Jul. 3—I've been on three rafting trips in my life. The first was a lazy day on the Snake River nearly a decade ago. The second, last year in Riggins, Idaho, was frankly much more about hard seltzers ...

“Forward 3. Forward 3. Back 2. Left, back 2. Now, forward 6. Stop.” We threaded our boat through class III and IV rapids, avoiding submerged hazards with tight synchronized strokes. For five days our ...

Last summer I took time off. Really took time off—how a European takes time off. I didn’t intend to be gone so long, but it just turned into five weeks. And I needed it. I hadn’t had a real vacation ...

The wild and scenic Middle Fork of the Salmon River winds its way through the largest wilderness area in the Continental U.S.: the Frank Church Wilderness Area in central Idaho. It is vast, majestic ...

•Outfitters are listed online: www.idahosmiddlefork.com. SALMON — Top outfitters on Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River, long considered innovators of America’s premier wilderness rafting ...

“Just stay in the boat and nothing else matters,” says guide Evon Fitts during the safety briefing enroute to the put-in. We’re about to spend two days rafting the Middle Fork Flathead River, a ...

BOUNDARY CREEK, Idaho – People have described rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon River as exhilarating, soul-refreshing and even life-changing. Its translucent water splashed with hues of blue, ...

I’ve been on three rafting trips in my life. The first was a lazy day on the Snake River nearly a decade ago. The second, last year in Riggins, Idaho, was frankly much more about hard seltzers than ...