Archive for February, 2009

The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is among forty nine other venues around the world that you must “fly fish before you die” – at least according to author Chris Santella, which features the river in his book, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die:
“The Middle Fork of the Salmon – framed by [...]

Mountain Village Lodge located at the junction of State Highways 21 and 75 in Stanley Idaho is the motel that all Middle Fork outfitters have thier guests stay the night before their Middle Fork trip departs. Ask about Solitude River Trips first class trips on the Middle Fork. www.RiverTrips.com. Standard rooms come with two queen [...]

At the base of the beauttiful Sawtooth Mountains lies the Stanley Museum. Stanley was founded in 1890 and named for Civil War veteran Capt. John Stanley, who discovered gold in the area while passing through on his way to Idaho City. The Stanley Museum is located in the former Valley Creek Ranger Station and features [...]

McCall Aviation is an air charter company based in central Idaho. With a fleet of fourteen airplanes, McCall Aviation specializes in charters to the backcountry and city-to-city flights throughout the intermountain West. The company operates two full service facilities (McCall and Salmon) along with seasonal operations in Stanley and a counter and gate in Boise [...]

In the mid 1930’s miners who held claims on the Yankee Fork, a tributary of the Salmon River. The miners were looking for anyone interested in dredging their claims on the Yankee Fork. There were about two to three dozen claims involved. Tests indicated approximately $16,000,000 worth of gold was recoverable, they formed a company [...]

In all of the Sawtooth Valley and the Stanley Basin area no finer place to spend a week or at a minimum of 3 days is the historic Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch. The ranch is located 9 miles South of Stanley heading towards Sun Valley on Highway 75.
The ranch property was originally a homestead by [...]

Come September, the gin clear waters of the Middle Fork begin cooling down from the summer heat, and the river sees a lot less traffic. Cooler weather means that the fishing picks up considerably as our native cutts begin to pack on the weight for the difficult winter that lay ahead.
 At this time of year, [...]

The Kasino Club, loctaed on Ace of Diamonds Street is the choice of visitors. John and Shauna Graham are long time owners. John is an avid New York Yankee fan so just ask John how the Yanks are doing and right away you’ll get a good table. From baby back ribs with a special apricot sauce to [...]

A short video of some great times being had on The Salmon River in Idaho.

Try something new for the bachelor and bring him on a White Water Rafting Trip Down the Salmon River, Idaho. On the 106 mile float thru some of the most untouched wilderness in the lower 48 this party will truly be “Wild.” Camping at night listening to the cry of wolves echoing off the canyon [...]