Middle Fork River Expeditions
Middle Fork River Expeditions

Forest Service Panel at Boundary Creek

November 22nd, 2011

Here is the new Middle Fork put-in sign at Boundary Creek. It looks really great. A great intro on some of the wildlife you might encounter on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

Giving Thanks

November 22nd, 2011

I am thankful for…

my pets.
the world.
my family.
all of the people I love and those that love me.
flowers.
my life and friends and family.
mother nature and my friends and family.
friends and family.
having great food, having a really really nice family.
books.
my house.
food.
food.
my parents and this school.
ally.
the world and my family.
my family.
the world.
food.
nature and books.
love.
family.
my life.
shelter.
my life and others.
turkeys.
my family, my house, my friends, my things and what I can play.
books.
being a part of a community, having wonderful friends and mentors, sharing delicious food and giving and receiving lots of love.
me.
everything.
I am thankful for the rivers that we run, and the canyons that we travel, and the stars in the sky that we gaze upon at a crackling campfire.

We are a most definitely a grateful bunch.

Wishing you and your family and joyous Thanksgiving

Happy Friday!

November 18th, 2011

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and that you spend it relaxing with friends and family. If you are traveling for thanksgiving, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey.

Happy Friday!

Middle Fork Salmon Whitewater River Rafting

November 16th, 2011

Rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon or the Main Salmon River is one of the best activities you can do as a family these days. Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting has more than 13,000 river miles to choose from. At MFRE we focus on the best Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting destinations by floating on the Salmon River. We offer both the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and also the Main Salmon River as well.
Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River are 6 days, and we float 100 miles. Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting on the Middle Fork has over a half dozen hot springs, incredible Blue Ribbon cutthroat trout fishing, visits of lots of homesteads, and float through a canyo that is deeper than the Grand Canyon. Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting on the Middle Fork Salmon River has more than 400 rapids in it’s 100 mile distance. Most are un-named as they are class I and class II rapids, but there are still over 60 rapids that are class III or above. Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting does not get any better than on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. It is fun for the whole family to enjoy a vacation or holiday together rafting the great rapids of Idaho, some of the best in the country. No doubt about it, Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting is fun for everyone who gives it a try.
So come on out in 2012 and join MFRE for some of the best Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting ever.
We also offer Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting on the Main Salmon in Idaho. We offer 4 day trips in 56 miles. We start the trip in Salmon, Idaho and then on Day 4 we fly you out at 10am from Mackay Bar Ranch. The Main salmon does not have excellent Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting. It is know as the “River of History” both natural history and also human history. We visit three “working Homesteads” while on the river. These include Yellow Pine Bar, where we meet Greg and Sue. Greg makes knives out of the old cable from the cable Crossing at Campbell’s Ferry. He makes the handles for the knives out of Mountain Mohagany from the Salmon River Canyon.
We also visit Doug and Phyllis Tims at Campbell’s Ferry. They are amazing people. Doug is the founder of Maravia INC., which are the types of boat we run on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon. Both Doug and Phyllis give us an amazing interpretation of Francis Winemiler and also Jim Moore, who lived across the river and ran Campbell’s Ferry. They are in the process of finishing a book on the history of the Main Salmon River.
The last place we visit is 5 Mile Bar, which is where Buckskin Bill used to live and make his own guns. Barbara and Heinz now live there and run a permaculture garden and live off the grid completely. We can watch a video on Buckskin Bill and connect with Barbara and Heinz, who are great people that immigrated from Germany in the early 80’s and found the Main Salmon River Canyon and never left.
Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting is best with Middle Fork River Expeditions. Please come out next summer and join us for an adventure of a lifetime. We hope to see you soon for a fun family vacation and the best Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting, connecting with each other in the largest wilderness area in the US.

Vaya con rios, Ellsworth

Idaho Whitewater Rafting Trips

November 7th, 2011

Can you believe it’s already November! It’s not too early to start planning for 2012 summer vacation plans. Nothing is better for a family or friends than a Idaho whitewater rafting trip. the main reason is that you get to experience the largest wilderness area in the US from a raft. This is the main reason to go. It is not for the actual whitewater rafting, but to un-plug from technology and re-connect with one’s one deeper nature. You can be yourself out here and not have to worry about what other people think. What a relief!

Idaho Whitewater rafting trips are also amazing vacations as you do not have to worry about one thing while on vacation other than on how much dutch oven prime rib to eat. Or maybe about whiich river craft to go in for the day. Could it be the Paddle raft, or the oar boat, of the fishing drift boat or the inflatable kayaks. we even have SUP (stand Up Paddle) boards available for using from camp or on the main salmon you can paddle the entire river if you are fit and up for it.

Idaho River rafting is best with Middle Fork River Expeditions for many reasons but the main reason is the guides. These leaders offer un-paralleled “experience” vacations, lending their expertise in the kitchen as well as the swiftwater of the river.

If you read this blog today, Middle Fork River Expeditions will give you a free trip on the Main Salmon River for 1 person, if you call me in the next 4 hours. First caller wins!

Yours for Wilderness, Ellsworth

Inflatable Kayaking the Middle Fork and Main Salmon

November 3rd, 2011

have you ever wanted to tackle the river on your own terms?

Every want to get super physical while paddling?

Ever want to float freely through the largest wilderness area in the US?

now’s you chance!

Come join us this summer of 2012 on the Middle Fork or Main Salmon Rivers in central Idaho, in the heart of wolf territory and hot springs galore.

You can choose between either a single man inflatable kayak or a two man inflatable kayak. We mostly offer single kayaks as they are harder to tip and easier to steer with one person. Plus it does not lead to as many fights in the two man ducky as it can lead to divorce or a rough few days in the wilderness.

Anyway, if you keep them straight they do pretty good. We use Vanguard Inflatable Boats located on the web I am sure. They are super sturdy and stable and have great performance too.

Another name for the IK’s (inflatable kayaks) is Duckies, as they look just like they are follwing the mother duck which is usually the paddle raft, that also acts as lead safety boat to any ducky flips.

We hope to see you in Stanley, getting ready to ducky to your heart’s content.

Yours for rivers, Ellsworth

Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting in Idaho

November 2nd, 2011

We are not sure if you knew that there are over 400 rapids in the 100 mile stretch of the middle fork, with more than 100 of them being named rapids. This makes for some super fun whitewater rafting every day while you enjoy the largest wilderness area in the USA outside of Alaska. The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is amazing in that it floats at a ~1% grade downhill the entire route, so there are no real flat water sections to the river. Other rivers, like the Main Salmon or the Grand Canyon, are pool and drop rivers, which means they are flatwater and then hit a shooting flow of rapids caused by a tributary debris flow and then there is a pool at the bottom of the rapid. The Middle Fork of the Salmon drops 30ft/mile overall whereas the Grand Canyon drops 8 ft./mile. This makes for some incredible whitewater on the Middle Fork. So come and join us this summer of 2012. June is for the whitewater Junkie and July-Sept is great for everyone.

Happy November, Ellsworth

Happy Halloween!

November 1st, 2011

At Middle Fork River Expeditions, we hope you all had a wonderful Happy Halloween!

We hope it also brought back memories of our dress up night on the Middle Fork or Main Salmon when Reymundo or Phyllis payed us a visit to say hello and had the bag full of outfits to try on.

We hope to see you this summer.

Again, Happy Halloween and harvest season

Joel Bourne, National Geographic Contributing Writer gives MFRE a Testimonial

October 26th, 2011

Testimonial from Joel Bourne (Author of National Geographic article)
James and company, I just wanted to thank you once again for a spectacular trip down the Middle Fork, and especially for the attention you gave to my son, Sam. You’ve got an excellent crew of guides, and we enjoyed our time in the boats with each of them. I also appreciate your focus on curing “nature deficit disorder” in today’s kids by safely introducing them to wild places, wild rivers and the rich cultural history of the region. You are planting the seeds for the river rats–and protectors–of tomorrow. It was by far the best guided trip I’ve been on, and I’ve been on a few.

All the best,
Joel K. Bourne, Jr.
Contributing Writer
National Geographic

Idaho River Rafting

October 25th, 2011

Idaho River Rafting is amazing as Idaho has more than 16,000 miles of navigable rivers to run. Some of the favorite Idaho river rafting trips are the Middle Fork of the Salmon and the Main Salmon in the Frank Church Wilderness of No Return. The Selway River would join these two as the best of the rivers in Idaho. Idaho river rafting is on par with anywhere in the world in terms of whitewater and scenic beauty.

Rapids on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in June is high and lots of fun whitewater. Idaho river rafting on the Middle Fork is also great in July-September every year.

We specialize in having the most river craft options than any other company, including whitewater dories, drift boats and Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Surf Boards.

So come join the fun, Idaho river rafting this summer with Middle Fork River Expeditions.

See you in Stanley!

Ellsworth

 
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