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Main Salmon River, Idaho trip, July 22-28, 2012


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Stan Pully and Tom Taylor with our three SOAR Inflatable canoes at the Corn Creek Campground


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Loading our boats at the Corn Creek boat ramp


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Carey Newton (foreground) and Tom Taylor launching at Corn Creek


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L to R: Stan Pully, Randy Stovall, Josh Newton and Libby Stovall preparing to launch at Corn Creek


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Heading downriver from the Corn Creek boat ramp


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Into the canyons of the Main Salmon River


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Placid waters just below the put-in are about to start getting exciting!


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Randy Stovall (cataraft) and Carey Newton lead the way downriver


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Libby Stovall strokes the raft while Josh Newton enjoys the ride


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Approaching our first of many rapids on this wild river


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One of the many white sand beach campsites that adorn the gorgeous Main Salmon River in Idaho


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Carey Newton paddles past Stub Creek (?) on river left


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Rainier Rapid (Class III to III+) - our third major rapid of the trip and we've only gone about 8 miles!


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Upper Devil's Teeth campsite - our first night on the river


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Carey Newton surfing his kayak at Salmon Falls (Class III to III+)


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Tom Taylor running Salmon Falls (Class III to III+) in his SOAR S16


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Randy Stovall running Elkhorn (Class III+ to IV) in his cataraft


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Randy Stovall running Elkhorn Rapid (Class III+ to IV) in his cataraft


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Marc McCord running Elkhorn Rapid (Class III+ to IV) in his SOAR S16


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Tom Taylor running Elkhorn Rapid (Class III+ to IV) in his SOAR S16


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Tom Taylor enjoying a break to stretch his legs


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Tom Taylor busting another major rapid in his SOAR S16


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Stan Pully running another major rapid in his SOAR S14


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Marc McCord catching a wet and wild ride in his SOAR S16


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Marc McCord skirting a big hole in his SOAR S16


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Lunch stop between Lower Yellow Pine and Teepee Creek


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Remnants of a recent forest fire can be seen along the Frank Church River of No Return


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The Captain (Morgan) has arrived!


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Stan Pully following Randy Stovall down the very scenic Main Salmon River in idaho


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Stan Pully, Carey Newton, Libby Stovall, Tom Taylor, Randy Stovall, Marc McCord and Josh Newton at Buckskin Bill's Museum (where we ate ice cream!)


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MacKay Bar Pack Bridge on the Main Salmon River


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L to R: The SOAR Boys - Tom Taylor, Marc McCord and Stan Pully


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L to R: Stan Pully, Randy Stovall, Tom Taylor, Marc McCord, Josh Newton and Libby Stovall


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Marc McCord ripping anther major rapid in his SOAR S16


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Stan Pully catching a big ride in his SOAR S14


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Tom Taylor about to take a bath in his SOAR S16


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All good things have to come to an end - our take-out at the Carey Creek boat ramp is just ahead


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Taking in the scenery one last time as we drift toward the Carey Creek boat ramp


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