Along the way we passed homes and ranches and columnar basalt cliffs.
We saw ancient petroglyphs. We didn't know what they said, but our guide thought the translation was something like, “Welcome to Idaho.”
After a couple of hours we stopped for lunch and then finally entered Hells Canyon.
There we saw waterfalls.
We saw lots of Rocky Mountain sheep along the shores.
High on a cliff we saw an Idaho potato playing the piano. The guide said he was playing hard rock.
The Salmon River joins the Snake in Hells Canyon. It was know as the river of no return. If you go down the river you won't return because the current is so strong.
After eight hours of exploration we were happy to return to the Spirit of 98 say we had been to Hell and back.
3 comments:
Beautiful pictures! Looks like an awesome trip.
How great is that Spirit of 98 trip?! We always hear the best comments from their passengers.
It looks like you had a great time during your stay here at/in the North entrance to Hells Canyon. I very much enjoyed looking through your pictures and reading the captions. Seeing the canyon by jet boat is amazing - so much wildlife and whitewater!
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All of your travel pictures were so cool! I'm jealous of the adventures you had on this trip. :) But I hope to go there myself someday and make others jealous of me! *hee hee*
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