Wilderness is a necessity of the human spirit
There’s a certain moment on a youth river trip when it happens: it’s usually around 8:30 on night two. The canyon walls are alight with alpenglow, the fire is just...
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Who Wudda Thunk!?!
I moved to Montana from Texas. I had limited experience on rivers growing up in Texas. Soon after I landed in Whitefish, Montana, I met Roy. Roy was one of...
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I grew up rafting. It was an annual adventure and I had taken it over from my dad in the summer of 2008. I was now the one calling friends,...
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We need to get to work to protect rivers
This summer I spent nine days on the wild and beautiful Salmon River. The experience was like no other. Seeing the beauty of the valley and the crashing of waves...
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The rivers I love are rocky, clear, clean and have wild trout living in them. The most memorable moments involve standing thigh deep in them, casting to rising trout and...
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Timelessness is visceral when floating down a river
When I float down a river, especially a river in canyon country, the timelessness is visceral. Time takes on entirely new dimensions. I look up and the walls I see...
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There was a river, a raft, and myself
It had been an interesting trip. Water was higher than any other time for us on the Main Salmon, nothing outrageous, but it was like being on a whole new...
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The Sound of Moving Water
When I think of a river, I think of the sound of moving water. For me, it starts high on a mountainside. Anyone who’s been high in the mountains knows...
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