Rescue Mission

After returning from Montana, I was back on Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon. The last night of the trip we happen to be camped at Stoddard, the same camp where the Foamy incident happened two weeks earlier. I decided I would go on a search and rescue mission for Foamy before dinner. The nasty undercut bank below Stoddard Falls that had claimed Foamy two weeks earlier had opened up with the lower water. With many roots hanging down, it had formed a net that had caught Foamy. As it turns out being a kayaker made of foam has its advantages, and spending two weeks in an undercut seemed to have done no damage. I guess we were a little earlier with the the "Foamy Rest In Peace." After a short trip in the U.S. Postal system, Foamy will be returned to his rightful owner and will certainly live on for many more white-water days.

Well, for me its off to the great north now for an Upper Alsek and Tatshenshini trip. With a new camera in hand, I hope to have many great photos to share when I return.

Seth Tonsmeire

Flathead Update

Hello from the Flathead! We've just gotten off the second Middle Fork Flathead trip, and so far the season up in Montana is going great. With the trip just off the river, Seth, Shane, and Jessie are on a whirlwind ride back to Idaho for more Salmon River adventures. I'm off to Glacier Park to sneak in a backpacking trip into the wilds of Glacier Park with Joe Biby before we have to prepare our upcoming South Fork trip. Here's a few photos from the Middle Fork...

Richard behind the wheel

Beargrass flowers and hikers on the trail to Mount Bradley

Susan kayaks into the gates at Twenty-five Mile


Wildflowers and Snowpeople