Made it out alive!
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:40 pmHi Ladies!
I survived the River of No Return...The Miidle Fork of the Salmon River.
I didn't know what to expect as I had never been big river rafting - OMG!!!!!!
The first day was the most difficult. Went from 100 here in Texas to being in a wetsuit, maybe 45 in Idaho and the water temp was 48-50
. Of course I was soaked within and few minutes and thought I would freeze to death before the day was over.
We traveled about 100 miles over the six days and had so much fun camping on the shores of the river. I want to do it again!!
We had fairly short days, as the water was twice the norm because of the excessive snow melt and late spring. Made for some very interesting rapids, ones that haven't seen in 15 years.
The water was running so fast, no kayaks were allowed and the "sweet boat"(that normally goes ahead to set camp) was not used.
Fishing was tough, because the water was so high and fast-but caught some anyway. Had to laugh, the guides were impressed with the fish I did get, all of 8 in., told them that was bait fish in Texas
Guess I'm glad to be home, but honestly I felt like I belonged there. I'm more at home in the wilderness...
Been trying to catch up with all the posts, may take a few more days. Until I do, I hope everyone is well and have to admit ---I MISSED YA'LL
Vicki
I survived the River of No Return...The Miidle Fork of the Salmon River.
I didn't know what to expect as I had never been big river rafting - OMG!!!!!!
The first day was the most difficult. Went from 100 here in Texas to being in a wetsuit, maybe 45 in Idaho and the water temp was 48-50
. Of course I was soaked within and few minutes and thought I would freeze to death before the day was over.We traveled about 100 miles over the six days and had so much fun camping on the shores of the river. I want to do it again!!
We had fairly short days, as the water was twice the norm because of the excessive snow melt and late spring. Made for some very interesting rapids, ones that haven't seen in 15 years.
The water was running so fast, no kayaks were allowed and the "sweet boat"(that normally goes ahead to set camp) was not used.
Fishing was tough, because the water was so high and fast-but caught some anyway. Had to laugh, the guides were impressed with the fish I did get, all of 8 in., told them that was bait fish in Texas
Guess I'm glad to be home, but honestly I felt like I belonged there. I'm more at home in the wilderness...
Been trying to catch up with all the posts, may take a few more days. Until I do, I hope everyone is well and have to admit ---I MISSED YA'LL
Vicki
I haven't decided if I really need to go down the fast white water stuff....... 
But it does sound like fun. Glad you made it back in one piece. 
Glad you had such a "swell" time 
carold