{"id":5074,"date":"2012-07-17T04:29:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2012-07-17T04:29:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:29:34","slug":"adventure-in-idaho-standup-paddling-the-salmon-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/adventure-in-idaho-standup-paddling-the-salmon-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure in Idaho – Standup Paddling the Salmon River"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salmon River Run on a SUP!<\/p><\/div>\n

I had heard a lot about the Salmon River from some of the crew that I paddled the Colorado River<\/a> with last year.<\/p>\n

So about a week into our three month Surf, SUP and Paint Tour<\/a>, I planned a day to SUP the Salmon River.<\/p>\n

Maria and the kids and I had been exploring Idaho for about four days before we got to Riggins, a town that calls itself \u201cthe Whitewater Capital of Idaho\u201d.<\/p>\n

Right next to Riggins is Lucile, where we set up camp for a few days. Lucile is a one street town where there\u2019s no cell service but plenty of deer, bears and elk. \u00a0Our friend John is building a house there along the Salmon River and said we could camp on his property, though he was out of town traveling as well.<\/p>\n

I had everything I needed to standup paddle the river except for one thing:\u00a0 a life jacket. On the drive to Lucile I was telling Maria that we needed to find a place to buy one.\u00a0 Then, a few minutes later, on a desolate road nestled between 10,000 foot peaks, I saw something lying in the middle of the road.\u00a0 It was a brand new lifejacket! I turned the van around and picked it up.\u00a0 Now, I had what I needed to SUP the Salmon:<\/p>\n