Depression-Era Ingenuity By Lewis Orson Brown IDAHO magazine recently received the following story from Judy B. Frederick of Boise. In an email, Judy told us the story’s author “was my birth father whom I never met.” She added, “I have … Continue reading
Mourning on the River of No Return By Jim Mullen “Eddy out, eddy out, eddy out!” Arms circle overhead, the shouts carry across the water and bounce off canyon walls as kayaks swoop and spin into the calm water. Melissa, … Continue reading
And Flood on the Snake By Ray Brooks After a winter of drought, the Salmon River was running unusually low in late June 1994. My wife Dorita and I had discussed doing a multi-day Fourth of July whitewater rafting trip, … Continue reading
Rafting and Climbing in the Salmon River Canyon By Ray Brooks Long ago, I heard there were two types of whitewater rafters: those who have flipped their raft, and those who are going to flip their raft. Despite about four … Continue reading
Turned Loose in 1974 By Joe Leonard Photos Courtesy of Joe Leonard We hadn’t gone more than a couple of miles when we saw a man in uniform standing on the bank of the river frantically waving at us. Like … Continue reading
