The Broken Arrow Resort
Travel Blogs from Gibbonsville
C'oeur d'arlene
I was on my way to Yahk, BC and discovered I did not have my nieces contact information with me so I decided to revise my destination and head for Glacier National Park. Scot and I stayed at Couer d'Arlene in 2011 and rode throughYahk the following day which was why I had planned that route for this year. I am still challenged to get all my contact information ...
Day 4: Main Salmon - Hancock to Groundhog
... a stop to see a ranch on the river.
After breakfast we quickly got changed into our river gear, loaded up our tents, mattresses, sleeping bags and dry clothes while the Canyons guides were breaking down the kitchen and camp.
We did roll practice in the eddy and in the wave train in front of our beach to get warmed up for the day. Our first rapid was class II Maisie's Rapid which was a fun wave train with a huge wave on ...
Day 3: Main Salmon - Devil's Tooth to Hancock
... had eggs and bacon, there was always cereal, yogurt and fruit available as well. After breakfast we changed into our river gear and began rolling up the sleeping bags and mattresses and taking the tents down. We also loaded our large dry bags with clothes onto the raft while our guides broke down camp.
We did some roll practice in the eddy since there were some swims yesterday. Anna talked to us about the size of the water here and the need to wait for a ...
Day 2: Main Salmon - Carey Creek to Devil's Tooth
... called " Idaho's Salmon River: A River Runner's Guide to the River of No Return, Corn Creek to Carey Creek". It was a guide to the specific section of river that we were running and it was waterproof. It has lot of great info on the rapids, camp sites, and the history of the river.
We then loaded the bus and started a two hour drive to the put-in at Carey Creek. Along the way we saw pretty scenery, big horn sheep eating on the side of the road and glimpses of ...
Rivers, mountains and curves
... them. Others have been helpful in telling us Jwhere to stay, what to avoid and what to see. Just about everyone, incuding us, has a story or two to tell. Our campsite is right by the North fork of the Salmon River. We set our tents up on grass. This site has wi-fi, running water and electrical outlets. Unfortunately it also has thousands of ...