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Camping on the gravel bar at Indian Hot Springs. The hot springs were incredibly hot, but a pipe and a bathtub let's you find the right temperature for a soak.
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Jarbidge – Bruneau (ID)

February 27, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments bruneau, canyon, idaho, jarbidge, rhyolite, self-support, wild and scenic

Location: Idaho, USA Length: 70 miles Permitted: self-issue at put-in Days: 2-4 Class: IV (V) Craft: kayak; packraft or IK (low water) Season:

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Egor Voskoboynikov powers through part two of the three-part "Fall Creek Rapid" on the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho.
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South Fork Salmon River (ID)

January 5, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 2 Comments idaho, kayaking, salmon, self-support, south fork of the salmon, whitewater

Location: Idaho, USA Length: 53 miles Days: 2-3 Class: III-IV (V at higher flows) Craft: kayak, packraft, IK (low water) Season: April-October

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Art Barket paddles High Falls on the Shavers Fork of the Cheat. Photo Abed Borsa.
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Shavers Fork of the Cheat River (WV)

December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment cheat canyon, cheat river, kayaking, self-support, shavers fork, west virginia, whitewater

Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 52-140 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 or more Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Rain dependent, most likely

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A paddler boofing on the Lower Gauley. Photo Jeff Macklin.
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Meadow / Gauley (WV)

November 29, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments gauley river, kayaking, meadow river, self-support, west virginia

Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 40 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 Class: V Craft: kayak, canoe, inflatable Season: late fall-early spring; rainfall year-round

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Adam Herzog in Super Corkscrew on the Upper Chattooga River. Photo by Cooper Lambla.
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Chattooga (NC, GA)

November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments chattooga, georgia, kayaking, north carolina, self-support, whitewater

Location: North Carolina and Georgia, USA Length: 50 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 2-3 Class: I-V Craft: kayak Season: Dec 1-April 30 Gauge: @Burrells

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Kate Bowman walled in above Skull in Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River.
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Westwater Canyon (UT)

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment desert, kayaking, self-support, utah, westwater canyon, whitewater

Location: Utah, USA Length: 19.5 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 1-2 Class: III-IV Craft: Any Season: Year-round Gauge: click here Map: click here The Westwater

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Jake Risch paddling a big rapid on the Moisie River in Quebec.
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Moisie (Quebec)

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments canada, kayaking, moisie, quebec, self-support

Location: Quebec, Canada Length: 232 miles Permitted: No Days: 10 Class: III-V Craft: kayak Season: August-September Map: click here Gauge: click here The

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Christian Woodard on Widowmaker, Middle Owyhee.
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Middle Owyhee (OR)

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments blm, desert, kayaking, middle owyhee, oregon, owyhee, rome, self-support, three forks

Location: Oregon, USA Length: 40 miles Permitted: No Days: 2-3 Class: III-IV (V) Craft: kayak; packraft or IK (low water) Season: March-June (longer

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The river level is always "perfect" on the Middle Fork of the Salmon!
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Middle Fork of the Salmon (ID)

August 15, 2017May 9, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 6 Comments guide, idaho, middle fork of the salmon, river beta, self-support, usfs

Location: Idaho, USA Length: 100 miles Days: 2-5 Class: III-IV Craft: kayak, packraft, IK, SUP (low water) Season: March-October Gauge: MF Salmon

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