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Middle Fork of the Salmon River

十一月, 2010 | 类别: | 留言: 1

 

 

 

While the middle of July found me still waiting out the late season's summer snow-melt and what was then being reported as legendary clouds of mosquitoes in the Sierra high country, I made the "mistake" of checking river water levels on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, in central Idaho. It was still going strong at a nearly ideal 2.5 feet on the Midddle Fork Gauge after a healthy northern U.S. Rocky Mountain winter snow-pack. Two and a half feet ensures a decent flow through the pooled portions of the (...)

Summer 2010 Update

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A snowy, late start to the Sierra 2010 summer season and clouds of voracious mosquitos kept me at bay through July. During that high season month, I began to reminisce, and then obsess, about previous kayak trips on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. Upon completion of that "wet backpack", I was fortunate enough to take my 5X7 camera into the Sawtooth (...)

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