Just a six hour drive from Portland is the gateway to Idaho’s world-renowned rivers and Lower Salmon River rafting. You'll wish you knew about this sooner.

Flowing through one of the last great unprotected wilderness areas of the West, you'll feel like a true explorer rafting the Owyhee River.

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The Emerald Mile has all the elements of becoming a classic river read for generations of adventure-lovers to come. Read our review...

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With his kids grown, outdoor writer T. Edward Nickens reflects on his favorite family vacation memories and makes the case for taking your kids camping.

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Wilderness can be a cure for what ails us, and an Idaho whitewater rafting trip on the Salmon River is just what the doctor ordered for this author.