A Century of “Weird and Scenic” in Idaho
President Calvin Coolidge established Craters of the Moon on May 2,1924, for the purpose of protecting the unusual lava terrain in southern Idaho.
Grown-ups going out to play and out their comfort zones on a whitewater raft trip
There are 22 of us on this bona-fide adults-only adventure. The group includes five former guides. Most of us have been on rafting trips
Living On The Salmon River on and off the grid
We also meet Bill “Bronco” Burchak who is one of the first wooden dory boatmen in the Grand Canyon and trained our trip leader
Learning the history and magic of the Dory Boat on the Main Salmon River
Today we travel roughly 20 miles through nine named rapids, stopping to see an ancient pictograph and sample Barth Hot Springs.