Traveling with Strangers

April 6, 2016 6:23 pm

What’s it like traveling with a group of people you DON’T KNOW?

Are you the type of person that likes to travel on your own? Does the idea of traveling with strangers sound like a nightmare? Well, you are not alone, but there are times when it can be the best way to travel, for instance on the river.

River Tribe…

The beautiful thing about a river trip is it attracts like-minded people. Only certain types of people choose to spend thousands of dollars to camp in the wilderness for a week or two. The majority of travelers in the world, when thinking about going on vacation, would envision a nice hotel room or beachfront cabana in some tropical location. But the more adventurous types dream of starry nights, campfires and raw, unrefined nature! These are the strangers that could become your friends on a river trip.

: CAMPFIRES

: MUD BATHS

: HOT SPRINGS

: SOLITUDE

Who chooses camping?

Adventure seekers choose to go places off-of-the-grid. People who want to unplug from the frantic pace of daily life. Folks who enjoy the dark of night, the sounds of nature and the exhilaration of weather.

Strangers can become your new travel friends!

More often than not, lifelong friends are made on river trips. What’s amazing about the river is it brings people together from all walks of life, who love to experience the outdoors! Quite often, folks are astonished to find similarities in places they’ve traveled, things they’ve seen and sometimes even people they’ve met, with the other travelers in the group.

Can I get ALONE time?

You are not stuck with people 24/7 like you would think. On a river trip, you can escape! During the day there are numerous crafts to choose from including IK’s (inflatable kayaks), which you can man yourself (hello alone time). You can also choose to ride on an oar raft with your party or join the social paddle raft. The camps are spacious, so there’s no need to camp right next to each other. We are in the middle of the wilderness, so you can wander from camp, go for a hike or a stroll and get some good quality YOU time. If you like to fish you can go upstream or downstream or explore a side stream. And when you ARE feeling social, you can wander into camp, join in some yard games, sit by the fire and visit, or check out what’s going on in the kitchen.

A river trip, whether it be down the Middle Fork or the Main Salmon, or any other river in the world, is a true TRIP OF A LIFETIME! It’s a chance to put away your phone and emails and be ONE with yourself in the wilderness. It is therapeutic for your soul and along the way, you will meet others who have chosen this journey as well. Together you will share the beauty of raw nature with the comforts of modern camping technology. And who knows, you might just meet your next best friend!