Salmon River · Idaho

Main Salmon

Deep in the mountains, the river of no return carries everything we came to leave behind.

A raft on the Salmon River below forested mountain slopes
Main Fork Salmon trip · September 2009FROM THE ARCHIVE

THE PLACE

Deep in the mountains, the river of no return carries everything we came to leave behind.

Along the Main Salmon, the view climbs from moving water toward wooded slopes and open ridges. The scale takes a while to absorb. A boat, seen against all that country, is a modest piece of equipment to have brought along—and a good place from which to watch it pass.

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1 recorded journey

In the archive.

  1. Main Fork Salmon River

Trip dates from the original collection. More photographs and stories to come.

THE INTERACTIVE RIVER ATLAS

The river of no return.

Corn Creek to Carey Creek · Main Salmon, Idaho · About 80 river miles

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