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North by Northwest - Travel - executive services at Northwest US resorts - Firehole Ranch, Sunriver Resort, and Solitude River Trips
Chief Executive, The, May, 2003 by Scott Henjum
If you prefer to fish, you'll float the river in a wooden drift boat. The Middle Fork offers outstanding dry fly fishing for native cutthroat trout. The fish aren't huge by Rocky Mountain standards -- they average 12 to 15 inches--but there are thousands of fish per mile. Novices can expect to catch and release lots of trout. Solitude is the only outfitter on the Middle Fork endorsed by Orvis, the venerable manufacturer of fly fishing gear.
Life on the river is by turns exciting and relaxing. You'll conquer more than 300 rapids during the voyage, from soothing Class 1 riffles to heart-pounding Class 4 sets. The river gains speed and pitch every day you're on it. Your guides will pull over for a riverside lunch at noon and stop along the way so you can take a dip in a natural hot spring, hike, birdwatch or view Native American pictographs. You can see bighorn sheep, deer and elk, black bears, eagles, river otters and, if you're really lucky, hear a wolf howl.
One of the best things about running the rugged canyon is getting to your destination each night, where a cozy tent will be set up. Just settle in and get ready for another home-cooked meal. Al and Jeana grill sides of salmon, barbecue double-cut pork chops and fry chicken in enormous skillets. The hearty fare is just what you need to fortify yourself for another exhilarating day in the churning waters before it's time to fly home.
If You Go
Sunriver Resort
Sunriver, Ore.
Firehole Ranch
West Yellowstone, Mont.
Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Solitude River Trips
Stanley, Idaho
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