Matt Leidecker takes a drop in his Airie raft while navigating whitewater on  the river at 2.5'

If you time it right, high water on the Middle Section of the Owyhee river makes for an amazing river adventure in a seldom visited section of the US.

River trips, kids, and fishing all go hand in hand. You just hope that fish land in your hand too!

Jeff Ford drops  a chute on the Owyhee river as the river rises during a spring thaw.

Front row seats on whitewater rafts provide the biggest spashes, and thus, the most fun!

Noting beats a cold beverage after a great day whitewater rafting.

The spectacular South Fork of the Salmon river packs a sercious punch at high water. Here, at the 2.5' level, navigating the rock gardens becomes the biggest challenge.

"Kids, get a bunch of rope, some stinky cheese, and we'll see if we can handline catch a fish with these hooks I just found!" 

Kat Vandenhueval carving turns though Chittum and avoiding the wall!

Late Fall, after the kids have returned to school and the summer vacationers have returned to the 40 hour work week, the opportunity for solitude on multi-day river trips returns.

Whitewater rafting is a juxtapositio--sliding into a world of churning chaos, we find pleasure in the thrill of the ride.

With a gash that bad, it's time for needle and thread! Raft repair during a low water run on the Middle Fork of the Salmon river.

A rafting party floats past spires at the end of Grat canyon on the Green River, Utah.

A kayaker enjoys the exit of Tappan Falls during the low water at the end of Summer.

Nothin' to do but relax between rapids.

After an amazing day on the river, two rafters enjoy both the warmth of a fire and the spinning of the universe.

 I've run the North Fork of the Payette--the Cabarton section that is! If you say you've run the North Fork Payette and your sentence stops without any qualifyer, you're a badass!

Even with lotteries limiting the number of people launching each day during the summer months, the Boundary Launch site on the upper Middle Fork of the Salmon river becomes quite the hectic scene.

The South Fork at 2.5' still has holes and waves that'll eat your kayak for lunch!

Matt Leidecker is first to drop the new entry to Five Mile rapid on the MIddle Fork of the Salmon river after intense rain caused massive landslides to reroute the classic upper section.

A rafter who happened to find the skull of a Big Horn Sheep lays out his NRS drysuit to air out after a day on the river.

Getting to the put in for the upper section of the Owyhee river can be more difficult than the actual kayaking. Here, Mark Sachs enjoys a lazy section of the river on day two of a backcountry adventure.

The backlit silhouettes of spires on the horizon and kayakers in the water reveal the low light of an afternoon spent on the middle section of the Owyhee river.

All the yougsters wait patiently, droolingly, for dinner!

The crew scouts one of the first rapids of the day while making their way down the South Fork of the Salmon River.

What would a river trip be without a few cliff jumps? Here, Albert, get's major points for going off the top while rafting the Green River through Desolation/Gray Canyons.

After the 2023 blow outs on the Middle Fork of the Salmon, Bird Lew makes here way through the log soup to get to shore and portage one of the newly blocked rapids.

In early August during the first run of the Middle Fork of the Salmon after the historic blow-outs, the crew portages the famous Velvet Falls to get around its log jammed rapid.

Having run the Middle Fork of the Salmon many times, the crew is forced to get out and scout nearly every rapid as the 2023 blow-outs changed everything.

The early August run of Sulfur Slide on the MIddle Fork of the Salmon was a class II/V run--two for the moves, 5 for the consequences.

Toads come out at night during rafting trips and kids are keen to catch them. Here, Lucy, gives one a ride around camp in her PJs.

Mykelti Blackburn styles a cliff jump with a Christ Pose.

Matt Leidecker takes his Aire raft through the final moves of a rapid on the South Fork of the Salmon.

In early April, a log jam nearly the size of a football field blocked the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Here, the crew finishes moving the raft over the last obsticle.

The true locals on the rivers are the wildlife that roam the mountains and valleys.

An impromptu game of Limbo happens just after the rafts are secured for the night.

Bottums up! Raft diapers are all the rage on the Middle Fork of the Salmon!

Oh, the places you'll have lunch while rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River!

Snowhole rapid on the Salmon River can be quite the adventurous drop!