SNAKE RIVER IN HELLS CANYON -
HUGHES RAFTING IDAHO USA 3 or 4 Day Expedition
3 Days/2 Nights or 4 Days/3 Nights
32 River Miles - Meet in Cambridge, Idaho (Diamond Express Shuttle runs from
Boise)
Transport from Cambridge to put-in at Hells Canyon Creek and from Pittsburg
Landing take-out back to Cambridge is provided..
3 Day Expedition - £735 per person inc tax . 4 day Expedition - £599 per person inc tax - Gratuities are paid locally.
2008 departures : June 3,7,11,15,19,23,27 ; July
1,5,6,9,13,14,17,21,25,29; August 2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30 September 3
Rafting
Hells Canyon is one of the best family river trips in the West. The staggering
8,000 foot drop from He Devil Mountain to the Snake River creates one of
nature's most breathtaking gorges. This landscape goes back into First Nation
history and so you will explore aboriginal sites including pictographs, petroglyphs, rock shelters and house pits. The Canyon's archaeology reveals more
than 7,800 years of habitation. Abandoned homesteads reflect the recent past.
The surrounding country is amazing. Tributary grottos are deliciously cool and
wildflowers and cacti bloom extravagantly. Ponderosa pines are scattered
throughout the landscape and conifer forests blanket the Canyon rims.
Rafting
the Snake is challenging fun! You pit yourself against rapids such as Wild
Sheep, Granite, Bernard, No Name,
Waterspout and Rush Creek, some of the most
powerful white-water in the Northwest. Between rapids, there is time to enjoy
the scenery of a magnificent canyon. Along the course of the river are some
unique fishing opportunities. Smallmouth bass, rainbow trout or channel catfish
live alongside steelhead (ocean-run rainbow trout) and huge white sturgeon. Keep
your camera handy because wildlife may include Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep,
mountain goat, mule deer, elk, cougar, black bear, beaver, otter and more.
Songbirds, owls, hawks, eagles, chukar partridge and forest grouse dot the
ecosystem. Hells Canyon is one of the most rugged roadless areas in the U.S.
Your only contacts during the trip are hikers, horsemen and other river parties,
including jetboats. The Snake/Hells Canyon is Government protected as a "Wild &
Scenic River," and is inside the spectacular Hells Canyon National Recreation
Area.
Hughes provide all meals beginning with lunch the 1st day and ending with lunch the last day of your trip. Also included are cutlery & crockery, plenty of ice for beverages and a limited supply of complimentary soda, beer, fruit juice, mixers and dinner wine.
This trip can be booked through American Round-Up UK Bonded Tour Operator who can book your flights, hotel, car hire or ranch holiday call : 01404 881777 or e mail : sales@americanroundup.com. Alternatively click on our e mail quote form below if you would like us to check availability