Idaho Adventure River Vacations

Hi, my name is Savanah and I had the experience of a lifetime when I went on the Main Salmon river with the Idaho Afloat team. I was there for four days and on the first day I slept out under the stars, the sky was beautiful! When I woke up breakfast was ready and it was almost like breakfast in bed. After breakfast everybody got ready and we floated the first time.  The scenery was amazing and I got wet but sometimes I was lucky enough to stay dry.  The guide of the boat did an awesome job, I felt safe at all times.  We stopped for lunch and ate on a beautiful beach.  After lunch we floated some more. 

The rapids seemed scary, but after we floated through them they were fun and not scary at all.  After a long, fun day of rafting we pulled into camp and had a great dinner and played in the cool water (the weather was quite warm!).  We did the same thing for another 3 days, but it was different in ways because the scenery just got better and better.  We stopped by a hot springs that had a big pool to sit in.  It was hidden from the river, but all the guides knew right where to find it. You have to hike a little to get to it, but after you get in the warm water you feel clean and your body thanks you. Unfortunately, we had to get out after awhile and let other rafters have a turn.

We floated by old homesteads and ranched established over a 100 years ago. One example is "Buckskin Bills", it is a store and museum that has hand made tools used by Buckskin Bill to build a house, cellar, and lookout tower.  This is a sight you have to see, it's amazing!

The very last day was the most fun for me because some of the biggest rapids were on the river and it was also my birthday.  I turned 13 on the Salmon river, this was exciting for me because the river guides baked me a cake in a dutch oven.  It was very creative!  The guides were very nice and fun to be around. I hope this letter encourages you to take a trip on the beautiful Salmon river and have memories you will never forget, I know I do!!