Bucket List…5 reasons the Middle Fork of the Salmon should be on yours

February 1, 2016 1:32 am

The Bucket List defining factors.

Hotsprings:

Can you say the most amazing gift from Mother Earth, HOT WATER bubbling out of the ground? Bucket List…..check! The Middle Fork hosts 6 natural hot springs within a 1/2 mile of it’s banks. Some of these can hold up to 20 people and vary in temps of 100 to 115 degrees F. And to boot, they are full of natural minerals that induce relaxation and promote healing.

Waterfalls:

With over 100 tributaries flowing into the Middle Fork of the Salmon, some are bound to cascade over cliffs. Numerous waterfalls cascade into the Middle Fork the entire length of the journey ranging in heights of up to 200 feet.

Constant Gradient:

The Middle Fork looses 3000′ in elevation in it’s 96 mile trip from Boundary Creek to the Confluence with the Main Salmon. This provides continuous busy water and rapids. For those who like to kayak, IK, SUP or Open Boat, there is every kind of surf from smooth and graceful to stomping and thrashy.

: resident Bald Eagle

: Middle Fork of the Salmon @canyonsinc.com

: Fishing ALL day from the raft

: Veil Falls

World Class Fishing:

There is trophy fishing galore in this world class trout fishery. Mandatory catch and release guarantees healthy populations of Western slope Cutthroat, Rainbow, Steelhead and the endangered and protected Bull and Dolly Varden trout. Sparkling eddies line the banks, boulders fill the channels and deep clear pools are scattered along the river, inviting your line to lay down and hook a beauty.

Wilderness:

2.3+ million acres of roadless wilderness. Old growth ponderosa pines with beautiful orange bark and a rich vanilla scent, aging 400-600 years old, line the banks and stand guard in camps that have hosted humans for 100’s or possibly 1000’s of years. Wildlife ranging from Snakes to Moose, Black Bear, Wolves, Mountain Lions, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Bald Eagles, Osprey, Elk, Deer, Ducks, Otter and Minks, just to name a few. Starry nights with no light pollution and springs with fresh water that you can drink strait from the Earth.