Middle Fork Salmon River

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One of the true classics in western multi-day rivers. I never did much of a writeup for this one, and pictures on the river were hard to get as the scale and length of the rapids made it hard to capture. But we had an awesome trip that started with digging out the road to get the truck and Rafts in to the put-in. Then the kayakers drove out to leave the trucks for the shuttle company, and paddled in on Marsh Creek. Followed by 5-6 days of incredible paddling with incredible scenery, good company and great food.

RIP Jim Grossman. Jim was the only person I knew on the trip. I had competed against him for years in surf kayaks, but this was actually the first and only time I ever paddled on a river with him. He was one of the best paddlers I’ve ever known,and a larger than life guy to be around. Sadly he passed a few years later on a river trip.


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