tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83863245599200446932024-03-05T02:14:48.633-08:00Rocky Mountain River ToursMiddle Fork of the Salmon rafting trips with Rocky Mountain River Tours.Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-25212774848888613942011-02-17T14:13:00.000-08:002011-02-17T18:00:51.894-08:00Sheila Testing River Recipes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZQ7CC5Bjnj9THKsq-7fGHydYjljzznvUa5ho-4vzsPQDkit_j6qRb8OeSsfqnIFMN9YJUpRNUghUDnjNfaPCck1y4a64c-AXx4Ru46LLtGKgbiqTRavT2J7C2qJbNI9h7l-HsqTMpUk/s1600/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+001.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZQ7CC5Bjnj9THKsq-7fGHydYjljzznvUa5ho-4vzsPQDkit_j6qRb8OeSsfqnIFMN9YJUpRNUghUDnjNfaPCck1y4a64c-AXx4Ru46LLtGKgbiqTRavT2J7C2qJbNI9h7l-HsqTMpUk/s320/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574843687807185842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgQI9zfpu22XN2NM2wgH0CKzGplIvwYuUYBCixvpKeecWDcATztqJ8vvpk0uyyjqmFAFuWJz8ikdu9AryAHvQ4x_V9QYmKHis2jK5Vpa8ugyaWbA1VXo1YIeYMH3jAZ4zNgg5th7_7Cw/s1600/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+006.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgQI9zfpu22XN2NM2wgH0CKzGplIvwYuUYBCixvpKeecWDcATztqJ8vvpk0uyyjqmFAFuWJz8ikdu9AryAHvQ4x_V9QYmKHis2jK5Vpa8ugyaWbA1VXo1YIeYMH3jAZ4zNgg5th7_7Cw/s320/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574843207731592242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxCOpm1rTNtnRgppMsMhq1qXw6Y1nE_6XGF2N6l0GILx1psjvHp6M0CNqLCmTUk8UqmxHo4I-8xoSx6uJ27Y2zgeuN1R6EzahyphenhyphendKcGfM3rLdjjZg3Ua0YBd2B1qq4p9gBot7wjCBIjFQ/s1600/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxCOpm1rTNtnRgppMsMhq1qXw6Y1nE_6XGF2N6l0GILx1psjvHp6M0CNqLCmTUk8UqmxHo4I-8xoSx6uJ27Y2zgeuN1R6EzahyphenhyphendKcGfM3rLdjjZg3Ua0YBd2B1qq4p9gBot7wjCBIjFQ/s320/Dinner+Party+Feb.+5+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574786897562575858" border="0" /></a><br />It's spring and Sheila is working on the menu for this river season. The best part is when she has friends and neighbors over to sample the fare. So, on a snowy February evening in Boise the simulated Dutch oven river meal is being enjoyed by 14 happy people.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lucky for Sheila, Aaron "Birddog" river guide was available to be sous chef for the evening. The two of them had a great time cooking and serving the guests.Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-19280722873324755752010-10-01T14:06:00.000-07:002011-02-03T14:08:19.164-08:00Sept. 3rd trip report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbztkiDsZCBbEBO-Q4KuG2hiyKkPELX8l7gxRcPSEDxDwZE099k7hYvNK2j5uctX6znIwm652Yrh9vRLtN2FwkK2yYcm5xhOnxvKSRZxDyYAAYUFyX5BoKo_ZCH46HrDy7KBJMl0x8JE/s1600/P1060714.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbztkiDsZCBbEBO-Q4KuG2hiyKkPELX8l7gxRcPSEDxDwZE099k7hYvNK2j5uctX6znIwm652Yrh9vRLtN2FwkK2yYcm5xhOnxvKSRZxDyYAAYUFyX5BoKo_ZCH46HrDy7KBJMl0x8JE/s320/P1060714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523190529250450786" border="0" /></a><br />Floating the Middle Fork in September is a treat. The water level is lower, the air is cooler and things are a bit more quiet and relaxed than earlier in the season. Lots of time to reflect on the scenery, time to hike, take photos, explore and get to know everyone. Our trip was full of interesting folks from the very young to the very experienced. We had guests from Massachusetts, Indiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oregon and Idaho. New friendships formed quickly, perhaps lifelong ones.<br />Big Jim, Emily, Keri, Johnny, Shane and George skillfully guided us and kept us well fed through the beautiful rugged wilderness for five days, camping at Whitey Cox, Lower Grouse, Woolard Creek and Otter Bar. Beautiful sites for sure.<br />As Bev said, "it was a fabulous trip. Met a lot of nice people, ate like kings, and saw the most beautiful, rugged scenery we have ever seen. I had no idea Idaho was so beautiful! Idahoans are lucky to have all those mountains at their back door."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7dJxfYJn3TP3yP64WxA-9q0DIdKg8fAD_SFsL_a2x57W6ZGuTVd8HIulJEumvufBTv2VbHU79mWdoRqfsGaW_jcnWYkkcxhWnOYDDGIJH0BaFSslVoAhaoZ81yID9QJD9oxrmT6uLCI/s1600/P1060614.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7dJxfYJn3TP3yP64WxA-9q0DIdKg8fAD_SFsL_a2x57W6ZGuTVd8HIulJEumvufBTv2VbHU79mWdoRqfsGaW_jcnWYkkcxhWnOYDDGIJH0BaFSslVoAhaoZ81yID9QJD9oxrmT6uLCI/s320/P1060614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523193123542526610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ot90TBjle4gE9tvo_uMHeaariMc-IbHFraZs6bEKZ-_AHMqQT_ewy3rsjWINmLmUg-1_ntyf1onc0VFHvTrBBW4z3exjnvLJYAnJZbJVQui7BSf04XX660wXgp1_tSb20pGVq52vnkY/s1600/P1060614.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dyK_kCT0359YQ7LEHd7ePYa2skT73dQHnfxm9GNdfVXeMxEyDARddtbgl9lssQoFXawiShC6oRqRu4-uJS2RBI_omquvSQ8FrGXokjPh92uHQ7WQawzcut_E6xMI1ingrQPAk2TVXvw/s1600/P1060634.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dyK_kCT0359YQ7LEHd7ePYa2skT73dQHnfxm9GNdfVXeMxEyDARddtbgl9lssQoFXawiShC6oRqRu4-uJS2RBI_omquvSQ8FrGXokjPh92uHQ7WQawzcut_E6xMI1ingrQPAk2TVXvw/s320/P1060634.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523193921469195442" border="0" /></a>Our first thrill was flying in to our put-in at Thomas Creek where our guides had our boats all ready to go.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rajG0Q-1pSbC2pNFwKEKX9sH9zwR_awb0m116ys4dKKeo5qrHi6S26Jgn3ExdUedCF1WWOOMNJ0yk1A7P-ATDayvLBTli45ZcuKL2LUXgMsRdKZjWIBGEJqaZhT_Xo_vm0C-kV2iodc/s1600/P1060638.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rajG0Q-1pSbC2pNFwKEKX9sH9zwR_awb0m116ys4dKKeo5qrHi6S26Jgn3ExdUedCF1WWOOMNJ0yk1A7P-ATDayvLBTli45ZcuKL2LUXgMsRdKZjWIBGEJqaZhT_Xo_vm0C-kV2iodc/s320/P1060638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523194402238338802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///Users/catherinebscott/Desktop/P1060614.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3V3JIGFjngnNSnG07NMI5fKHM8jGnPaf7Ifs-8zj1JykYURjexhDHIMswIAhw5zenrxgTy9Z984Ah33brqntwfxdED2TlSJ3wCDet3s7Jjs8Q9wFMA-1KnAuyjk0_4CIxLmyusY-ugk/s1600/P1060654.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3V3JIGFjngnNSnG07NMI5fKHM8jGnPaf7Ifs-8zj1JykYURjexhDHIMswIAhw5zenrxgTy9Z984Ah33brqntwfxdED2TlSJ3wCDet3s7Jjs8Q9wFMA-1KnAuyjk0_4CIxLmyusY-ugk/s320/P1060654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523194923270635602" border="0" /></a>A typical lunch of delicious sandwiches, fresh fruit and cookies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBM1vUG_nTq0z-6UI2QiECXftt_pcKRpnEMf3SCSYGjmitWHg5osEgATdggCfAuiF_JnI7C9HDofo_tSbYWNv7PsfSPXZUT_1OW8oFKXgkLZkTrmXDJwoWU72dLpZOgguQuttJ-wN0nQ/s1600/P1060655.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBM1vUG_nTq0z-6UI2QiECXftt_pcKRpnEMf3SCSYGjmitWHg5osEgATdggCfAuiF_JnI7C9HDofo_tSbYWNv7PsfSPXZUT_1OW8oFKXgkLZkTrmXDJwoWU72dLpZOgguQuttJ-wN0nQ/s320/P1060655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523195540935188050" border="0" /></a>Four oar boats, a paddle boat and three inflatable kayaks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V-0GV_fLyhG6t4iqRbXuQBL26KK5gnZXXK_ZPWPJWh3w1lWnkhjSHVXYGOyu5og3biw-TrQk_bVOBqMV0RV2GxjdteBo5fx9ChYuVIbmgILHHyglJDxrj7oSZkfK8mGeyBSg9RRdbu0/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-7-%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E936%3E249%3C-44-27249ot1lsi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V-0GV_fLyhG6t4iqRbXuQBL26KK5gnZXXK_ZPWPJWh3w1lWnkhjSHVXYGOyu5og3biw-TrQk_bVOBqMV0RV2GxjdteBo5fx9ChYuVIbmgILHHyglJDxrj7oSZkfK8mGeyBSg9RRdbu0/s320/232323232%7Ffp-7-%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E936%3E249%3C-44-27249ot1lsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523196231094600786" border="0" /></a>Brittany, skilled at scull racing, loved the kayak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbSG6aeCYVeENqZCfWJrAa-1E7Mso_EUEgdw_bqanbjCEQhG0pYCMIiJYh_EEu6ZE4axzEyB99lcs4BOoj5NXQMB5KzawlmLsX8FRgXRisuIW1p366C8ZSztrVchfgFCaIPG-wSBQ7kQ/s1600/P1060658.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbSG6aeCYVeENqZCfWJrAa-1E7Mso_EUEgdw_bqanbjCEQhG0pYCMIiJYh_EEu6ZE4axzEyB99lcs4BOoj5NXQMB5KzawlmLsX8FRgXRisuIW1p366C8ZSztrVchfgFCaIPG-wSBQ7kQ/s320/P1060658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523198441548740690" border="0" /></a><br />and so did her brother, Cameron.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtc7rIHj8X5sOXE7wky1umhsihKawkFy5KcYoiZ6om7zspsylMyPGJLjMqZ6WNZqEJvrx3PPs8mY8wwkscjwfeQfYPzQyaqqyC78l7KcF9kkFLtzsz5znYibuadclatGBoohGPFY1WVA/s1600/P1060701.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtc7rIHj8X5sOXE7wky1umhsihKawkFy5KcYoiZ6om7zspsylMyPGJLjMqZ6WNZqEJvrx3PPs8mY8wwkscjwfeQfYPzQyaqqyC78l7KcF9kkFLtzsz5znYibuadclatGBoohGPFY1WVA/s320/P1060701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523198793167760242" border="0" /></a>It's interesting to see how peaceful and relaxed one can get after just a few hours on the Middle Fork. Elena ponders the meaning of it all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK26_Nwbzu1F7MoQMqo-ykfVIJH0N9W3Zwna1xdvfScLU_XDLBPlPnppKmo2ycOZHfY8-1zrIMHIygji7rcVlzigtR6RHuuqfMxmDMxlebSWMlA_XPzWCoXdGljevxqc-3FquaVzB4GQ/s1600/P1060733.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK26_Nwbzu1F7MoQMqo-ykfVIJH0N9W3Zwna1xdvfScLU_XDLBPlPnppKmo2ycOZHfY8-1zrIMHIygji7rcVlzigtR6RHuuqfMxmDMxlebSWMlA_XPzWCoXdGljevxqc-3FquaVzB4GQ/s320/P1060733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523203501579625874" border="0" /></a>Away we go, down the river.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2eQKEeZA2iCTr6qyqBctQ8BwazaN71iTUGdKCEYFAuOWeNVEAFmq6Q3jf6lT2mqUeHnjCwRTLo8O0XHWQVvDaOl4gZc1u8UvX7kq5-3wp0w_n-gVuGKWDPJrytzIaZM_N5Sfvav6v9M/s1600/P1060661.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2eQKEeZA2iCTr6qyqBctQ8BwazaN71iTUGdKCEYFAuOWeNVEAFmq6Q3jf6lT2mqUeHnjCwRTLo8O0XHWQVvDaOl4gZc1u8UvX7kq5-3wp0w_n-gVuGKWDPJrytzIaZM_N5Sfvav6v9M/s320/P1060661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523203702634201698" border="0" /></a>hors d'oeuvres - smoked salmon, cheese, fruit & crackers, and some very good wine<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideVA6-VxbZiGjkXUEpUBk6J78mkW8xA8dkTTCn-P0M7d7nHOthAdDjiTFVOEknNkzhr3xpUU1fSefKo4xcRjdLwrQHZpsuGfhTkRwrjCYr68s0pwN8nT0dXQO9CygHflwxT7eTFGWH4U/s1600/P1060664.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideVA6-VxbZiGjkXUEpUBk6J78mkW8xA8dkTTCn-P0M7d7nHOthAdDjiTFVOEknNkzhr3xpUU1fSefKo4xcRjdLwrQHZpsuGfhTkRwrjCYr68s0pwN8nT0dXQO9CygHflwxT7eTFGWH4U/s320/P1060664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523205002584137058" border="0" /></a>A sample of Sheila's famous Dutch Oven cooking - Spicy Pesto Lasagna (p. 135 in her new Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pSZcPbfWY0ZjpcbxKOJhBT6Y1aRSnxw4-viDegzWOJytDvWDSqQzQdMLkT0mQAhzHKtMH1agCQ_hhxzWBKBCsuXrGQyXqpUM6FKkFrr8ehXwPm23e2-AdAK_6Ul-t4bacLKu3wuZBlM/s1600/P1060662.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pSZcPbfWY0ZjpcbxKOJhBT6Y1aRSnxw4-viDegzWOJytDvWDSqQzQdMLkT0mQAhzHKtMH1agCQ_hhxzWBKBCsuXrGQyXqpUM6FKkFrr8ehXwPm23e2-AdAK_6Ul-t4bacLKu3wuZBlM/s320/P1060662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523206102978449938" border="0" /></a>Happy campers, Jean & Karen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHs8CUfGtq3ZBwI5KOPeRs3wgok75KO04YP7i2Z0IcNPVEcNvVLDFKVi5BU_wM4Fh2uRW3h_vPKM855r_0kGmZIN6kxCtzQJ8acNJHubDR_M7-hgzium1p6gcDuQcBOH-t4lMubHK6Z0/s1600/P1060674.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHs8CUfGtq3ZBwI5KOPeRs3wgok75KO04YP7i2Z0IcNPVEcNvVLDFKVi5BU_wM4Fh2uRW3h_vPKM855r_0kGmZIN6kxCtzQJ8acNJHubDR_M7-hgzium1p6gcDuQcBOH-t4lMubHK6Z0/s320/P1060674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523206494441811538" border="0" /></a>Kobe and Clarke practicing their fly fishing skills at Whitey Cox camp.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNTt678WbBmqbe-L9uQhhNcnRkzbTPNy3FEHMAzuIqRwMrMOKVvRfAakUaTToliwGcJI-zhImj7GiC_6SdyZu_UhLzWWogDxCCcZn66JaPbgYR-quSVP-KxVA_QffHzyN8UpV0XegknM/s1600/P1060683.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNTt678WbBmqbe-L9uQhhNcnRkzbTPNy3FEHMAzuIqRwMrMOKVvRfAakUaTToliwGcJI-zhImj7GiC_6SdyZu_UhLzWWogDxCCcZn66JaPbgYR-quSVP-KxVA_QffHzyN8UpV0XegknM/s320/P1060683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523206949488741938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIxu80P8WHwrynXkx9obGVROEjfhrHKhtfOT7NJ_7NiEDFTFfC6ekjnFr-KcJFA7TNEGoBmwf2yEMTE4pfnQCpCpitS25vAuc8LshyWHXUto6kdW0t1KDiVLnrfQewyU8TfwIEWSHZto/s1600/P1060685.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIxu80P8WHwrynXkx9obGVROEjfhrHKhtfOT7NJ_7NiEDFTFfC6ekjnFr-KcJFA7TNEGoBmwf2yEMTE4pfnQCpCpitS25vAuc8LshyWHXUto6kdW0t1KDiVLnrfQewyU8TfwIEWSHZto/s320/P1060685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523207125873880818" border="0" /></a>Cameron from Indiana & Kobe from Idaho quickly became best buddies<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GcrnqaSFfFunFEzAW6PlC60a-1qPWGBdERJJxIPw5QsYhoazL3HPu_mWAhD9x7QUZ-FDChyphenhyphenJ4ONHav6XFO8qie_yLkvyW13_VTuOf6jNwd_dX67EhRmgtkoeq9tViQVD-gHm1QXqjp8/s1600/P1060666.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GcrnqaSFfFunFEzAW6PlC60a-1qPWGBdERJJxIPw5QsYhoazL3HPu_mWAhD9x7QUZ-FDChyphenhyphenJ4ONHav6XFO8qie_yLkvyW13_VTuOf6jNwd_dX67EhRmgtkoeq9tViQVD-gHm1QXqjp8/s320/P1060666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523207806208363026" border="0" /></a>Breakfast is always fabulous. Today it's pancakes, sausage & Sinfully Sumptuous Sticky Buns. (p. 33 in her cookbook)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzjAAc8bFobNNOg4e-7O1M5ESowVPHpaPwldaWaLECBLGsX9lN6scV9qGJtg9rNLKppt1eUi0Jp5x9r29T7bzqsa92uA_DE0aOWPwsyRFAKBJJ8LDw9xF9lp6nfoDjselgjMPaY16iTE/s1600/P1060665_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzjAAc8bFobNNOg4e-7O1M5ESowVPHpaPwldaWaLECBLGsX9lN6scV9qGJtg9rNLKppt1eUi0Jp5x9r29T7bzqsa92uA_DE0aOWPwsyRFAKBJJ8LDw9xF9lp6nfoDjselgjMPaY16iTE/s320/P1060665_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523209558121362322" border="0" /></a>Big Jim, the sausage cooker.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8cUoMTZGqB71inXnbb__aFDXJmisSzPZEk945Sb2YK81X_OI9Ofc4N37k-TI60wRLdIYzGyCAFsWq6C_aIDog6cNQry8sF1qMFusZKOhcOdweckqClEhICb0_dXmIgxeKIT3yq6dWaQ/s1600/P1060715.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8cUoMTZGqB71inXnbb__aFDXJmisSzPZEk945Sb2YK81X_OI9Ofc4N37k-TI60wRLdIYzGyCAFsWq6C_aIDog6cNQry8sF1qMFusZKOhcOdweckqClEhICb0_dXmIgxeKIT3yq6dWaQ/s320/P1060715.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523209990115704578" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEnGVEiBiiPpnPj_G5CwWGL4ovCA0xqa3M3ZTQjlnTOBJ2mjQnwuDUACV-0J2fu-HlX939HKp7Xtmv6ObymjHpm3IblVWmHntEFIg1Up4r4SxybFkPVfHPg9cqMTN3NkFHb-5amYow3Y/s1600/P1060725.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEnGVEiBiiPpnPj_G5CwWGL4ovCA0xqa3M3ZTQjlnTOBJ2mjQnwuDUACV-0J2fu-HlX939HKp7Xtmv6ObymjHpm3IblVWmHntEFIg1Up4r4SxybFkPVfHPg9cqMTN3NkFHb-5amYow3Y/s320/P1060725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523253920529084946" border="0" /></a><br />Y-u-u-u-um-m-m-m!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqrGoTn9RGt_6HTvs97TctSlatimC0wcdtM7kMHBDhZD2eeUWVzCtyKwK9L5YkrRC_EzpGq-scwId7dbid9nCYnOot-qw0r4BR_oBXw72DtafqjmSVvBAd6rL2Ks_LqqK9xlSBIYZguk/s1600/P1060679_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqrGoTn9RGt_6HTvs97TctSlatimC0wcdtM7kMHBDhZD2eeUWVzCtyKwK9L5YkrRC_EzpGq-scwId7dbid9nCYnOot-qw0r4BR_oBXw72DtafqjmSVvBAd6rL2Ks_LqqK9xlSBIYZguk/s320/P1060679_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523497806184909682" border="0" /></a>Ray says,<br />"you know what, hon, this is pretty darn good food!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGqDKYJGIVfuco77qJgbJaCOghhKvztv6e5I508qbRTtF2JFfp_rAZNttsbPHvBLXqz5L3LBafAe3hJRkDydMayyIHbuj5C_2OkcMVej5rSZmNsmz9N_JJ10Qck0SZvybhxLfg0bsHhs/s1600/P1060813.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGqDKYJGIVfuco77qJgbJaCOghhKvztv6e5I508qbRTtF2JFfp_rAZNttsbPHvBLXqz5L3LBafAe3hJRkDydMayyIHbuj5C_2OkcMVej5rSZmNsmz9N_JJ10Qck0SZvybhxLfg0bsHhs/s320/P1060813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523503521028511666" border="0" /></a>Bev agrees.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0BbtHXRlYVxT7GruXp22Cot_-vo4pbhGrLhZDsCpSa8i-RI6SuyGsAYuQicu2g9CBbGeJ55aaHVn0nva_m9MDoz9M0QfhhCpjZSQK1GkZJdR-_u2iqt_-VulfAt0QlAvDoWCAb9QRVw/s1600/P1060727.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0BbtHXRlYVxT7GruXp22Cot_-vo4pbhGrLhZDsCpSa8i-RI6SuyGsAYuQicu2g9CBbGeJ55aaHVn0nva_m9MDoz9M0QfhhCpjZSQK1GkZJdR-_u2iqt_-VulfAt0QlAvDoWCAb9QRVw/s320/P1060727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523210520266789634" border="0" /></a>Back on the river. This time it's Charles conquering Tappen Falls with Bill & Katie in hot pursuit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyWecqOEJZONIZeHCL8DixLzkUQnfLZTmsRiPyuuzqsxXZdqQWkb6sRH9_8sEzRup5VqKRnnIvstUlEiz32gu-UH189pgH5TCnqffTRL7__1S4hg4QcuUuAmQ5wltpujB8P6trC7cDrI/s1600/P1060728.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyWecqOEJZONIZeHCL8DixLzkUQnfLZTmsRiPyuuzqsxXZdqQWkb6sRH9_8sEzRup5VqKRnnIvstUlEiz32gu-UH189pgH5TCnqffTRL7__1S4hg4QcuUuAmQ5wltpujB8P6trC7cDrI/s320/P1060728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523210855278997058" border="0" /></a>Way to go, Charles, you made it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RI-E27U10XTHzYztvSP6t_yHrh5klqnNIEb7rUldOc5jV9i0R6HltYKpQWCiVKWltIHCH4uYkVZLoDQPXlgFyY5RaXDW9y-_jZoluWp1tWJycvseYxf5lS2iWxOf2Vji5gSSMHk6tpo/s1600/P1060730.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RI-E27U10XTHzYztvSP6t_yHrh5klqnNIEb7rUldOc5jV9i0R6HltYKpQWCiVKWltIHCH4uYkVZLoDQPXlgFyY5RaXDW9y-_jZoluWp1tWJycvseYxf5lS2iWxOf2Vji5gSSMHk6tpo/s320/P1060730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523211122351947890" border="0" /></a>Look out, Bill!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-BtOfzsfEX4xRxYMP-LLzsX0wjvnxO7nw55UwWyUa6bFOqDJ7UKZnNAWor9G1qbeEVCMKVN-vZX7yXnCVa5-2iV6df7QCe4j2FrWyvhvEDRXGtwnK0K8MAFuPiHFxeIkO-l-EGVQWn4/s1600/P1060754.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-BtOfzsfEX4xRxYMP-LLzsX0wjvnxO7nw55UwWyUa6bFOqDJ7UKZnNAWor9G1qbeEVCMKVN-vZX7yXnCVa5-2iV6df7QCe4j2FrWyvhvEDRXGtwnK0K8MAFuPiHFxeIkO-l-EGVQWn4/s320/P1060754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523211354036583234" border="0" /></a>That's it! Lookin' good. Bill, you were certainly an inspiration to us all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfJ8YHvu2mIhAbq4o4ULRCyDE9b2lAoPvL1Qq-OsEwQ-ntGH4IJKqNsBIEb5CAJLuVILGc67T3jT1OyYHeGy3gX9mmCdaeuAIEhZDaAU5Sd_Dvrc7MVI2MSbHqjydU8oortY17Mj8e2o/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-94%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E992%3E249%3C-44-83249ot1lsi.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfJ8YHvu2mIhAbq4o4ULRCyDE9b2lAoPvL1Qq-OsEwQ-ntGH4IJKqNsBIEb5CAJLuVILGc67T3jT1OyYHeGy3gX9mmCdaeuAIEhZDaAU5Sd_Dvrc7MVI2MSbHqjydU8oortY17Mj8e2o/s320/232323232%7Ffp-94%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E992%3E249%3C-44-83249ot1lsi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523466036471061986" border="0" /></a><br />back at camp - a rousing game of Right, Left Center. Thanks, Jane!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0VTppKaOV4H4YcOVUbaW_-rV4sNDk1TQTVcc-kMM3M6_D0124aOUgpqO6ilEJ3Zh0A6-TmmUQu72YtNM1tcA_5fG8UlEVFClaW7H-S-bmiDpcbuW7RuaOZBjcyyKlG2dwFqSN_Kjoxc/s1600/P1060679.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0VTppKaOV4H4YcOVUbaW_-rV4sNDk1TQTVcc-kMM3M6_D0124aOUgpqO6ilEJ3Zh0A6-TmmUQu72YtNM1tcA_5fG8UlEVFClaW7H-S-bmiDpcbuW7RuaOZBjcyyKlG2dwFqSN_Kjoxc/s320/P1060679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523499802819717746" border="0" /></a>Bev's river sandals BEFORE they got destroyed in Loon Creek hot springs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgken_HmuVnLON1FgvrhaL8NRzgFYbOpcn7x1vnjJRCnFuYapgX89OISsQsp_LiIRD6HXFyhpU1x0VAf_TmBA7BvDlnxK6uLcpmq0eLk6p4StLDAWUg9tMHO7MRX7XrWf4HLPjzFq_y6eY/s1600/P1060816.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgken_HmuVnLON1FgvrhaL8NRzgFYbOpcn7x1vnjJRCnFuYapgX89OISsQsp_LiIRD6HXFyhpU1x0VAf_TmBA7BvDlnxK6uLcpmq0eLk6p4StLDAWUg9tMHO7MRX7XrWf4HLPjzFq_y6eY/s320/P1060816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523500771934640018" border="0" /></a>Thanks, Gail for loaning her your extra pair.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVSye9axV2wvZC9jSfu4mw1601v-e4CbM5fCyBXBFeI3UGi_awxTJXfVLoBfvPoxXfuwBd0AHUyqi3vt0krHsboE-QHi3N2BNACcQubuhddo7QFtpJ7NoMDenBab9YbpfOkkIkze3bxk/s1600/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+008.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVSye9axV2wvZC9jSfu4mw1601v-e4CbM5fCyBXBFeI3UGi_awxTJXfVLoBfvPoxXfuwBd0AHUyqi3vt0krHsboE-QHi3N2BNACcQubuhddo7QFtpJ7NoMDenBab9YbpfOkkIkze3bxk/s320/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523501556607093778" border="0" /></a>Arthur, Rab & Ray relaxing before dinner.<br />This is grilled Salmon night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZghrfJZ7JUGgQhIMSJFkv-FnDQwKajJnN5HY0F_29dUudrjDnAX9diaqwKOnuW6c2zeeZcbskbGvpYvkgdSDjRqJWHma71h-Hru7bVN1kplXov5r8-J_pSl8Ovn3n_HJUARGU8neJ8I/s1600/P1060718.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZghrfJZ7JUGgQhIMSJFkv-FnDQwKajJnN5HY0F_29dUudrjDnAX9diaqwKOnuW6c2zeeZcbskbGvpYvkgdSDjRqJWHma71h-Hru7bVN1kplXov5r8-J_pSl8Ovn3n_HJUARGU8neJ8I/s320/P1060718.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523216149059607058" border="0" /></a>Now what's Emily up to?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8qGbLPWHuhdE9SSVfTDnlftdzPTScLmduC_YN2g_iDVvSVzwXTvsU6FBd6f_JLIZP95cLe0fvWXVzxvjm60qcgean5XVcmFNSjOfm2dkbqgr6-nRlBrWLJls1iZuZHsk1_QJYqSYyk/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-92%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E99-%3E249%3C-44-8;249ot1lsi.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8qGbLPWHuhdE9SSVfTDnlftdzPTScLmduC_YN2g_iDVvSVzwXTvsU6FBd6f_JLIZP95cLe0fvWXVzxvjm60qcgean5XVcmFNSjOfm2dkbqgr6-nRlBrWLJls1iZuZHsk1_QJYqSYyk/s320/232323232%7Ffp-92%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E99-%3E249%3C-44-8;249ot1lsi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523464930050349666" border="0" /></a><br />It's a birthday cake for Ruth.<br />WOW! Sheila's famous Camel Gulch Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting.<br />(p. 159 in her cookbook).<br />What better way to celebrate a birthday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFpLGy3SQuNKJWXIphBl4ui5oc6ryCwFoM1wqaUWkt4PV0YZg-Z2nWTp_uI3vW3hB2Y3Vb9lDkzHKo3q6mlRbomnr0E0FoysDhdoMCyRacZmopw2q03QkejNWB5Ke_9jVK8CfA_2txw/s1600/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+026.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFpLGy3SQuNKJWXIphBl4ui5oc6ryCwFoM1wqaUWkt4PV0YZg-Z2nWTp_uI3vW3hB2Y3Vb9lDkzHKo3q6mlRbomnr0E0FoysDhdoMCyRacZmopw2q03QkejNWB5Ke_9jVK8CfA_2txw/s320/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523218179542226354" border="0" /></a>Katie and her cauldron entertains with a scary story around the campfire on a dark and windy night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJvvOkeSYplZbEBu4mpsM85-BvgcUX2T0U53dtdcZCg6XZSpz9eDXAJHjJyLSpECUODmZjxMs2Ry8lk_M4AUxCrMZQ68W_roC4H31NVTh8nqtXws7f8Q2_GcXIDsbi_EMAQM3oJfdXnw/s1600/P1060713.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJvvOkeSYplZbEBu4mpsM85-BvgcUX2T0U53dtdcZCg6XZSpz9eDXAJHjJyLSpECUODmZjxMs2Ry8lk_M4AUxCrMZQ68W_roC4H31NVTh8nqtXws7f8Q2_GcXIDsbi_EMAQM3oJfdXnw/s320/P1060713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523219553832446450" border="0" /></a>A rain and thunderstorm Saturday night didn't bother anyone. Dave and Sheila provide everyone with great tents and bags so we were well protected. Big Jim braved the storm to make sure we were all tucked safely away.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVg95ctjIR-KCwlvsv2RRvbRROeSFMbPHEUYwvzWv_rjRxtPWU_np9EwdZU0WUxTIlTSgZdr_0YTG706t8s1dwhxN_TOSKDCirXgL4tJrsUxed7_4FKJURKwYSIzsMGnPd63iXabjgoE/s1600/P1060716.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVg95ctjIR-KCwlvsv2RRvbRROeSFMbPHEUYwvzWv_rjRxtPWU_np9EwdZU0WUxTIlTSgZdr_0YTG706t8s1dwhxN_TOSKDCirXgL4tJrsUxed7_4FKJURKwYSIzsMGnPd63iXabjgoE/s320/P1060716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523457330659647410" border="0" /></a>Keri got soaked, too, but was all smiles the next morning.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTitVwbLigbHtgRB0hOsTe7ffHYVxfMA8OGOpLn5_tLz-jjoLjyRU6FTJTDWbRJfgm8zledR6pYqrcP6ErybkEqOYcVA22Ao0yH-V9mHfsFLbaalw-GuUot2nccOP3vCOASH9vZXH1FoQ/s1600/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+028.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTitVwbLigbHtgRB0hOsTe7ffHYVxfMA8OGOpLn5_tLz-jjoLjyRU6FTJTDWbRJfgm8zledR6pYqrcP6ErybkEqOYcVA22Ao0yH-V9mHfsFLbaalw-GuUot2nccOP3vCOASH9vZXH1FoQ/s320/2010+Sept.+3rd+photos+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523461336375062530" border="0" /></a>Johanna, Sandy & Kobe warming up on a chilly morning.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj0H3y5ZRrAZVq2xyB1AHW1C38oBvZNHoZhTNdTon-QSN_3Vq1aaudlo5Id1nLBA1NCqPrfz10ERdIy4D1paBiPo8hEg1u7s72WzW1CczrIQDr9a7pO02YtaA0M4B4EBiuaQvlkpykUA/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-96%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E976%3E249%3C-44-67249ot1lsi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj0H3y5ZRrAZVq2xyB1AHW1C38oBvZNHoZhTNdTon-QSN_3Vq1aaudlo5Id1nLBA1NCqPrfz10ERdIy4D1paBiPo8hEg1u7s72WzW1CczrIQDr9a7pO02YtaA0M4B4EBiuaQvlkpykUA/s320/232323232%7Ffp-96%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E976%3E249%3C-44-67249ot1lsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523218779092265698" border="0" /></a>Mary, Karen & Rab get ready for another great day of fishing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyTLn0zVpg_IcbYsZc8VYdNs-N9lyLhj7pNCxACywsdYtZM4TBLPG6rOGlPt5CSJneqHxr2iGCGDdyGE33FsNGFrDGzuw0hiNvtSFIY22ntNJU5tb5bRo3UsCPxXFQYcNVMFs20cY_D0/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-89%3Enu=3235%3E8-2%3E586%3EWSNRCG=33-;4;-5%3C833-nu0mrj.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyTLn0zVpg_IcbYsZc8VYdNs-N9lyLhj7pNCxACywsdYtZM4TBLPG6rOGlPt5CSJneqHxr2iGCGDdyGE33FsNGFrDGzuw0hiNvtSFIY22ntNJU5tb5bRo3UsCPxXFQYcNVMFs20cY_D0/s320/232323232%7Ffp-89%3Enu=3235%3E8-2%3E586%3EWSNRCG=33-;4;-5%3C833-nu0mrj.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523493521466094946" border="0" /></a>What are they biting on today, Clarke?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgOmZC7c4iE38BKe3gfOnIYl3oHDYozyakkTqbH62SiN7aI6x5WvAtT5NUBFkVm_HFooU7cqc0bAkDk53P2u9KdkM1Gcyc77R-viECH-8fR72uf8KP-AYOqaK0weKshvQ_IASDbU-3jc/s1600/P1060763.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgOmZC7c4iE38BKe3gfOnIYl3oHDYozyakkTqbH62SiN7aI6x5WvAtT5NUBFkVm_HFooU7cqc0bAkDk53P2u9KdkM1Gcyc77R-viECH-8fR72uf8KP-AYOqaK0weKshvQ_IASDbU-3jc/s320/P1060763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523495812485797330" border="0" /></a>No Gary, you can't climb out of the canyon. You have to go down the river with the rest of us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5sWulpLCiax2Gt699o3g-OO5hVokuynoS-ygTgZjLgG-4YjNfnsiwTJ4G78QistOhJqpVJgz09Qy6rcRSR1hyhSpue97-FG2EA88M6h8znZml6ueM0J47jCaGugrq0JrglYFhbgQUEA/s1600/P1060752.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5sWulpLCiax2Gt699o3g-OO5hVokuynoS-ygTgZjLgG-4YjNfnsiwTJ4G78QistOhJqpVJgz09Qy6rcRSR1hyhSpue97-FG2EA88M6h8znZml6ueM0J47jCaGugrq0JrglYFhbgQUEA/s320/P1060752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523211713138678786" border="0" /></a>Shane and his harem of paddlers.<br />Jean, Elena, Roz, Sandy, Irina and Jane looking good before Weber.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXeHO74jeWCcP61zXg0asUWSmtO9Kq7eAUxUDKxivJJLDbMguHvVSZIft_x6tNVgMvuOI8QzD_uN1GYzxL2IXTEiuGqNcg37_SQHB2yZDgnnPKPA1wqDemxt5OWdHjORpzZgWQi9gxxg/s1600/P1060753.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXeHO74jeWCcP61zXg0asUWSmtO9Kq7eAUxUDKxivJJLDbMguHvVSZIft_x6tNVgMvuOI8QzD_uN1GYzxL2IXTEiuGqNcg37_SQHB2yZDgnnPKPA1wqDemxt5OWdHjORpzZgWQi9gxxg/s320/P1060753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523212130250908578" border="0" /></a>All together now, girls!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEIEky8EXY5MtWCD4l6YpZvpT3wQHxposciQEiCDAqMKYddQAr549e7LEvlqiFLdjI9HPel2YHmeqzvgwhjlx8UMbmQO5WEWGoJ_6D15-ir7VwiAD8tsO7AbWSHbC_YBfSNA3iryi7Zw/s1600/P1060793_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEIEky8EXY5MtWCD4l6YpZvpT3wQHxposciQEiCDAqMKYddQAr549e7LEvlqiFLdjI9HPel2YHmeqzvgwhjlx8UMbmQO5WEWGoJ_6D15-ir7VwiAD8tsO7AbWSHbC_YBfSNA3iryi7Zw/s320/P1060793_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523225349458865010" border="0" /></a>They're all in there, somewhere!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJSPVaVQb0j9DR8pYHaSUtjjjkgdgAR5UuTwKW64SbC1-nsNPfOOWyrIOmW7-ECCPTtrbe3NtbEYXW5A_ZaN7T8_dQ6G1a28DYTbMxooru10Y2o1B2eOFJTfHdq-KWQe8A6A9skHe6rk/s1600/P1060794.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJSPVaVQb0j9DR8pYHaSUtjjjkgdgAR5UuTwKW64SbC1-nsNPfOOWyrIOmW7-ECCPTtrbe3NtbEYXW5A_ZaN7T8_dQ6G1a28DYTbMxooru10Y2o1B2eOFJTfHdq-KWQe8A6A9skHe6rk/s320/P1060794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523225557341458834" border="0" /></a>Made it! Great job, everyone!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUe0dGHaRV4QSdTZZQ0yk2ObSs-7Ba4K0V1Za61N3-eemVaiqrAO_ZDL_UPutgdht_53j2gGYxoymBqXCiUfK2O4oQRKdTxehKSn815e2wcVVzny1EbZaD5GkQCXQ4HiPNZTE2NJ0aig/s1600/HPIM0990.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUe0dGHaRV4QSdTZZQ0yk2ObSs-7Ba4K0V1Za61N3-eemVaiqrAO_ZDL_UPutgdht_53j2gGYxoymBqXCiUfK2O4oQRKdTxehKSn815e2wcVVzny1EbZaD5GkQCXQ4HiPNZTE2NJ0aig/s320/HPIM0990.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523226951001213970" border="0" /></a>After a cool and windy Sunday it was sure nice to have such a beautiful warm afternoon in the sun on Monday at Otter Bar camp.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq1stChCU6Lw59m7uThpnFuV8hLn6RbYis54NO8q81sN-gEbm2nmJinVeJh3VH9-otuLjWsr6kGs3renVKtCPYzYqydaSub6nqSbiQ-a7Lf0udEw2y-0zvHSDTGErkLmrtRHVle6vYro/s1600/HPIM0994.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq1stChCU6Lw59m7uThpnFuV8hLn6RbYis54NO8q81sN-gEbm2nmJinVeJh3VH9-otuLjWsr6kGs3renVKtCPYzYqydaSub6nqSbiQ-a7Lf0udEw2y-0zvHSDTGErkLmrtRHVle6vYro/s320/HPIM0994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523227709008298434" border="0" /></a>Sisters Irina and Elena take a cool dip at Otter Bar. Nothing better on a hot afternoon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fHa03Q5bPXIloJZB8iriB5yqKMMCVO9MzlCGxfUBrjxPV88LrrD3XcaPcDPpTjKI6syXpFnIdSoLWDew8lkDWPvsS-6ZzjEomcrBAXle3O2vR-0OV19xbNrcHYtsnqWD8n1JFio38d8/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-7-%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E942%3E249%3C-44-33249ot1lsi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fHa03Q5bPXIloJZB8iriB5yqKMMCVO9MzlCGxfUBrjxPV88LrrD3XcaPcDPpTjKI6syXpFnIdSoLWDew8lkDWPvsS-6ZzjEomcrBAXle3O2vR-0OV19xbNrcHYtsnqWD8n1JFio38d8/s320/232323232%7Ffp-7-%3Enu=33-;%3E-44%3E942%3E249%3C-44-33249ot1lsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523227324721848818" border="0" /></a>brothers Rob & Charles sharing a laugh before dinner. Tonight it's butterfly filet mignon and Ruby Rapid Rhubarb pie. (p. 169 in Sheila's cookbook)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YuhpI-mg8ICYxmOVumnDEdFqzanfxfrAX_7zzPHeOrLaFyah0MJWVsm0WiWmUQ6XGlusGzM89gSrW7q2SUTrJR4FtOKqOGV5kMliQBLDppwBa1-XeMjY2m8YC17CeTFYtWUOl_8Cp2A/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-84%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E632%3E249%3C-47723249ot1lsi.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YuhpI-mg8ICYxmOVumnDEdFqzanfxfrAX_7zzPHeOrLaFyah0MJWVsm0WiWmUQ6XGlusGzM89gSrW7q2SUTrJR4FtOKqOGV5kMliQBLDppwBa1-XeMjY2m8YC17CeTFYtWUOl_8Cp2A/s320/232323232%7Ffp-84%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E632%3E249%3C-47723249ot1lsi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523466636631562290" border="0" /></a>Karen, Mary, Jane, Arthur, Johanna, Katie, Cam & Kobe spend their last evening around the campfire. Sad to think it's over tomorrow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTAjdYe10HzEYtFH9eKnyNozJz4hLSX072B1hwxwbdVXdG12im_LUc7u0VLUSshfxlwchbjuKfCCtefkb58qlKEWqeZX4CfTK6G3RoM_sHhgaspLx8wEiFymbpmFlIt8w5_LI20ieWDo/s1600/HPIM1007.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTAjdYe10HzEYtFH9eKnyNozJz4hLSX072B1hwxwbdVXdG12im_LUc7u0VLUSshfxlwchbjuKfCCtefkb58qlKEWqeZX4CfTK6G3RoM_sHhgaspLx8wEiFymbpmFlIt8w5_LI20ieWDo/s320/HPIM1007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523504338364785842" border="0" /></a><br />Arthur, Charles, Johanna, Clarke, Rob, Jane, Jean & Kobe all dressed and ready to go on our last morning through Impassable Canyon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUwWSpzzBtNUgIk1I6BPt3z5YYbdx9ujD9TzUQrWNoUk_0HS_4KNnfnpZddvNzgYEkRvjXa7G1pjYZnrsqllTZCi68ojGTODawqxwRW34jK2GttuKBFmQQVzDNdPvo9BBvuGcOc1-YRo/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-83%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E67-%3E249%3C-4776;249ot1lsi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUwWSpzzBtNUgIk1I6BPt3z5YYbdx9ujD9TzUQrWNoUk_0HS_4KNnfnpZddvNzgYEkRvjXa7G1pjYZnrsqllTZCi68ojGTODawqxwRW34jK2GttuKBFmQQVzDNdPvo9BBvuGcOc1-YRo/s320/232323232%7Ffp-83%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E67-%3E249%3C-4776;249ot1lsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523229679817222194" border="0" /></a>Cam & Kobe, new best friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlV6Nf-aKpe-EHH5ovISyoFUyV3tZ2GP1iGuU73rry6LKeqgnCaIr3DTn5r-gYY9OBafH9eFSeH446dMtMN90PrQOmvz95C2cpj-vvrtX5j8g1b7zyQRMXqv83yh9hNQkSCsGES7bW0w/s1600/232323232%7Ffp-96%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E5%3C4%3E249%3C-476;5249ot1lsi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlV6Nf-aKpe-EHH5ovISyoFUyV3tZ2GP1iGuU73rry6LKeqgnCaIr3DTn5r-gYY9OBafH9eFSeH446dMtMN90PrQOmvz95C2cpj-vvrtX5j8g1b7zyQRMXqv83yh9hNQkSCsGES7bW0w/s320/232323232%7Ffp-96%3Enu=33-;%3E-47%3E5%3C4%3E249%3C-476;5249ot1lsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523467509539869586" border="0" /></a>And moms, Jane and Sandy, too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvR2FLnOadZ81pj5aYhygZ17yJAatA7ht32bgWFtUwt6YpqTbLoByGwrBXJORZt_B4XSyODl8_QRYQTExM8X4Ygtokp6CNcxW_3QUjKaw-Xe0Gu4M4bq8F2IFmfjNmhC97i1Ycq-aT9o/s1600/P1060815.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvR2FLnOadZ81pj5aYhygZ17yJAatA7ht32bgWFtUwt6YpqTbLoByGwrBXJORZt_B4XSyODl8_QRYQTExM8X4Ygtokp6CNcxW_3QUjKaw-Xe0Gu4M4bq8F2IFmfjNmhC97i1Ycq-aT9o/s320/P1060815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523230059044674818" border="0" /></a>Jane & Gail struggling with the camp chairs. According to Dave, there were supposed to be four chair bags, six chairs to a bag. Who knew!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFejfHjcdmpXXf2ERTNVlvQsjfGjvvuM9kOYXD6cMobyxhJMr-2IEtPyYhTV6gocno4OZXirFyANyGE0qlADzx5LGIOxf2ONccJYYoJnwEE3BJVzr47cg93KWLYBfMCSQrv8ppcOz4yp8/s1600/P1060822.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFejfHjcdmpXXf2ERTNVlvQsjfGjvvuM9kOYXD6cMobyxhJMr-2IEtPyYhTV6gocno4OZXirFyANyGE0qlADzx5LGIOxf2ONccJYYoJnwEE3BJVzr47cg93KWLYBfMCSQrv8ppcOz4yp8/s320/P1060822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523468724904387954" border="0" /></a>Irina, Sandy, Roz & Elena saying goodbye at Cache Bar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH99yZB-7YPDNlTw5ksjwsRr_jwvhjMbMg3JjXk-VO4zGskho92uBxkQZuaIt_myJkcoXqnpoca-BxJtJgZh94EsZCfxMnic1aPZuyji0BeyKAUQ4hZ-m1P1n2hb1g-b2OoGTELtWb-dQ/s1600/2010+Sept.+3rd+004.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH99yZB-7YPDNlTw5ksjwsRr_jwvhjMbMg3JjXk-VO4zGskho92uBxkQZuaIt_myJkcoXqnpoca-BxJtJgZh94EsZCfxMnic1aPZuyji0BeyKAUQ4hZ-m1P1n2hb1g-b2OoGTELtWb-dQ/s320/2010+Sept.+3rd+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523230438015964994" border="0" /></a>and so ends another great Rocky trip. Dave was there to meet us with the bus and another fabulous lunch. Then it was off to Salmon to say goodbye to Sheila, Dave and the guides and then the ride back to Stanley. Several of us went out to Redfish Lake Lodge for dinner. A nice way to spend a bit more time together before heading home.<br />Thanks Dave & Sheila for a wonderful week we'll always remember!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh813tOBad39xn_n7JnyGFbDuxtf_ISQyXtRblkt5iYAgntM9GIaAGk8k-4-J1D9WjPI8qgAYG87NCIGlcL5YCEZw4UpM6hizMWD15e3N3ba6bU738RiQ1mi9LYNe-XTH_OWw_AqnopJ_Q/s1600/P1060826_3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh813tOBad39xn_n7JnyGFbDuxtf_ISQyXtRblkt5iYAgntM9GIaAGk8k-4-J1D9WjPI8qgAYG87NCIGlcL5YCEZw4UpM6hizMWD15e3N3ba6bU738RiQ1mi9LYNe-XTH_OWw_AqnopJ_Q/s320/P1060826_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523230744285257010" border="0" /></a>And thanks to our super guides,<br />George<br />Keri<br />Johnny<br />Shane<br />Emily<br />&<br />Big JimRocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-54404781901825460062010-08-24T15:00:00.000-07:002010-10-02T13:16:56.357-07:00Aug. 18, 2010 Trip Report<div>The August 18 launch was our last six-day launch for the 2010 season before downshifting to 5 day trips. We had a great mix of guests with a first time camper from New York (way to go Phylis) and a large Idaho contingency from Pocatello as well as Boise.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzXNy0-ZGis3KQiXUaRhWzcHmwwHgCqMl9tZhsNtsraWIzH4_huybNlCQyNsz46X2pezl0Q6IxBWDHt9gWORdwaNc-RCRgQ4PzP7ZT58q0Fe7KOOH3heymNvEN6ltDV8iq9Lv8ZP-q20/s1600/100817_rmrt_147.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzXNy0-ZGis3KQiXUaRhWzcHmwwHgCqMl9tZhsNtsraWIzH4_huybNlCQyNsz46X2pezl0Q6IxBWDHt9gWORdwaNc-RCRgQ4PzP7ZT58q0Fe7KOOH3heymNvEN6ltDV8iq9Lv8ZP-q20/s400/100817_rmrt_147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510213705549647650" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Todd Jackson drifts over a geologic contact point on our way to Indian Cr.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIwiBZUi6HwoWkaBBjP3WEUS9Anhk9zNzJy9lr05dcymuaNzqlFJ2TYnWQgI_QAZHhBgYF7Wh1bayEvickVhDdz_nVdXS3HEU0bQrlW0C7JqoOJGkUzSbxsPZmc0NJtmd4IPXmW_qIZ4/s1600/100818_rmrt_466.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIwiBZUi6HwoWkaBBjP3WEUS9Anhk9zNzJy9lr05dcymuaNzqlFJ2TYnWQgI_QAZHhBgYF7Wh1bayEvickVhDdz_nVdXS3HEU0bQrlW0C7JqoOJGkUzSbxsPZmc0NJtmd4IPXmW_qIZ4/s400/100818_rmrt_466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510213678112191938" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Kathey Allen of Boise ID soaking in the sun at Sunflower Shower Hotsprings.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4xsNbgN5qpmKR1LNpoczq3KUaUd3PEt3UyFMjKrDe2k2mhklqcVqDa7JjEiX4xchy97pfvX0nopwx7cjzKZs6VbUfveLTJF56X9kmKSPbg7dlJbN3x-eESsVJU8g8MrQAwaVLNrtm0c/s1600/100819_rmrt_485.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4xsNbgN5qpmKR1LNpoczq3KUaUd3PEt3UyFMjKrDe2k2mhklqcVqDa7JjEiX4xchy97pfvX0nopwx7cjzKZs6VbUfveLTJF56X9kmKSPbg7dlJbN3x-eESsVJU8g8MrQAwaVLNrtm0c/s400/100819_rmrt_485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510213674798856530" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Night time star trails and headlamp writing at Hospital Bar Camp.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAaBchZBLYUm6JsKCOEVyhvIt3tNRjYeUoO5OhwWihWpDcpWGUGhbdgzVYwBWls_-omlQpAr2TLlh2IuNIOphb4N_RNw4OwdkiRYbXyxKvas5QOtc4tShOLkLu8uglo4PMKgjTVZagsE/s1600/100821_rmrt_507.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAaBchZBLYUm6JsKCOEVyhvIt3tNRjYeUoO5OhwWihWpDcpWGUGhbdgzVYwBWls_-omlQpAr2TLlh2IuNIOphb4N_RNw4OwdkiRYbXyxKvas5QOtc4tShOLkLu8uglo4PMKgjTVZagsE/s400/100821_rmrt_507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510213668971977250" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Left to right: Leslie, Kathy, Phylis, and Lynnette kicking up their legs on a beer float at Survey Creek camp site.</span></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-32474739935403073752010-08-15T14:44:00.000-07:002010-10-02T13:16:39.532-07:00Aug. 10, 2010 Trip Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSsU3OpKUh1CCARb0FeWYyryMj1veX3iQGqvkjC6or1aDfzUY17-BpD8CI_CAqka6eXl6BMGp5qsSo5WwkImSrqdEEYoTCIoxl2G1sL4lMROn9UNF2qx1nvff6k3UUAWRvIjB8dD_Z_E/s1600/100810_rmrt_725.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" /></a></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-62429854246733397622010-07-23T17:46:00.000-07:002010-07-23T17:49:12.275-07:00July 17, 2010 Trip ReportHere is a movie from the last trip, enjoy:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13590169&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13590169&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13590169">100717 Rocky Mtn. River Tours</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3207048">Aaron Beck</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-44479161884256707362010-07-06T23:28:00.000-07:002010-07-07T09:51:01.072-07:00Trip Report: July 1, 2010<div style="text-align: left;">There is something really great about the July 1st launch date. Maybe it is that the flowers are in bloom, salmon are on their way to spawning beds, plenty of sunshine on our faces, consistent water flows, or the fact that we move from a 9-day turn around to an 8-day schedule, but for some reason once July rolls around it feels like the summer is finally underway.</div><div><br /></div><div>We were lucky enough to start the July 1st trip with a walk to Dagger Falls to watch wild, native Chinook Salmon driving headlong up the falls on their way to the Middle Fork's headwaters (Bear Valley and Marsh Creeks) and to their spawning beds.</div><div><br /></div><div>What an incredible show: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uJxFy56QqLxEPetMeNV6ZUiJTPEKCwcQ-dm5UDjYF_ikl6sgKotA6IIJ21uIsOpRPE9YpMULA8T-6DNyzaCVd5ne2Ev3TJkx7vEdlDGlHIKMicGIRVhvafWHe9uOSvFy56Igi4r_TDE/s1600/100630_rmrt_81.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uJxFy56QqLxEPetMeNV6ZUiJTPEKCwcQ-dm5UDjYF_ikl6sgKotA6IIJ21uIsOpRPE9YpMULA8T-6DNyzaCVd5ne2Ev3TJkx7vEdlDGlHIKMicGIRVhvafWHe9uOSvFy56Igi4r_TDE/s400/100630_rmrt_81.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491065503300817794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpr58HNwOnIKrG0rhM8-uBu4149d5Xx82TDXKaFjcqLJlK0tBqO71g7CjyJN8jM8XIa6Ml3WiREmSRXz3NKr33_rXZ5MFzreVLz3cgep6VNXO-ywdUWT54KIr6Dz2UYv5vkcRA12G0XE/s1600/100630_rmrt_22.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpr58HNwOnIKrG0rhM8-uBu4149d5Xx82TDXKaFjcqLJlK0tBqO71g7CjyJN8jM8XIa6Ml3WiREmSRXz3NKr33_rXZ5MFzreVLz3cgep6VNXO-ywdUWT54KIr6Dz2UYv5vkcRA12G0XE/s400/100630_rmrt_22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491065510876025042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_LtvYlVOj0d1u08hhtbNYkmcnl_-2hLV3DXL7atk11s7ehIDEC5m9qDBIDVWGivvx71RkVx8ZZCaSOhzqAk52kUI3SPuREukpVfsFJsXb25ptSkD1Jofeu2mUzbobBto9xdv3YQm9ZA/s1600/100701_rmrt_113.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_LtvYlVOj0d1u08hhtbNYkmcnl_-2hLV3DXL7atk11s7ehIDEC5m9qDBIDVWGivvx71RkVx8ZZCaSOhzqAk52kUI3SPuREukpVfsFJsXb25ptSkD1Jofeu2mUzbobBto9xdv3YQm9ZA/s400/100701_rmrt_113.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491073175877552930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The crew at the Dagger Falls observation deck.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Even though high water is a few weeks behind us, Mother Nature threw us a curve ball right out of the gates. Just below TeePee Hole a log blocked the river early on day-1. Thanks to Jon Green and other sweep boat drivers on the river a portion of the log was cut out and we were able to squeak down the left shore. </div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcu4WzBLSbqpRwu3cbZA6b7zMmmJwXbScbpQm4TCc62z1EikHmeMy0si4OctR1_VidTxcEIMPta4jjTTilPiIpujmpNJeLCRTZBcHPsquBAHPTsFS6EspPSGI3LWyHrnDHgUPnoah1fQ/s1600/100701_rmrt_118.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 193px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcu4WzBLSbqpRwu3cbZA6b7zMmmJwXbScbpQm4TCc62z1EikHmeMy0si4OctR1_VidTxcEIMPta4jjTTilPiIpujmpNJeLCRTZBcHPsquBAHPTsFS6EspPSGI3LWyHrnDHgUPnoah1fQ/s400/100701_rmrt_118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491049741762892402" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Big Jim and friends making the tight squeeze.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="text-decoration: none;text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div></span></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div>Besides celebrating Idaho's birthday on July 3rd and our national holiday on the the 4th of July, we celebrated a birthday and a 10 year wedding anniversary on night two at Marble Right Camp.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r3rlgBThMbIn6O3yVc7g-9S8yRnGEv4Hc-sNugVKQkY94gHw0POjrpHV-GN08z1FL2awurf3v_kgYDOp6Sjy5_ULbMZOz6aabxO0r8YfdOItYeXyGOZIx4U2GEdO9JzOEwSH0RkfpDM/s1600/100702_rmrt_156.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r3rlgBThMbIn6O3yVc7g-9S8yRnGEv4Hc-sNugVKQkY94gHw0POjrpHV-GN08z1FL2awurf3v_kgYDOp6Sjy5_ULbMZOz6aabxO0r8YfdOItYeXyGOZIx4U2GEdO9JzOEwSH0RkfpDM/s400/100702_rmrt_156.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491049733026850722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mari entered her 21st year on July 2nd and we celebrated with a double layer Camel Gulch Carrott cake. I wonder what she wished for when she blew out her candles? </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yK6-MzTYyZHSc6EYE4Qy6ztWKTOFRP422qkXm8ikNtXblhDN0e04rgyvrpCS0FeDA6MDc99aKPtDu_AYD3tn-8-Xox5WzawMSaedUqzZZnOeuBi3aG-x_-V_sCI5Idn9Y_ACY5pqHwk/s1600/100702_rmrt_176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yK6-MzTYyZHSc6EYE4Qy6ztWKTOFRP422qkXm8ikNtXblhDN0e04rgyvrpCS0FeDA6MDc99aKPtDu_AYD3tn-8-Xox5WzawMSaedUqzZZnOeuBi3aG-x_-V_sCI5Idn9Y_ACY5pqHwk/s400/100702_rmrt_176.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491049726248986850" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">We don't think that Chris and Nicole could have picked a better place to celebrate 10 years together. Congratulations. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33vEyjI6Q9cuw6RPYIXtAZjyEh0XZMRKiFFOuvxzVHeVB57v9fZJofFXtot8HpvQsStOnjjsz8DcTuzuKQFNaCYONvsWQsEkIyYRWsxk52JA_r1U4qfSlMXNccsePa4MLfoGOxGC03zQ/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33vEyjI6Q9cuw6RPYIXtAZjyEh0XZMRKiFFOuvxzVHeVB57v9fZJofFXtot8HpvQsStOnjjsz8DcTuzuKQFNaCYONvsWQsEkIyYRWsxk52JA_r1U4qfSlMXNccsePa4MLfoGOxGC03zQ/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491065521202909842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Night 3, River-rita night at White Creek Camp.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>With swift flows and short mileage we packed a sack lunch and spent day 4 up Loon Creek enjoying the canyon narrows, the cool creek water, and the springs.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElqNMCbB7SRNgpgBd0u_KrYJyNaBlKcndwbpK4noU30p6OqaX9fod2jpSmBovpDTCQS71OdtIDj0sTmB6qxiooSRz65HUBA5LZgza5y_U7rTzAdoHv3JYu27D3lcJue-mVxz-LQ9Yk6Y/s1600/100704_rmrt_254.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElqNMCbB7SRNgpgBd0u_KrYJyNaBlKcndwbpK4noU30p6OqaX9fod2jpSmBovpDTCQS71OdtIDj0sTmB6qxiooSRz65HUBA5LZgza5y_U7rTzAdoHv3JYu27D3lcJue-mVxz-LQ9Yk6Y/s400/100704_rmrt_254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491048959508197906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mari and her father Rob enjoy lunch at the Loon Creek hot springs after returning from the Loon Creek "narrows." </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW4BIeu80RyB2YdajA4kBGlxEOieRurIJqHKxFN0zgIgpHwecRr9q02IFNrMV1M1DHtydT0AuHTPaL36lEqIZIvdVbimQ-MNGvWirYFbk9IlRtr7nNi1E21n_cuijOdxDji0JRW_nYdw/s1600/100704_rmrt_277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW4BIeu80RyB2YdajA4kBGlxEOieRurIJqHKxFN0zgIgpHwecRr9q02IFNrMV1M1DHtydT0AuHTPaL36lEqIZIvdVbimQ-MNGvWirYFbk9IlRtr7nNi1E21n_cuijOdxDji0JRW_nYdw/s400/100704_rmrt_277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491048951566833522" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowtail_butterfly">Swallowtail Butterflies</a> feed on the mineral rich sands of Loon Creek hot springs and a young <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Bighorn_Sheep">Rocky Mountain Bighorn </a>Ram just below Tappen III rapid.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxIF22na1vsgTEXpYIoh4jO1TF4Bf7n-8U8WgboqifHruf-rlUlNSFYaGUy7_TXKLimtKNbjvVQkAyuJ_hYNKA3IlLau4DallBU8LIDG5rmawdGLWTbTZMll892-_cfM9D3zBh1hnKhU/s1600/100704_rmrt_280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxIF22na1vsgTEXpYIoh4jO1TF4Bf7n-8U8WgboqifHruf-rlUlNSFYaGUy7_TXKLimtKNbjvVQkAyuJ_hYNKA3IlLau4DallBU8LIDG5rmawdGLWTbTZMll892-_cfM9D3zBh1hnKhU/s400/100704_rmrt_280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491048946598899810" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4OmOTdtiTIZCy-tZokYJCpkmr4y6ByCFmPt4_vG4GOoZN0E6b6bODPp8t9k3k0G7pBfwq5CpkPs1M8GetGSuYYvyeVLZ4VgJjqHNeioA08hU8HH2uqrrF2Y22kLb3UcQi0C7LNJyfF0/s1600/100704_rmrt_298.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4OmOTdtiTIZCy-tZokYJCpkmr4y6ByCFmPt4_vG4GOoZN0E6b6bODPp8t9k3k0G7pBfwq5CpkPs1M8GetGSuYYvyeVLZ4VgJjqHNeioA08hU8HH2uqrrF2Y22kLb3UcQi0C7LNJyfF0/s400/100704_rmrt_298.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491048934338444498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">After a stop at the Shark Fin pictograph panel Jon Green drives the his boat through <a href="http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861586157/aparejo.html">Aparejo</a> Rapid and Emily Beck and gang enjoy calm waters below the same rapid.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlBr9EUtlWwwfKFT5f2gwVVQd7xcIQqdTauhe8ThK8cOttlDPHm_rdJaA2RTchVjnIKeLi9JjcyLCXMP08IqMNeHhx4qJgg-pVJoZ9_IFJs5G726f5x8j7TOUd0ZKj0fF7KPnpyXzG4E/s400/100705_rmrt_450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491047817505159202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Keri Knudson slides along the canyon wall at Lower Cliffside Rapid (above) and the paddle boat and duckies are dwarfed against the high water mark at the base of the same rapid (below).</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSxfMLxCVD_huAK9ktv_40gUHS0nUEU5dHAurSScwdXYs1E6PRNj8vb5zhPp7L7eNC2uCZh0mwI0_jG0s3v7CP6kkeWI2TkivDXIzrVHW1mBMjMOof9h1RhnAnCwyCQjaaYc79s6D9DQ/s1600/100705_rmrt_427.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSxfMLxCVD_huAK9ktv_40gUHS0nUEU5dHAurSScwdXYs1E6PRNj8vb5zhPp7L7eNC2uCZh0mwI0_jG0s3v7CP6kkeWI2TkivDXIzrVHW1mBMjMOof9h1RhnAnCwyCQjaaYc79s6D9DQ/s400/100705_rmrt_427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491047808765175090" /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOYzzkmMnPI15FP841VT398YptqWAhI5FYUwUkzPUgHZuVtXI3ZsgPo36gxfINcKCA2QthagpzPKkT5af_5qsa-swVojxxJkSk0GEN_WI8VYxX2yj5hS4qz9Wh-P39P3BGYoBSwMOQOc/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOYzzkmMnPI15FP841VT398YptqWAhI5FYUwUkzPUgHZuVtXI3ZsgPo36gxfINcKCA2QthagpzPKkT5af_5qsa-swVojxxJkSk0GEN_WI8VYxX2yj5hS4qz9Wh-P39P3BGYoBSwMOQOc/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491065525035357890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No audio this week, but here is a short video segment with <a href="http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/2009/06/guide-profile-keri-oconnor.html">Keri Knudsen</a> at Loon Creek hot springs, a pictograph interp session with <a href="http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/2009/06/guide-profile-jon-green.html">Jon Green</a> and <a href="http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/2009/06/guide-profile-emily-beck.html">Emily Beck</a> pushing through Lower Cliffside Rapid.</div><div><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13152340&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13152340&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13152340">July 1st, 2010 Rocky Mtn. River Tours</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3207048">Aaron Beck</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /></div><div> The summer is finally in full swing. YeeYaaaaa! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/100701_rmrt">More images.</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi334GsokvQt0TrB9sjpVAyKtSZ2yynXnOEHvFeo6twnI1h7PnfrLbS6Paxwf2o42kS3ae45Mxn__V0qc1g6Nl7EwHokhUDCm61cypR33g6saNOLISfq50W5cgHm_1h7Rg85gLNiE38Zd0/s1600/100706_rmrt_507.jpg"><br /></a></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-34130704341341560752010-06-29T08:13:00.000-07:002010-07-07T09:52:50.895-07:00June 22 Trip Report<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>The June 22nd trip is a favorite date of many Rocky guides. The June 22nd trip ALWAYS launches from Boundary Creek, the river is ALWAYS rolling with fun waves, but ALWAYS low enough for 12 year olds to share river time with grandparents, the scent of Idaho's state flower the Syringa fills the canyon, hillsides are lush and green, and by Day-4 folks are swimming at camp to cool off in the afternoon sun.<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSBBfrWi-z4UZHw0bZBy4dX128VXxEFlF9BwfrRMCihOV3dcE5deUF8C1ec8o7Eo8Q-IfRuaDPWdpL8vWd7ETBP9TW-2LVQLLHtW4G-a0rh0W0FPJkuVYWOlgf8tWB0DBBzx5rVAA9Ws/s1600/100622_rmrt_3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSBBfrWi-z4UZHw0bZBy4dX128VXxEFlF9BwfrRMCihOV3dcE5deUF8C1ec8o7Eo8Q-IfRuaDPWdpL8vWd7ETBP9TW-2LVQLLHtW4G-a0rh0W0FPJkuVYWOlgf8tWB0DBBzx5rVAA9Ws/s400/100622_rmrt_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488226049023825666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Starving Stoddard Subway Sandwiches and Trail Flat Hotsprings on Day-1.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOFFiw8H2-4b_tzSFqUFjyVqyppb7xV3suUDHB0IEkboscAdR2DpW73v0yL4WckqmY4Vb6X1sSTVUAwG9_bmZ9A7GVNxMiiaHlpBGwCUdvAEAjhtqM3hJ6ctZhGv99ZsyAHn4CsgMPoo/s1600/100623_rmrt_64.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOFFiw8H2-4b_tzSFqUFjyVqyppb7xV3suUDHB0IEkboscAdR2DpW73v0yL4WckqmY4Vb6X1sSTVUAwG9_bmZ9A7GVNxMiiaHlpBGwCUdvAEAjhtqM3hJ6ctZhGv99ZsyAHn4CsgMPoo/s400/100623_rmrt_64.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488226058921270274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Big Jim, Jon Green and Todd Jackson prepare lunch on day-2 at the mouth of Pistol Creek.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibleJs8J4iMqIhsKpFec-ScAPfH9T1XO2CEx4O4FOUztv8P3l1XcIJWxabbdS_BsL681XtpJAXOX1sJxwtd6DHvGEcTuVX-hNTxQfpKY6yiTbK9nMj9iC6MUmu_J-uggTo_UgaSo5VBq8/s1600/100624_rmrt_120.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibleJs8J4iMqIhsKpFec-ScAPfH9T1XO2CEx4O4FOUztv8P3l1XcIJWxabbdS_BsL681XtpJAXOX1sJxwtd6DHvGEcTuVX-hNTxQfpKY6yiTbK9nMj9iC6MUmu_J-uggTo_UgaSo5VBq8/s400/100624_rmrt_120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488226070483020738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Cameron Creek pictograph panel, Day-3.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59SqJ53O88TZaRRlA2SwGV2T53ciGOUYHT_MbLLuEhVYB4FQ4G8i4q2oTrGRoiho0Q2EMZiZxWLqI5Cj3GGVSPYhcLk53xACTPL36HL1oSGB3WOuIH8-Px0el0W8zMkQ97ECwH7eQL24/s1600/100624_rmrt_175.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59SqJ53O88TZaRRlA2SwGV2T53ciGOUYHT_MbLLuEhVYB4FQ4G8i4q2oTrGRoiho0Q2EMZiZxWLqI5Cj3GGVSPYhcLk53xACTPL36HL1oSGB3WOuIH8-Px0el0W8zMkQ97ECwH7eQL24/s400/100624_rmrt_175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488226075917737682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Tiana is all smiles on an impulsive mid-day Cougar Creek area hike.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPJzodbVPAHn7cO3gPy5iYDLN4wDwveQLM-XdPbGJ_aVRIVm6v99Q6sEsGLHlDxAPew0mUnS_MYbLkAqQc1-fXy-9XyO9Qr7aiuZtW6Ml_oD2rOpmENd39r8_C2EYZ6DSxM2buB8fIZs/s1600/100624_rmrt_180.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPJzodbVPAHn7cO3gPy5iYDLN4wDwveQLM-XdPbGJ_aVRIVm6v99Q6sEsGLHlDxAPew0mUnS_MYbLkAqQc1-fXy-9XyO9Qr7aiuZtW6Ml_oD2rOpmENd39r8_C2EYZ6DSxM2buB8fIZs/s400/100624_rmrt_180.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227061076045618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Late June is blossom time on the Middle Fork. The pleasant aroma of Idaho's state flower - the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock-orange">Syringa </a>- filled the canyon last week but it wasn't the only blossom in full bloom last week. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rose"> Wild Rose</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot">Bitterroot</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomopsis_aggregata">Sky Rocket</a>, Purple Penstemon, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox">Phlox</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimbleberry">Thimbleberry</a> (above) all made full-blown appearances.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4tSnq7fh3tEtG60X6Jpf6tFuIz-dEt7NXhFEO2LCvArnKVbIPi7bV0zLUh9uhXNnNEHtGZTkei8rYLLsXePWrd5T1RPwxyt2ltfKh7ot3HqAqF4DbPEFfdeasyKlq33LyxikQFWHC30/s1600/100625_rmrt_238.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4tSnq7fh3tEtG60X6Jpf6tFuIz-dEt7NXhFEO2LCvArnKVbIPi7bV0zLUh9uhXNnNEHtGZTkei8rYLLsXePWrd5T1RPwxyt2ltfKh7ot3HqAqF4DbPEFfdeasyKlq33LyxikQFWHC30/s400/100625_rmrt_238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227067622049858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jon Green and the paddle boat crew drop into Tappen Falls.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSv_aZkINBaxURUgYqN0KniVkFUqJ9w8lbiJ6r_VrDUXbrk0-h90B7YSjXnX8dcxJGB8HGCr5b7gMJqFlzrrSsSOZxaalfby7_4TCGcq1MVEngIETMy6qGdfA9AEAwgSACxaTWOYC03I/s1600/100625_rmrt_242.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSv_aZkINBaxURUgYqN0KniVkFUqJ9w8lbiJ6r_VrDUXbrk0-h90B7YSjXnX8dcxJGB8HGCr5b7gMJqFlzrrSsSOZxaalfby7_4TCGcq1MVEngIETMy6qGdfA9AEAwgSACxaTWOYC03I/s400/100625_rmrt_242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227073094262034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Big Jim pushes the Madera clan towards a face-full of fun in Tappen Falls.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6YLRjhknVoYD9BwYECrRP4H0HhFM_qVdhS5IITWvkNI_6MOI0WvoJNO7i1zV4S5QvFxw6AMM-0CXMrlXTAU5h9wJbCzN_m-5HDORSp3tjDApkiRBu5p5SxLXDfHveMO10yjDMOJVNyc/s1600/100625_rmrt_264.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6YLRjhknVoYD9BwYECrRP4H0HhFM_qVdhS5IITWvkNI_6MOI0WvoJNO7i1zV4S5QvFxw6AMM-0CXMrlXTAU5h9wJbCzN_m-5HDORSp3tjDApkiRBu5p5SxLXDfHveMO10yjDMOJVNyc/s400/100625_rmrt_264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227074028719394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jon Green and the paddle boat crew blast through Tappen III.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeMwbvpJir_ZOPeU59AV7PjFHXWkGE7AYpivWZHd0SjVUHwYl8oYVsB2IC2F7IfFpfhYE0F7V5x3JnKWIHnJsqom6Cn3I7dzycKSfCe6430uYURswXlL0HsXy8Q9rBiL6_ZFf3jTfvJ8/s400/100626_rmrt_302.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227080109969570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> "If you don't know, let me show you how to work it out, I know you wanna do the Jane Fonda." Big Jim and Karen part way through a private Yoga session morning of Day-4 at Driftwood camp.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjEgQgfNnuPkEGBysXXwVA3uYHdzKj0XRDZCtLdtMIcBIy-cxk9_jxyhfJL7ztE0QP899K5B1JXKfJ5RBXif2J2IQKeIx1rSReKijOhejKSdac7lkTQfzURrL3qxaqlAiDKWkHYmroxY/s1600/100626_rmrt_386.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjEgQgfNnuPkEGBysXXwVA3uYHdzKj0XRDZCtLdtMIcBIy-cxk9_jxyhfJL7ztE0QP899K5B1JXKfJ5RBXif2J2IQKeIx1rSReKijOhejKSdac7lkTQfzURrL3qxaqlAiDKWkHYmroxY/s400/100626_rmrt_386.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227398818876210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jackson and paddle crew, center line, Redside Rapid, day-5.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5xweBZ7H5re61NX1z5ol_0d4UGYydyPAB6Sj9z3KufAXX6VW7McztnyQCwm5CNda2ioRKXaXSHYbZjLgyn660kOWXvj9CZjQjD2t7bquusB6DAxZ1vtf_gMH6vWJBOl6cZWiHRGXn5E/s1600/100626_rmrt_420.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5xweBZ7H5re61NX1z5ol_0d4UGYydyPAB6Sj9z3KufAXX6VW7McztnyQCwm5CNda2ioRKXaXSHYbZjLgyn660kOWXvj9CZjQjD2t7bquusB6DAxZ1vtf_gMH6vWJBOl6cZWiHRGXn5E/s400/100626_rmrt_420.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488227402195164834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Headed towards Weber Rapid in the heart of the Impassable Canyon, Day-5.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/100622_rmrt">More photos from the trip.</a></span></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-6493048358006304722010-06-19T21:24:00.000-07:002010-06-20T13:36:36.472-07:00June 13 Trip Report<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Our first six day trip of the 2010 season was a mellow, recharge-the-batteries, enjoy-some-hot springs, read-a-good-book sort of trip.<div><br /></div><div>With reasonably high water and six days to cover the 100 miles of white water we had plenty of time to relax at lunch and in camp. </div><div><br /></div><div>The group set the tone for the trip during lunch on day one when Harley and Danica spread out on the pea-gravel. An impromptu post-Velvet Falls/post-lunch nap session began as Kyle and Tara sprawled out in the sun followed soon after by their father Dekkers on the front deck of an oar boat and their mother Barb in the shade.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UPpiX-h-jfJUdJwhnzymU9Lj8fY9OjdJNm0vInS7Vm4zgLNyOeAX-dzMRGmYvvbiEtDjiZfjHvrg8jo3DwrWgAIjKCCwJ8Wle1RVnEL1B257VI7BPTec6vhiBti8P_LUftMgmVnCkKI/s1600/100613_rmrt_8.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UPpiX-h-jfJUdJwhnzymU9Lj8fY9OjdJNm0vInS7Vm4zgLNyOeAX-dzMRGmYvvbiEtDjiZfjHvrg8jo3DwrWgAIjKCCwJ8Wle1RVnEL1B257VI7BPTec6vhiBti8P_LUftMgmVnCkKI/s400/100613_rmrt_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484714655328773586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Harley and Danica setting the napping pace. The others just kept falling like flies, very sleepy flies:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeltSWtve00pHehYyhN8AFuWoVwrFpAZjpJz3sTX7OFjwVmIbs1fn07x1pmw60qdI3SH7942aAqVdc6W9-c5IO72ECTEdkGgP2htj0pqL-BYvX4XrrsCdIA0lkTYk0Sv7SdIxs9Wl8h4/s1600/100613_rmrt_14.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeltSWtve00pHehYyhN8AFuWoVwrFpAZjpJz3sTX7OFjwVmIbs1fn07x1pmw60qdI3SH7942aAqVdc6W9-c5IO72ECTEdkGgP2htj0pqL-BYvX4XrrsCdIA0lkTYk0Sv7SdIxs9Wl8h4/s400/100613_rmrt_14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484714671805152242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Kyle,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJsM5kG5_H0G83CiInnnsJ3dcaYeOAW_lSYLtxgQqCPjrX50sRozXjvKsWgXQCSMKJ5XNeUyWUDJQoUOHiLjZTFLO1mfVrHO5G40Y_BQsEa7xP2HRxkyVRmufiUyJW_316oot6mT1kv0/s1600/100613_rmrt_16.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJsM5kG5_H0G83CiInnnsJ3dcaYeOAW_lSYLtxgQqCPjrX50sRozXjvKsWgXQCSMKJ5XNeUyWUDJQoUOHiLjZTFLO1mfVrHO5G40Y_BQsEa7xP2HRxkyVRmufiUyJW_316oot6mT1kv0/s400/100613_rmrt_16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484714681502585858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Big Jim,</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYcFG8RE-HAxKuinGLy2VAiRYTV1x6hldeQjJBcLWJBikgdcpIsPevKq6pa90R0Em1MRfZSFLSIXQQKuIZhEjiZtDjgFTf6zyfBkmNBMyb89EYg0dgWbxrCur8BWb8U_-dKgSIY9CRi0/s1600/100613_rmrt_18.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYcFG8RE-HAxKuinGLy2VAiRYTV1x6hldeQjJBcLWJBikgdcpIsPevKq6pa90R0Em1MRfZSFLSIXQQKuIZhEjiZtDjgFTf6zyfBkmNBMyb89EYg0dgWbxrCur8BWb8U_-dKgSIY9CRi0/s400/100613_rmrt_18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484724730916207506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">and finally Dekkers hits the front deck in lunch-time sleepy-time style.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">We camped at Scout camp on night one and soaked in the springs. We spent night two at Stateland Left and had a pick-up ultimate frisbee on the Thomas Creek airstrip. We arrived at our third night's camp in time for lunch, a nap and a hike up to an overlook all before dinner.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-rHYc1K-dUiwGLfF6mDab22tm7luxrnqmyQiilvE0P4SImV2USrjA07BW0pmeYCMVbLfhH8otr_TxnvpnqwFei1rY2ntYpJNu3n6kNn-JpdOkUN78660b1sFhhXLdtwa5HS1pn-HtAc/s1600/100615_rmrt_57.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-rHYc1K-dUiwGLfF6mDab22tm7luxrnqmyQiilvE0P4SImV2USrjA07BW0pmeYCMVbLfhH8otr_TxnvpnqwFei1rY2ntYpJNu3n6kNn-JpdOkUN78660b1sFhhXLdtwa5HS1pn-HtAc/s400/100615_rmrt_57.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484714700143704722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Taking in the views.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYEHtsPjbkDt_ieNJOWnXhYWS7MTKzwQO6qdanFS0fnvJtIVkznLAHLSRNzNzpC9ow6Ksh1_RSRpA3VW9ErtS7c86z17LJjXPcPJ1xPMAsRNNXdf84BLoWeqTqJJeeHal3QOMDG51EYA/s1600/100615_065066.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYEHtsPjbkDt_ieNJOWnXhYWS7MTKzwQO6qdanFS0fnvJtIVkznLAHLSRNzNzpC9ow6Ksh1_RSRpA3VW9ErtS7c86z17LJjXPcPJ1xPMAsRNNXdf84BLoWeqTqJJeeHal3QOMDG51EYA/s400/100615_065066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484728282283585938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 163px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Upstream views with Hospital Bar campground in the lower left corner.</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVpGj1ShVcW_YkJTIhKsVj6UUrfkma8xfLX04-lxbGXvv5YD9R64OrojaE94vTvIDEoY-HJbd4UtU3C6JUUiGqsuOpfWhd2Q1oc2f3k9S6hFCyy27ARpqDvZBlkmiaam64vNl9T8RHsU/s1600/100615_rmrt_063064.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVpGj1ShVcW_YkJTIhKsVj6UUrfkma8xfLX04-lxbGXvv5YD9R64OrojaE94vTvIDEoY-HJbd4UtU3C6JUUiGqsuOpfWhd2Q1oc2f3k9S6hFCyy27ARpqDvZBlkmiaam64vNl9T8RHsU/s400/100615_rmrt_063064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484728268994994402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 165px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Downstream views looking towards Cub creek.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6G9Lof28vuGZQrC4DISEw30aE2PFxphNmQ6qHrt1G9g-pSUWzYR2v4X0L4kLPhppkvMPfWd_UV56-3XqQI_RPtSA6202SkEo20hUaxViZAolTKxbZNX92gMaN78FDlgwwP42TFGM_nE/s1600/100615_rmrt_58.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6G9Lof28vuGZQrC4DISEw30aE2PFxphNmQ6qHrt1G9g-pSUWzYR2v4X0L4kLPhppkvMPfWd_UV56-3XqQI_RPtSA6202SkEo20hUaxViZAolTKxbZNX92gMaN78FDlgwwP42TFGM_nE/s400/100615_rmrt_58.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484721482619755842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The hikers: Tara, Dekkers, Kyle, Woo, and Birddog.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwqwuN70aq1z0xcUEd3sWUNuYUc-U84icqMiNhzPP5KycpI5fhFgWMHgC7hy222qh4YcPgXbSzVWiZS3SEk6fKjl2V4gAWCAzMpDEKURRQ-zyVF9WR1ClYuUMdeEUxTD5SIkA6U1h5M/s1600/100615_rmrt_68.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwqwuN70aq1z0xcUEd3sWUNuYUc-U84icqMiNhzPP5KycpI5fhFgWMHgC7hy222qh4YcPgXbSzVWiZS3SEk6fKjl2V4gAWCAzMpDEKURRQ-zyVF9WR1ClYuUMdeEUxTD5SIkA6U1h5M/s400/100615_rmrt_68.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484721494023956626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">More hikers: Harley and Danica.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mK-d2XMRj486k_tm79SGw2Khtwqt_bfQH3Ub-i7k5RcXWTc1Dm3Tsy7GM8DQRi5m_dcHgpfnfIgfOUrNDduY7Ple5sTedeKqiAV8blII51AULVzzXx71lPjr-GBFFj7A1A0b9T7nQk8/s1600/100615_rmrt_93.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mK-d2XMRj486k_tm79SGw2Khtwqt_bfQH3Ub-i7k5RcXWTc1Dm3Tsy7GM8DQRi5m_dcHgpfnfIgfOUrNDduY7Ple5sTedeKqiAV8blII51AULVzzXx71lPjr-GBFFj7A1A0b9T7nQk8/s400/100615_rmrt_93.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484721501958094162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Todd Jackson on Fire Duty.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtX6fs_OuRln9ek5wOOsHGIc7utPwsKmj1rvireis7usSdnhCJ6iqXxy8p5ccEsjy97g4CHaH4-6BWBCObAl4Xl-2hYddxlYeulDkZc3DRbusf3Eimv_wbs58kN0JslBfFsndcS007Mc/s1600/100616_rmrt_129.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtX6fs_OuRln9ek5wOOsHGIc7utPwsKmj1rvireis7usSdnhCJ6iqXxy8p5ccEsjy97g4CHaH4-6BWBCObAl4Xl-2hYddxlYeulDkZc3DRbusf3Eimv_wbs58kN0JslBfFsndcS007Mc/s400/100616_rmrt_129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484722131146484834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Idaho's State Flower Syringa in bloom with Wilson Creek Camp in the background.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCs5YqK-OBOOMm_9hHg5XM61bEnCRlJXP-ZshBZGmQMW3ZwwMy1VBPSY4kktjMmEXU2IaDZW5cdTtBvNIT2s5fftZLmD_-jVSncj6NkvqZP845BE9JfceTLTC_7lWgdpYHhg9PpxVuxM/s1600/100616_rmrt_104.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCs5YqK-OBOOMm_9hHg5XM61bEnCRlJXP-ZshBZGmQMW3ZwwMy1VBPSY4kktjMmEXU2IaDZW5cdTtBvNIT2s5fftZLmD_-jVSncj6NkvqZP845BE9JfceTLTC_7lWgdpYHhg9PpxVuxM/s400/100616_rmrt_104.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484721507553546626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 195px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Overcast skies on day 4 brought heaps and heaps of migrating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Tanager">Western Tanagers</a> to the river, swarming and dive bombing us as we floated and filling camp with their<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXr-QSlQbOA"> thrills and whistles</a> in camp.</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwX_OmyL_InErl4dXm69I87QY-ecCz1pDhWRlkgn9JBb4A1kCfztbn07eTCfdkb_336Ynefya8rLeCXJ0ONf16pVM8XVfyvzjDYtymwIy2lhXIMfdHn6koaNNJfsAJdef7MP8AliOsYE/s1600/100616_rmrt_106.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwX_OmyL_InErl4dXm69I87QY-ecCz1pDhWRlkgn9JBb4A1kCfztbn07eTCfdkb_336Ynefya8rLeCXJ0ONf16pVM8XVfyvzjDYtymwIy2lhXIMfdHn6koaNNJfsAJdef7MP8AliOsYE/s400/100616_rmrt_106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484721519935554914" style="display: block; 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width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">Bighorn Sheep, including a young ram at Bridal Vail Falls.</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RG-Xk-CgG5LjqdNWdVGgFW7DAn5PuGp95V7h3Trlxc71VSkGppkEDUJnMhhZbPPGDATOnE64WqDgmf6FWuqhWU5h_6a-RAMptVauewB55bcuksQMCpNK6kf8XZ2qUKKnHeuh59DJZPY/s1600/100617_rmrt_208.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RG-Xk-CgG5LjqdNWdVGgFW7DAn5PuGp95V7h3Trlxc71VSkGppkEDUJnMhhZbPPGDATOnE64WqDgmf6FWuqhWU5h_6a-RAMptVauewB55bcuksQMCpNK6kf8XZ2qUKKnHeuh59DJZPY/s400/100617_rmrt_208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484722146350539218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRT2ewsMduOlD2eg2yp4HQSpw7hkkZm_WmmpqnoNC2AmmTJgGo1zLdobSLRm7Esk76lek-Vjqr4bSRkkrnQQMERhVUoyK6s0GJEnD5oOphJxJsjr2EmhgCOztVVv1NehG4LE-iB9PsFA/s1600/100618_rmrt_267.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRT2ewsMduOlD2eg2yp4HQSpw7hkkZm_WmmpqnoNC2AmmTJgGo1zLdobSLRm7Esk76lek-Vjqr4bSRkkrnQQMERhVUoyK6s0GJEnD5oOphJxJsjr2EmhgCOztVVv1NehG4LE-iB9PsFA/s400/100618_rmrt_267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484722151770341410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">Rocky guide Tim-O does the whoo-hoo dance of Joy on the last day in Impassable Canyon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thanks everyone for a wonderfully relaxing and internal battery charging week on the Middle Fork.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/100613_rmrt/index_2.html">More photos from the trip.</a></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-49648148091661501002010-06-19T20:46:00.000-07:002010-06-20T13:53:00.646-07:00Rig Day time lapseAn unedited first/rough-cut of what Rig Day looks like from the perspective of a Rocky Mountain River Tours Guide. From breakfast, through the rig, the drive to Boundary (with a beer/lotto ticket stop in Challis), sliding boats down the ramp, a walk to Dagger Falls and hanging out around the camp fire this is what happens the day before all our friends arrive at the launch site.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12700611&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12700611&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12700611">Rig - Day Time Lapse</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3207048">Aaron Beck</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />If the video begins to load but does not play try dragging the progress bar forward in the time line.Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-22351993429870609652010-06-10T19:13:00.000-07:002010-06-11T08:44:43.025-07:00Trip Report: June 4, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Remember this: Never make absolute mid-winter statements about spring run-off on the Middle Fork of the Salmon.<br /><br />During what seemed like less than average January and February snow-fall plenty of Middle Fork boaters offered up dismal predictions, projections, and guesses about the spring run-off.<br /><br />After 33 years of running trips on the Middle Fork we knew better than to make such broad stroked white-water predictions. All along we knew that June would offer up some fast, fun, splashy white-water, but even we didn't expect the Middle Fork to break a daily record high.<br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481395779014579794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6s59U4l3txD82k4pBylSAMT72NhJtEXOpUaIjmWb_vJ78IKB-mjgIhMk9zx8gbhZsrrHK-mjhtZCqkGXqhuzqqLT_FUX2zspeioTyu4ANFO4hrzUgmTgzV3LAl_MY5-s3RZ1mu0Po6g/s400/P6030001.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The official water level reading just before launch on June 4, 2010. </span><br /><br /><br />An especially wet, cool, late spring extended our central Idaho snow-pack. All that ground moisture combined with a week of warming temperatures and a dose of rain and we saw the Middle Fork rise from under 5.00' on June 2nd to 8.67' on June 5th (about 5,000 cfs to over 16,000 cfs) at the Middle Fork Lodge!<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV4rq7ihwtF8m_6qi9D2ZdOLJzb-IqkDWgtyz91IWPDN3c-OAU6l8wnSzTWElBYetOdSlUnFf53YMraLyYZZloGrKxxS_kqtp-igz6XRyxIGJRpP9QAaGhyphenhyphenYdlitY3xa4ZBtBSd9taC0/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV4rq7ihwtF8m_6qi9D2ZdOLJzb-IqkDWgtyz91IWPDN3c-OAU6l8wnSzTWElBYetOdSlUnFf53YMraLyYZZloGrKxxS_kqtp-igz6XRyxIGJRpP9QAaGhyphenhyphenYdlitY3xa4ZBtBSd9taC0/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481417278340347634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqTiu5ncx33h5jU_Spvan_Chdx8vGEWISA3LjrTOXHbQWr3ujHcmghDU_kqt5BpEwPcl8-S9q6gPap5uCWFXxJVtYgW_Erore7dn2Ahiz4XLavCS4A_-LRVDNlJLfcwuXjRk44J37e6Y/s1600/100603_rmrt_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481376902049319346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqTiu5ncx33h5jU_Spvan_Chdx8vGEWISA3LjrTOXHbQWr3ujHcmghDU_kqt5BpEwPcl8-S9q6gPap5uCWFXxJVtYgW_Erore7dn2Ahiz4XLavCS4A_-LRVDNlJLfcwuXjRk44J37e6Y/s400/100603_rmrt_3.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">Rocky Mountain River Tours boats rigged and ready for action at the Boundary Creek Launch site with the gauge reading over 6.00' at the Middle Fork Lodge.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><div>With that much water, the Middle Fork is an exciting shot-gun barrel ride right out of the gates of the Boundary Creek launch site. The waves and rapids meld together in succession. First Bend Rapid, Tee-Pee Hole, Murph's Hole, Sulphur Slide, Ram's Horn, Hell's Half Mile. It's a blur all the way to Velvet Falls where it's all forward towards the big boil, run from the meatiest part of the hole, and then square up to take a bite out of the "softer" corner. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481398819834821906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU2quI8Os8XEQ_LK6pUP9lZI5vICa2mM-GbJGTONayn4isoQBYhJk6LEVhgBdLXlaoznUopC7to64l2hV2AINjANF5ZYzaT3ZNEBS2w_N8xBjSX6_9lrJia7j9tGV9majnE4rjqpnT6A/s400/P6040006.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Day-1 paddle crew dialed in and queued up for Velvet Falls. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />Birddog took one for the team as the only swimmer when he dove to the high side of the paddle boat and launched into the water. A tight hand hold on the boat's chicken line made for a brief baptism and Birddog was back in the boat barking out commands as the boat exited the rapid.<br /><br /></div><div>Lake Creek, Pistol Creek and all the other upper-end rapids provided plenty of excitement for the crew on their way to the first night's camp at Pungo Creek.<br /><br /><div>After an exciting day on the upper-end Big Jim, Todd Jackson, Jon Green and Birddog tied the boats tight for the night and everyone slept soundly to the roar of a river on the rise.</div><br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481395751237384930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBJic9wpbGH2AypnvE-DObt1hzBXMBBj24pZO84Iqg3OREmK42GbXkgU1Y_3oo-LYv8Ak0dmJA9JXb8EkGYBddy5jmz65PuF35sVkUGIIvxezrM6Dh_jpyFlY_r5O-MEV-gzcdPOU1HQ/s400/IMG_1274.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Two views of what 8.00' of water looks like at Pungo Camp.</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKflmo1YIcEyQZbhv0vYfqamHCkEOk_GwkWqUHKoLTsxTP4Rtvm0s3clxNP4l2KoReuB1xXiH8Gx3fIJnf4zpkHxaSUk0VlTH_pAuptywM84R3ZQZIW5UawMfAYjWelj17jHsTbPf69jc/s1600/IMG_1270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481395738304522194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKflmo1YIcEyQZbhv0vYfqamHCkEOk_GwkWqUHKoLTsxTP4Rtvm0s3clxNP4l2KoReuB1xXiH8Gx3fIJnf4zpkHxaSUk0VlTH_pAuptywM84R3ZQZIW5UawMfAYjWelj17jHsTbPf69jc/s400/IMG_1270.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKeFCvva9hPPD5wun1mDEtyXfqRA_qMJSxjP7_c9BFT_9KKfroQGv5zI2Z1C41Cwt9FWGe2AS255xd25wXS9V9i4mrGbcRgNX1PH9RMOMqyo2mLdqdBr1YBnKpLN9x7cyIGoYw-IGFlw/s1600/100605_rmrt_104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481376937905000754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKeFCvva9hPPD5wun1mDEtyXfqRA_qMJSxjP7_c9BFT_9KKfroQGv5zI2Z1C41Cwt9FWGe2AS255xd25wXS9V9i4mrGbcRgNX1PH9RMOMqyo2mLdqdBr1YBnKpLN9x7cyIGoYw-IGFlw/s400/100605_rmrt_104.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Ever wonder how you spell "Juan Verde" in Chinese characters? There you have it.</span></div><br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481398859147531746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwS-fEghW1E4unSp_-UrC0bWhcTZZBEB7C6PleGuagmwE2ah7z0UA8WBbirSre6_d9hSWUVWEtSX8nOv7VcIB4VKPqZ2O4YbGICQCf7kq1x0a68hMwcK-fdIfzohmMACfVgSKkAa1Veo/s400/P6040036.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">As the Middle Fork crested over 16,000 cfs at the Middle Fork Lodge 60, 70, and 80 foot Ponderosa Pines and Doug Firs made like salmon smolt and flushed to the Lower Snake lakes.</span><br /><div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMbWgVSsbwKZ-M6gODQe7Jfz8uhdUNtTPi1wSdUhbf4aNxFJiCdzLFg4WFt7BxVsmbvrCaFl4mlnybNtFf3ueUv9oDjkOyD2sP-lA7LaXsV73oo_LocwMbvFvTh5jK2f1U7urM0_EYUE/s1600/P6040017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481398840409025666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMbWgVSsbwKZ-M6gODQe7Jfz8uhdUNtTPi1wSdUhbf4aNxFJiCdzLFg4WFt7BxVsmbvrCaFl4mlnybNtFf3ueUv9oDjkOyD2sP-lA7LaXsV73oo_LocwMbvFvTh5jK2f1U7urM0_EYUE/s400/P6040017.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The following morning as lumber that would have made our logging fore-fathers drool raced towards the Main Salmon and Lower Snake, we made the easy decision to have a late breakfast, make a sack lunch, and turn day-2 into a hiking/layover day.</div></div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481398849694424578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdUIunehMteJwTsJU0zm84gXc4-Sz33DWJ53PKEYrmAXya2n67kg1z6WzMJSeSm-WmCxadrZ42FYthL2rdZvkRW5L2746zls-V7knoO9eDqZUhKDTPzhYI1hawjely9P6LFZuUdu3-UQ/s400/P6040027.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Broken blue skies, and low hanging pink clouds greeted early risers on day-2.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>We crossed Pungo Creek, passed the sheepeater pit houses, and started climbing.</div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn646B-3pq7Q7Z4ldp7DvgvkxtVEPgZsvWWqKtw8GnDOxeooUOyDrXysssO0OmH5IEgWg6H7Pzn1fH3T110XAVHoxCtcHfuVbPR48BiJ6S6q78bLCoROy0kNDjJARc_AELpm_8wwql5A/s1600/100605_rmrt_50.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481376910205170162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn646B-3pq7Q7Z4ldp7DvgvkxtVEPgZsvWWqKtw8GnDOxeooUOyDrXysssO0OmH5IEgWg6H7Pzn1fH3T110XAVHoxCtcHfuVbPR48BiJ6S6q78bLCoROy0kNDjJARc_AELpm_8wwql5A/s400/100605_rmrt_50.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Melanie staking her claim to central Idaho and taking in the views of the Middle Fork from 2,000 feet up. Way to charge it all four days, girl!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>After 2,000 vertical feet (good work team - thanks for pushing Jon and Birddog higher) we arrived at a rocky knob that offered amazing upstream and downstream views of snow-capped Little Soldier Lookout (2686 m/ 8813 feet), Scare-face Mountain, Big Baldy Lookout (2958/9705), Artillary Dome (2840/9318), and Indian Creek Guard Station. David even had a birthday Elk-spotting-present - at least according to him. No one else actually saw the beast whose rack and size seemed to grow with each re-telling of the encounter.</div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone except Jon and Birddog commented how placid and calm the Middle Fork looked from the bird's eye view.</div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij49GEfQlXzLsM1dyWYQwGndPkfQIHlM3F7G8NTRHmh94A6rLVyQ85FaS-JlYPVu6_Gwyi5F3keXjUfakr-Nvxj6FYxSTEZktPdm_-agr5PUsSe_QUKS3JnIeEu5XZycWzEYo1GMCAT7k/s1600/100605_rmrt_63.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481376920177948370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij49GEfQlXzLsM1dyWYQwGndPkfQIHlM3F7G8NTRHmh94A6rLVyQ85FaS-JlYPVu6_Gwyi5F3keXjUfakr-Nvxj6FYxSTEZktPdm_-agr5PUsSe_QUKS3JnIeEu5XZycWzEYo1GMCAT7k/s400/100605_rmrt_63.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Posers. Thanks for helping create a "layered" image with Birddog. Left to right: Melanie, Ken, Parthiv, Dia, and Dave with views of Indian Creek Airstrip and Artillary Dome.</span></div><br /><div>If you have Google Earth you can <a href="http://www.aaronbeckphoto.com/ge/PungoHike.kmz">download</a> a .kmz file of our hike and open it in GE.</div><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpDLecyfHts2lWQ48XiGl6-oR7VLAvw1ZjlyZ8-J7pKONdIEyEyKe8PZpachpiZnrue3tb7IAQ5tzXxzXMhpnFz8ZJLich4_p62Q16QsscPmAuQCMWIrCci0QoiGEonC-3u-YLobfuWY/s1600/100605_rmrt_92.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481376929904713666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpDLecyfHts2lWQ48XiGl6-oR7VLAvw1ZjlyZ8-J7pKONdIEyEyKe8PZpachpiZnrue3tb7IAQ5tzXxzXMhpnFz8ZJLich4_p62Q16QsscPmAuQCMWIrCci0QoiGEonC-3u-YLobfuWY/s400/100605_rmrt_92.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">All smiles: Tao Ling-Jackson, Todd, Big Jim, Amber, Jon, Win. Win, we look forward to meeting your son and fishing with the both of you on the July 9th trip.</span></div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481395761605860690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-pSZ3lE2lXtH8UtZ353vygwTVnsGFa5g0SMUwq8qzhRz59D5-aE9tUSmBEapYmBBqY6sIXrNpMvI6pibJ-9WPLT33Sh_gi-AuN1nAuUcDuPe22DwqfT8Lkra6Bq77F8UZlVof7aojp8/s400/IMG_1282.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jackson's wife Tao Ling leads Melanie and Amber through some afternoon Yoga moves.</span><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExsBjHyC-HtqU-FXQKpsSRApKLNgFnWDRQ4NNfIvpRQH9kjvCgw9vo5fgTAJu-xNr0Vh1_p0Iv3BBOk6SWgy-thwKFORtX7QFKhCVVxVegkP_5DZ1nBgeBPRYglr2eVLZ5LhYiAUm5pk/s1600/100605_rmrt_105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481380593028684226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExsBjHyC-HtqU-FXQKpsSRApKLNgFnWDRQ4NNfIvpRQH9kjvCgw9vo5fgTAJu-xNr0Vh1_p0Iv3BBOk6SWgy-thwKFORtX7QFKhCVVxVegkP_5DZ1nBgeBPRYglr2eVLZ5LhYiAUm5pk/s400/100605_rmrt_105.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 214px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Big Jim dialing in Dave's dutch-oven baked yogurt chocolate birthday cake, and Dave making a birthday wish, "Please believe me when I tell you that I actually did see an Elk today - and it's antlers were this big."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY25L7F2VxviQVgmd_6Auq2VlIbmT5_kphXsURpHOFD_sHXOUYsTT4TjvrpzfN7czGrjsu8Kr5n4LEpK1hHaIcGn9JhfuyG8Ec5hQ5mOTS2m1G6VMlWMAAKat76DW4BOZV7YtPeEjarg/s1600/IMG_1292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481395773226813826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY25L7F2VxviQVgmd_6Auq2VlIbmT5_kphXsURpHOFD_sHXOUYsTT4TjvrpzfN7czGrjsu8Kr5n4LEpK1hHaIcGn9JhfuyG8Ec5hQ5mOTS2m1G6VMlWMAAKat76DW4BOZV7YtPeEjarg/s400/IMG_1292.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>By the morning of day-3 all the BIG logs had either flushed out of Idaho and into Washington or they had hung up on the biggest boulders as the water started to drop. It felt good to pull on dry paddling gear, secure gear on the boats, and head downstream once again. </div><br /><div>We made good time through the middle section of the river, got crushed in Cub Creek rapid, had a hootin' hollering good time running the HUGE wave in the "new" Cove Creek/ Tappan III Rapid, and stopped for lunch at Johnny Walker camp to collect fire wood, fuel up on Poverty Flat Potato Salad, and meet up with a two boat Idaho River Journeys trip for the lower canyon.</div><br /><div>The last night on the river included a hike through the lush spring growth at Upper Grassy Camp, butterfly cut filet mignon (of course!), and a late night wind burst that compelled a shirtless Birddog, a unitard clad Big Jim, and IRJ guide Jo to engage in a quick but fitful 3 on 1 wrestling match with the Addie Wing. </div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481402294097056898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQ0lp3j3RcVKUDRT9vAyBngy80SN50ioicBoKSnTSIM8uU8RwnSzS0GdFEH0u5M1vP2tknqp8yia2DOwAg2pcOUaJJhpiBiUPqtaIH3i-p80EIVoSL1VY17uATo44Yr43vx5LXq8JVAQ/s400/P6060053.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Parthiv at Grassy I: "That steak was gooood."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><div>The last day on the river was a big one as we headed into the Impassable Canyon with over 20,000 cfs at the mouth (7.00' at Middle Fork Lodge). </div><br /><div>Fast. Fast. Fast. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalYtv7_aeRtIZq1WOAIni1hODRQRsi0eTQ-EdUFimjAoa7IbpdmSRzXYu9cCnuoZMEg5X88bkpGrGPNzo0CGGNv43Mr6ZecR5V2crWq7XxzTPcUx-8eIohMtm-Kc3p9kLr1rmdOBg71E/s1600/P6060074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481402319262887970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalYtv7_aeRtIZq1WOAIni1hODRQRsi0eTQ-EdUFimjAoa7IbpdmSRzXYu9cCnuoZMEg5X88bkpGrGPNzo0CGGNv43Mr6ZecR5V2crWq7XxzTPcUx-8eIohMtm-Kc3p9kLr1rmdOBg71E/s400/P6060074.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Good lines, a tight boating order, and a heads-up paddle crew saw us to the confluence take out with upright boats, smiles, and wet-hugs for Dave. Of course Dave had lunch waiting for us (Sheila added a tasty and attractive Orzo Salad to the take-out lunch menu this year), we de-rigged the boats, and just as we started rolling boats and loading gear in the trailer a private party's empty but upright boat ghost boated it emerged from the Middle Fork. Ten minutes later the rest of the party arrived - everyone was OK, and the private boaters were planning to turn the corner and run the Main Salmon as well, "we'll catch up to it sometime" the trip leader shrugged.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div>The Rocky Crew shrugged our collective shoulders as well, but more in the "It's good everyone is OK, but lucky us - we get to head back to Boundary Creek in a few days with all our boats." </div><br /><div>What a start to the season. Super, super fun. Thanks everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1Re1KDDgjNaIbX0fdyRxU9b36uHSk-060eTAsdoTYd5LCa_V7sfbygZsuPrm9DiPwLoHShoTf5HlLVz3sBuLZoeaGvc_q_RTgjDXwj0KgEnJt-nmJbAI_kk04PGfe9oj8sh-6DEM98c/s1600/IMG_0410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481392167681213218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1Re1KDDgjNaIbX0fdyRxU9b36uHSk-060eTAsdoTYd5LCa_V7sfbygZsuPrm9DiPwLoHShoTf5HlLVz3sBuLZoeaGvc_q_RTgjDXwj0KgEnJt-nmJbAI_kk04PGfe9oj8sh-6DEM98c/s400/IMG_0410.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Victor, Amber, Parthiv, Jon, Ken, Big Jim, Todd Jackson, Tao Ling-Jackson, David, Dia, Melanie, Olga, Win, and Birddog.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/100604_rocky/">More Pictures</a> from the trip.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-30849711044771963292010-03-29T12:02:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:09:59.798-07:00Gnocchi Instruction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pq-7OS1PUEmJNY3Re84jK3UWk90ilLeC2-SGc7qgx0TGXqlJuOAJb-tlw7iS9E7_TT15ThJYfnfCnYT-E7RqaB5SwsAAt_BaPNDCgwWK76aQwNFIleNmMrLQtXHw565zuP3KUe8Fu20/s1600/recipe+for+gnocchi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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This winter, in her Boise kitchen, Sheila instructed Aaron, Jim and Emily on how to prepare Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Russet Potato Gnocchi along with a fabulous hors d'oeuvres, Gougeres, French cheese puffs. They all went home with trays of gnocchi but the gougeres didn't last long. Yum!Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-64303375794964094982010-03-10T18:13:00.001-08:002010-03-10T18:25:12.639-08:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> http://rockymtnrivertours.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.<br /> Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-87895381256473807092010-03-10T14:19:00.000-08:002010-03-10T18:04:18.873-08:00End of Season Cleanup at Rocky Central in Salmon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9858-752401.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9843-717543.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9842-774612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9842-774477.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9841-738870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9841-738717.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9840-704408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9837-707925.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9836-766303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9836-766151.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9835-718524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9835-718379.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9834-766706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9834-766525.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cleaning, repairing, washing and drying, coating, sanding,painting,stacking, on and on. When the end of September comes around to Rocky Mountain River Tours it is time to close up the boathouse and winterize and head to our other homes. With everyone pitching in it is all tied up in two days as long as there is plenty of music and beer, when appropriate. See the busy bees at work.Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-27999200062016416302009-09-14T08:20:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:49:35.570-07:00Trip Report: September 10, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9100005-772376.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9100005-702137.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9120050-701372.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090912">More photos from the September 10, Rocky Middle Fork trip.</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>The September 10 launch is our last "normal" trip before we head into our fishing specific trips on the 17th.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once again long time Rocky guest Mark Williams joined us for the September 10 date and his 24th Rocky Trip! The September date is one of Mark's favorite because of the consistent weather, great fishing, and the hint of autumn in the air.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9100005-772376.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9100005-771843.JPG" alt="" border="0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><div>If you've ever floated with Mark Williams then you know how much he loves Idaho and how much he likes to hike. This year instead of flying with everyone else Mark, his wife Sandi, their son Sloan, and Sloan's friend Gary decided to back-pack down Loon Creek and meet us at the hot springs. On the last day of the trip I heard scheming of a three day hike from Boundary Creek to Indian Creek airstrip in the works for next year. Who else is interested?</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Left to right: Gary, Sloan, Sandi, and Mark.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9120050-701372.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P9120050-700810.JPG" alt="" border="0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>When Steve, Martin, Patrick and Nathan heard that the Williams crew would be hiking down Loon Creek, they jumped on the opportunity to start their Middle Fork journey with a two day hike.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-18-744977.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-18-744958.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div><div><div>Art, Nate, Alicia, Terri, Grace, Ethel and <a href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/2009/06/guide-profile-emily-beck.html">Emily</a> near Hospital Bar.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-64-701309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-64-701293.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A unique overhead perspective near Tappan Island:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-77-701277.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-77-701261.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-95-771153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-95-771136.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Emily and the paddle crew push through Tappan Falls:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-131-771117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-131-771101.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-157-737371.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-157-737347.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-185-737325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-185-737306.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div>The hiking crew takes in the views from the top of the Little Pine hike. Left to right: Terri, Martin, Patrick, Steve, Ethel, Bill (blue hat), Nathan, Kevin and Emily.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-262-790034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-262-790019.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/2009/06/guide-profile-telly-evans.html">Telly</a> and the Paddle crew showing the duckies the right line in Devil's Tooth rapid:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-264-790000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-264-789985.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Gary, how did you stay in the inflatable kayak in Devil's Tooth?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-293-743672.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-293-743657.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-306-743641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-306-743628.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-333-780558.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-333-780539.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Telly and the paddle boat crew take a face-full in Kramer Cr. rapid and lose Nathan:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-335-780603.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-335-780577.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090910_rocky-333-780558.jpg"><br /></a><br /></div></div></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-23024464391887962892009-09-08T07:26:00.000-07:002009-09-08T10:32:52.363-07:00September Flying Season is Here!<div>September is here, which means that the fishing has really turned on in the last week. It also means that we get to FLY into the Middle Fork with the Dorris Brothers and <a href="http://www.sawtoothflying.com/">Sawtooth Flying Service</a>! </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-71-747103.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-71-747079.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px; " /></a></div><div><div>When you fly locally in Idaho there is only one group of people to book your backcountry flight with, <a href="http://www.sawtoothflying.com/">Sawtooth Flying Service.</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-24-746853.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-24-746833.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Dorris brothers - Bill, Mike, and George - are THE LEGENDARY Idaho back-country pilots. </div><div>You know how parents hang mobiles above an infant's crib to stimulate their visual sensory? As toddlers the Dorris brothers' visual stimulation developed through the bouncing and bobbing needles of the instrument panel delivering fuel levels, altimeter readings, average climb rates, and cylinder head pressure levels. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Dorris brothers learned to fly Idaho's back-country from their father Bill Dorris, who is slated for an Idaho Hall of Fame induction this coming year. Bill Dorris taught all the best Idaho Pilots how to fly. When Fish and Game has a difficult survey, or someone needs to get into the smallest grass hillside landing strips, or when the other air charter services need help getting in and out of the toughest Idaho strips, guess who they call? The Dorris Brothers.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-27-746903.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-27-746876.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>After racing on the U.S. ski team with the Maher brother in the 80's, Mike Dorris returned to Idaho to run the family air service based out of McCall Idaho. After building the business to its height, Mike sold the family business for an early retirement. Lucky for us back-country aviation is in their blood and Mike and his brothers couldn't stay away. Two years ago Mike purchased <a href="http://www.sawtoothflying.com/">Sawtooth Flying Service</a>. The Dorris brothers are back doing what they love, and we couldn't be happier.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-35-789220.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-35-789197.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>After the Rocky crew stuffed a sweep boat, two sweep blades, four coolers and oars into his plane George Dorris squeezes one more item into his Islander:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sawtooth Flying Service's 185 on the dirt at Stanley International:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-51-789175.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-51-789159.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-61-731757.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090825_aviation-61-731721.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">George gives Jon Green the pre-flight run down before heading into Indian Creek airstrip.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Watch <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=09D0mrhLOln4AE2oZkQBLT44QVmNzg9WM">live tracking</a> as we fly to from Salmon to Indian Creek with the Dorris brothers and as we float the Middle Fork this week. Whatever you do, have fun!</div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-75449146804936574922009-08-16T21:30:00.000-07:002009-08-16T21:33:07.609-07:00Live TrackingFollow live tracking of our August 18th launch through SPOT and Google Maps <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=09D0mrhLOln4AE2oZkQBLT44QVmNzg9WM">here.</a> Whatever you do, have fun!Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-83429243475183319632009-08-15T17:01:00.000-07:002009-08-24T10:54:01.552-07:00Trip Report: August 10, 2009M<a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090810/">ore photos from the Aug. 10, 2009 Rocky trip here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-042-720856.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-042-720815.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-046-755357.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-046-755316.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-048-755285.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-048-755241.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-072-745180.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-072-745140.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-073-745113.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-073-744953.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-088-743642.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-088-743591.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-089-743562.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-089-743513.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-110-798060.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-110-798009.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-115-797979.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-115-797932.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-124-788482.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-124-788478.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-126-788457.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-126-788414.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-136-752641.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-136-752594.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-148-752567.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-148-752520.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-166-793539.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-166-793494.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-172-793464.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-172-793416.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-173-740517.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-173-740469.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-179-740440.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/Aug-10th-179-740396.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-20313658284695393322009-08-07T15:25:00.000-07:002009-08-24T10:52:03.261-07:00Trip Report: August 2, 2009<a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090802/">More photos from the Aug. 2nd, 2009 Rocky trip.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8040024-765618.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8040024-765575.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8030011-765548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8030011-765493.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050051-700843.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050051-700799.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050054-700768.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050054-700726.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050062-779656.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050062-779603.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050068-779571.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8050068-779518.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060116-710509.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060116-710467.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060118-710442.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060118-710394.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060136-744475.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060136-744438.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060139-744416.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060139-744379.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060143-751477.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060143-751434.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060144-751409.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060144-751370.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060153-781312.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060153-781270.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060155-781242.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060155-781197.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060156-713998.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060156-713956.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060157-713929.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/P8060157-713882.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-1859959529029097582009-07-22T20:36:00.000-07:002009-08-24T10:55:47.846-07:00Trip Report: July 17, 2009<a href="http://aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090717/">More photos from the July 17, 2009 Rocky trip here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0559-777330.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0559-777283.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0562-777253.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0562-777206.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0567-760881.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0567-760842.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0564-760810.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0564-760769.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0572-758818.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9759-706776.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9763-706748.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9763-706700.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-77957276053641225832009-07-16T11:08:00.000-07:002009-08-24T10:34:48.382-07:00Trip Report: July 9, 2009See more photos from the July 9th, 2009 trip at <a href="http://www.aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090709rocky/">www.aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090709rocky</a><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0426-732794.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9752-710758.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9758-710725.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_9758-710677.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-63523475960917214202009-06-29T16:29:00.000-07:002009-08-16T09:42:10.324-07:00Trip Report: June 22, 2009<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><div style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px; width: auto; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The June 22, 2009 launch lived up to many a boatman's expectations with some of the more consistent and predictable water levels. With a week of sun shine in the forecast and the Middle Fork dropping to the 4' mark, we shined up the Sweep Boat, and busted out the fly rods.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_036-751065.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_036-751011.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; text-align: justify; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was great fun to see so many familiar faces step off the bus at Boundary Creek. Kevin Learned was back with another great group of friends for his 10th Rocky trip and Harold, Mary, and Margaret's repeat of their June 22, 2008 trip got all the guides hopes up that the three have started a June tradition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a warm spring, the first two days of summer delivered a surprising popsicle punch - we actually had snow fall during lunch at Sulphur Slide Rapid on Day-1! Luckily this is Idaho, and the coldest day of the 2009 season was immediately followed by the hottest day so far. By lunch on Day-2 everyone was down to t-shirt, shorts, and a hat. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_048-796486.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_048-796465.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 108px;" border="0" /></a>Wool hats, and rain jackets for guides Jon Green, Big Jim Slaugh, and Emily Beck, on rig-day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_052-796448.jpg"><br /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After poking around Joe Bump's cabin early on Day-2 and lunching below Pistol Creek rapid we floated under Idaho blue sky to sunflower hot-springs and enjoyed the first back rub of the season from the hot-spring "shower." </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090623_rocky_073-754240.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090623_rocky_073-754199.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Emily and Ernie spend some right-side-up boat time together in the Sunflower shower eddy, and Jim Slaugh heads to camp at Stateland Left.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090623_rocky_066-754327.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090623_rocky_066-754275.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div>Day-3 was a relatively short day on the water which gave everyone plenty of options for the day. Two oar boats took their time and fished every rip, seam, and eddy line. Both crews landed plenty of native Cutthroat Trout. From White Creek camp Sparky and Jon lead a group to the Loon Creek hot springs and a smaller group explored the White Creek drainage directly across from camp. Kevin and Amy returned with three of the many Wolf specimens they encountered on their White Creek hike, and after dinner Birddog explained the difference between wolf and mountain lion sign and their respective hunting styles.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090625_rocky_083-709126.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090625_rocky_083-709099.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 140px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090621_rocky_046-728604.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090625_rocky_090-709079.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090625_rocky_090-709040.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a>It was fun having Idaho Statesman environmental reporter Rocky Barker along, not only for his telling of "The Wild Bus Ride" story, but also for his insight and perspective on many of his more contemporary stories which center around the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. Check out Rocky's <a href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/06/29/rockybarker/middle_fork_trip_brings_back_memories_kennebec">July 6th Idaho Statesman article</a> about his experience with us last week.</div><div><br /></div><div>On day-4 we stopped at the Flying B and leafed through their photo album from the 2000 fire season. Rocky was the first reporter to see the Middle Fork after the massive fire season, and he filled us in on all the details that the pictures left out.</div><div>On the morning of day-5 Rocky was kind enough to tag-team the Pacific Northwest Salmon story with Birddog. Rocky's recent research and writings center around global warming. Rocky noted that global warming makes saving wild Idaho salmon even more important than before. As global atmospheric and river temperatures rise, the highly resilient and adaptive strains of Idaho salmon stock might be some of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">only</span> genetic strains <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">capable</span> of surviving global warming - but only if we give them the opportunity to do so.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0319-735392.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0319-734892.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a>Day-5 was exciting and action packed. We explored Waterfall creek, fished Big Creek, and before observing the Sheepeater pictographs at Tombstone wall - well you might just have to ask Emily for a run down on why Ernie's smile is so big and why he kept her cup full of Bloody Marys all evening. Welcome to the Middle Fork Swim team gang.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0317-764974.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0317-764475.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Mark Wetherington brings more wine and puts the smiles on the faces of Mitch, Rocky, Kent, and Trucker.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0328-736098.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0328-735628.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0330-735422.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0318-765605.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0318-765605.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0317-764974.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0316-796332.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0315-795653.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0315-795164.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0313-720211.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for another great trip. We can't wait to float with everyone again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0312-719583.JPG"><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-87058372655736864552009-06-20T12:10:00.000-07:002009-06-20T22:17:34.624-07:00Trip Report: June 13, 2009<div>Rocky's first six-day trip of the 2009 season launched June 13. The water was in the mid 4 foot range all week, and we had a great group of return and new guests. One of the original Rocky guides Jake Lansche blocked out some time from his work with Microsoft and brought his son Rob for a pre-college father-son trip. It was a lot of fun watching Jake run the Middle Fork for the first time in 25 years, and provided solid positive backing to the old adage that it really is like riding a bike- at least it was for Jake. A <a href="http://www.aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090613">full gallery</a> of the entire trip.<br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0181-792500.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0181-792065.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Long time Rocky guide Jerry Meyers and Big Jim with smoked trout appetizers night one.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-69-797860.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-69-797826.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 95px;" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jer hard at work drying out the library box after an action packed day-1.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0184-793153.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0184-792686.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-458-799277.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div>A few of the more intense Gin Rummy games lasted well into the sunny part of the afternoon, and others well into the evening.<br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0193-779407.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0193-778935.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-82-797911.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-82-797879.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Morning of day 2 at Scout Camp.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-86-744569.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-86-744540.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-90-744615.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-90-744586.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Gerry and Barbara, one of the sweetest couples we have floated with, grew up together but didn't realize that they were high school sweet-hearts until only a few years ago. Right on.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-420-754380.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With the water a little over 4.5 at the Middle Fork Lodge we had a short day three on the water. We arrived at White Creek camp with plenty of time for Jer, Jon Green, Gideon, and Amil to do some ridge walking. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-125-796517.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-125-796490.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 111px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Partial group photo on the White Cr. pack bridge. Left to right: Michael, Tracy, Jorie, Cody, Ted, Branden, Randi, Mark, Gary, and Cassandra.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-129-773680.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-129-773650.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While the mountain goats searched out evidence of wolves, chukar, and sheep the rest of the group meandered to Loon Creek hot springs for a soak and wildflower walk. Idaho's state flower, (the Syringa) as well as Montana's state flower (the Bitterroot) were two of the plants in full bloom. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-153-773717.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-153-773693.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 101px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Gideon crashed out in Princess and the Pea style after ridge walking with Myers and Jon.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-179-718993.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-179-718967.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Each day there was at least one "True Story" by Jerry Myers. Most of us actually believed most of the stories he recounted - maybe.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-329-730053.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-196-719012.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-196-719007.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></span>I've never been on a Rocky trip with so many card sharks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Doug contemplates the possibility of an underhanded cribbage hand from Telly. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-210-735017.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-210-734999.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 82px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Bill Dorris at Loon Creek International to pluck Gideon and Cassandra out of the wilderness. Even though their time on the river was cut short there is no doubt that Gideon and Cassandra's perma-grins lasted all the way back to New York.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-213-735055.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-213-735031.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-286-779156.jpg"><br /></a>We can't wait to float with you when the boss gives you more than three days off. See you in a year with the kids.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-236-799256.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-236-799252.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 95px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Running a non-falls, but big faced wave at Tappan Falls.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-240-799315.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-240-799286.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-244-756972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-244-756942.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>When Jackson says "All forward" the well oiled machine lurched in unison.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-246-756989.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-246-756985.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-236-799256.jpg"><br /></a>A blur for Myers, Doug, and Ann.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tappan III:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-261-705693.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-261-705675.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 97px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-280-705736.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-280-705710.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Hello Ted. Hello Branden. Hello Jim.<br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-284-779092.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-284-779064.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Hello Tracy. Hello Jorie.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-286-779156.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-286-779128.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Hello Mountain Man Hermit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0224-714213.JPG"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0224-713743.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>It warmed up for a swim at Little Pine camp. The cold water took Micheal's breath away, and when he sprang from the water shaking his ice-cream headache head his glasses launched into the river. Luckily some bareboot walking recovered his glasses.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-314-730008.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-314-729982.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Telly and Jerry tag-teamed the biological and political story behind the diminishing Salmon runs in Idaho before leaving camp on the fifth day.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-329-730053.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-329-730025.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-336-782483.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-336-782451.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Doug and Jon at the Waterfall Creek Bridge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-347-782508.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-347-782502.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Jake Lansche was super excited to share the Middle Fork with his son Rob. After a 25 year hiatus from the river Jake slipped back into river time, running boats, and even the circle game as if he had never spent a single day crunching the big numbers for Bill Gates. Jake was the youngest member of one of Dave and Sheila's first river crews, and his stories gave us plenty of fun-hearted dirt on Dave and Sheila.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-417-754333.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-417-754305.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>We were treated to a Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep show during dinner on our last night at Ship Island Camp. As the ravenous ewes and lambs gulped rain drizzled Syringa blossoms our much more sophisticated pallets enjoyed tender butterfly-cut filet mignon and a glass of Tabali, a Chilean Pinot Noir.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-427-725803.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-427-725773.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div>Looking upstream towards Ship Island Camp the morning of day 6.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0184-793153.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-440-725817.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-440-725813.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 81px;" border="0" /></a></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div>Telly pulling right at Rubber.</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-444-741082.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-444-741078.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Don't believe Myers if he tries to tell you he kept everyone in the boat at Rubber. True Story, by Jerry Myers.</span></div><div>Big Jim and the paddle boat crew charging Rubber.<img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-457-741099.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-458-799277.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-458-799245.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div>Jackson gives Tom and Brian a face full in Rubber and Juan Verde blasts through the right line with a downstream ferry angle that would make Brian Reynolds proud.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-469-799306.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-469-799290.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 82px;" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_0181-792500.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More photos in <a href="http://www.aaronbeckphoto.com/lrweb/20090613">this gallery</a>. </div><div>Thanks to everyone for all the smiles, hikes, card games, and river memories. If you have photos you want to share with everyone send them along. We can't wait to float with you again.</div></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-10118349861565634482009-06-20T12:03:00.000-07:002009-06-20T13:12:59.442-07:00Jim's G string<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-97-712596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-97-712591.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hello Rocky and Rocky enthusiasts,<br /><br />I would like to share one of my songs with you. It's called "Pushing Rubber."<br />It is a song that I really enjoy singing for people on the river. For a long time it did not have an ending, and in a way it will never have an ending. It is kinda my life story, so as long as I live I will probably add verses or change verses. Whatever happens will happen. Excited to see what that is, aren't you?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pushing Rubber</span><br />by Jim Slaugh<br /><br />G Em<br />Pushing rubber down the river of no return<br />G Em<br />Hoping that I don't crash and burn<br />Am C Em<br />Thinking about the world I left behind<br /><br />G Em<br />Once had a girl back in '98<br />G Em<br />Told me she loved me but couldn't wait<br />Am C Em<br />Well, that's all right cause look where I am now<br /><br />G Em<br />Pushing rubber down the river of no return<br />G Em<br />Thinking about the times I 've learned<br />Am C Em<br />To just sit back and float on down the line<br /><br />Thought I'd be a business man<br />Gained a gut lost my tan<br />Everyday seemed longer than the last<br /><br />Pushing rubber down the river of no return<br />Wishing I no longer yearned<br />To just be free and float on by myself<br /><br />Well the life I lead is the life I choose<br />Sometimes I win sometimes I lose<br />But everyday seems better than the last<br /><br />Pushing Rubber down the river of no return<br />Hoping that I don't crash and burn<br />Thinking about the world I left behind<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386324559920044693.post-79292916856941754182009-06-19T17:56:00.000-07:002009-06-28T13:12:52.467-07:00Big Big Hats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/_MG_0626-727173.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-346-736719.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/20090613_rocky-346-736684.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Big Hats. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wide brimmed palm leaf hats are as much a part of the Rocky Mountain Boatman culture as a pair of ChannelLock model 420 pliers. Wide brimmed hats shed the occasional June rain shower five inches from our neck lines, keep the Great Oppressor at bay during August, and are the river fashion envy of every private boater.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For more than ten years Rocky Guides have purchased their most important piece of sun protection from Roy Jackson of Jaxonbilt Hat Company. Roy provides custom built beaver fur hats for movie sets and cowboy enthusiasts across the country. As stylish as beaver fur might be, Rocky guides opt for the more durable and utilitarian Guatemalan palm leaf hats. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/_MG_0626-727173.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/_MG_0626-727143.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" border="0" /></a>Unlike traditional Mexican Palm Leaf hats, Guatemalan Palm Leaf hats have a looser, all natural, no chemical-added weave. The chemical free construction gives us a fuzzy warm feeling inside, and makes re-shaping the "Centerline," "Oreana," or a Middle Fork original such as the "Tappan" as easy as dipping the hat in the river.</div><div><br /></div><div>A leather rodeo strap keeps the hat from blowing away as we push through upstream breezes on our way to Driftwood camp.</div><div> </div><div>Roy Jackson adds a rodeo strap to Birddog's new palm leaf: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/_MG_0623-711215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/_MG_0623-711179.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Try matching the wide brimmed hat to the Rocky Guide then <a href="http://www.aaronbeckphoto.com/download/matchkey.jpg.zip">download the key</a>, and send us an email letting us know how well you scored.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/match-1-711145.jpg"><img src="http://www.rafttrips.com/blog/uploaded_images/match-1-711135.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out Roy Jackson's nationally recognized <a href="http://www.jaxonbilthats.com/">Jaxonbilt</a> beaver hair hats and order your own custom shaped Guatemalan palm leaf with a 4, 5, or 6 inch brim for your next Boundary Creek put-in.</div>Rocky Mountain River Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899421045779492498noreply@blogger.com0