly falls that usually called for either a portage or lining of your boats. Why the name change? Well … Continue reading
The Salt River, AZ , Part 2, March 23-24
We had arrived at one of our favorite lay-over camps – Blackjack Wash. It, too, was over-grown, but still made a great camp. Blackjack Wash, at Mile 31.0, is located .7 of a mile upstream from Quartzite Falls Rapid – the “power … Continue reading
The Salt River, AZ , Part 1, March 20-22
A combination of low water years and no success in the annual lottery kept us away from our second most favorite river in Arizona for 7 years. We had first run the 52 mile Salt River Canyon in 1982, and … Continue reading
The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Fall 2016 – #3
Part #2 ended with Bedrock Rapid, Mile 131. This 3rd and final part begins with Deubendorff Rapid, Mile 132. The links to Parts #1 and #2 are to be found at the end of this post. Day 13 (con’t.) At … Continue reading
The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Fall 2016 – #2
The prior post chronicled the first week of our 2016 Grand Canyon trip, taking us from our launch, at Lees Ferry, on 9-17, to our camp at Papago Canyon, Mile 76.5, on 9-23. Here is the link to that post: https://believesteve.org/2016/10/20/the-colorado-river-in-the-grand-canyon-fall-2016-1/ … Continue reading