July 23-24, 2010 - Williams Lake, Idaho |
| About 10 miles south of Salmon, and
then a little west of the river, was Williams Lake where we had rented a
cabin. The lake was at least 1000 feet above the Salmon River valley
floor. Here's a shot of the lake from the RV. You can see part
of the dirt winding road that led to the lake. The road was cut into
the side of the mountain and there were no barriers. I was more
scared driving on that road that I ever was in the RV! |
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| Our A-frame cabin. |
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We had a floating dock on lake where we spent a lot of
time. My friend Pete brought his fishing boat. Hey, if you're
on a lake, you gotta have a boat! |
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| The view from the floating pier. |
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Yours truly. |
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| The first day we went on a rafting trip
down the Salmon River. From left to right: Steve (our Guide),
Nelson, Jack, Pete, Dave, Moi. |
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| In addition to the big boat, we took
turns soloing in the "Duckie", an inflatable kayak. |
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| The raft trip was a great time.
The scenary was awesome. We saw a bunch of otters, toured a
goldmine, had a great lunch prepared by the outfitters, and braved many
thrilling rapids -- both in and out of the raft. |
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| The second day Dave and I went for a
hike to some hot springs which the others tried to catch some fish.
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One cow that didn't make it. |
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| Looking down the canyon from the hot
springs. |
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| The hot springs. A little
underwhelming, but they were definately warm. In fact a little too
warm on a hot day like today so I only lasted a few minutes in it. |
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| Coming back this young bull was
standing on the path. He moved out of the way. A year from now
it will probably be us that will have to go around. |
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I took Jack and Dave for RV rides.
Here's a shot of the Salmon Airport FBO office. There's a general
aviation airline based here called Salmon Air which is very busy taking
people to remote mountain airstrips and the like. |
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Dave ready for his first ride in an RV. Many years
ago, he was my second passenger ever. I took him up in a Cessna 150
right after I got my license. |
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