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Boat Barn in Salmon, Idaho
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Boat Barn in Salmon, Idaho

ByBob Volpert May 3, 2025May 3, 2025

There’s a sign on one of the sliding doors at our gear warehouse in Salmon, Idaho, that identifies the building as the George Miller Boat…

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Crew Winter Update
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Crew Winter Update

BySkip Volpert February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

The IRJ crew is looking forward to a fun filled year rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Below is what they’ve been…

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In Memory of Seda Witten
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In Memory of Seda Witten

BySkip Volpert February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

A Guide Unlike Any Other By Brian Chaffin Seda Witten passed away at her home in Emmett, Idaho; her partner and best friend, Dean Snell,…

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In Memory of Tom Tremain
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In Memory of Tom Tremain

BySkip Volpert January 7, 2024January 21, 2024

A Guide at His Core By Brian Chaffin It is with heavy hearts that we share the recent loss of Tom Tremain, life-long river guide,…

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The Bear on Main Street Salmon, Idaho | By Sculptor Robert Deurloo
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The Bear on Main Street Salmon, Idaho | By Sculptor Robert Deurloo

BySkip Volpert November 26, 2019December 27, 2023

Your route home after your Middle Fork Salmon River trip is likely to take you through the City of Salmon, where immediately after crossing the…

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Outdoor Adventures | Tuolumne River- April of 1993
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Outdoor Adventures | Tuolumne River- April of 1993

BySkip Volpert January 17, 2019December 1, 2023

Outdoor Adventures | Tuolumne River- April of 1993 In 1993, Idaho River Journeys was called Outdoor Adventures, and we worked with Wide World of Sports…

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Suggested Books for Your Middle Fork Salmon Trip
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Suggested Books for Your Middle Fork Salmon Trip

BySkip Volpert December 7, 2018February 3, 2024

For many of our guests, part of the fun of taking a Middle Fork vacation with Idaho River Journeys is anticipating the trip. Here are…

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Tips on Dutch Oven Cooking | River Cooking
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Tips on Dutch Oven Cooking | River Cooking

BySkip Volpert November 5, 2018April 17, 2024

The Dutch oven is an all-purpose and versatile cookware tool that can turn a river kitchen into a five-star restaurant. For those who have never…

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2017 Winter Update | What the Idaho River Journeys Crew is Doing this Offseason
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2017 Winter Update | What the Idaho River Journeys Crew is Doing this Offseason

BySkip Volpert January 7, 2018December 26, 2023

Recently, we asked the Idaho River Journeys Crew what are they doing this winter? Besides dreaming about rafting on the Middle Fork Salmon, our crew…

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Halfway to Halfway and Back | Stories By River Guides & Outfitters
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Halfway to Halfway and Back | Stories By River Guides & Outfitters

BySkip Volpert October 30, 2017December 26, 2023

In 2012, Idaho River Journeys President, Bob Volpert and Echo president Dick Linford published a collection of stories by, and usually about, river guides and…

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Since 1978 Idaho River Journeys has offered river rafting trips on the Middle Fork Salmon River. Our company is a family business with outfits on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River with Indigo Creek Outfitters and Pacuare River rafting in Costa Rica.

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