Swank1975 previously posted:
"Oh I'd love to do a Middle fork run someday. I don't know much about that run. I've done a lot of Colorado rafting, Westwater, and the grand. That would be a blast for sure. Sold my 16' cat after the Grand trip we did Oct 2015."
MF is 100 miles to and ends just after the confluence with the main salmon. We took 6 nights on river, not including the night before launch. Its interesting as it goes from technical class 3 (4 at high water) mountain river with steep, conifer covered flanks to a sparsely vegetated desert setting with high volume less technical rapids - although not red sandstone layers like westwater or the grand. Just got a permit for Ruby-Horsethief in a couple weeks out by Grand Junction. Idaho is absolutely the best place to go for river trips - within a couple hours of Boise there are 3 major permitted wilderness trips of near 100 miles, not to mention 2 more non-permitted sections along the main salmon great for anything from day trips to 60-70 mile multi-day. Of course, the grand canyon is still the best of the best!