Salmon River

137 Pictures: 1-20 , 20-40 , 40-60 , 60-80 , 80-100 , 100-120 , 120-137

Heron over the Salmon (2010-04-30) A blue heron over the Salmon River.

Plunge in the Salmon (2010-04-30) Coco takes plunge in the Salmon River to fetch a stick her human misplaced.

Rickety Bridge (2010-04-30) A rickety bridge by the Salmon River. The stream is a channel off the main river.

Salmon River (2010-04-30) The Salmon River two miles up river (South) of Salmon Idaho.

Up River (2010-04-30) The Salmon River two miles South of Salmon, Idaho.

Channel (2010-04-30) A channel off the Salmon River about two miles South of town.

River Channel (2010-04-30) This channel is used to irrigate properties South of Salmon.

Salmon River in the Mist (2002-05-31) It's difficult to take pictures in the rain.

Head of the Salmon River (2001-09-17) The head waters of the Salmon river, south of the Sawtooth range

Contraption (2001-09-17) The purpose of this conraption is to keep the salmon from swimming into the canals.

Upper Salmon River (2001-09-10) This is about 5 miles outside of Stanley, on the way to Challis

Sunbeam (2001-09-10) The remains of the Sunbeam dam

Sunbeam Dam (2001-09-10) The remains of the Sunbeam Dam

Side Road (2001-09-10) A side road on the Salmon River Canyon.

Salmon River Canyon (2001-09-10)

Salmon River Canyon (2001-09-10) A wide spot on the Salmon River Canyon Road

Salmon Bridge (2001-09-10) A local bridge on the Salmon River

Desert Mountain (2001-09-10) A desert mountain seen from the the Salmon River. The receding telephone lines offer a good exercise in perspective, while emphasizing the height of this rather barren landscape feature.

Fall Folliage (2001-10-23) The Salmon River, near Carmen Idaho, dons its fall folliage.

Fall Leaves (2001-10-23) South of North Fork. Three minutes before I took this picture, the sun lit these trees. not quick enough to get the best effect, the bright yellow leaves gracing the Salmon River was still a beautiful sight.

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The Salmon River domninates central Idaho. Its headwaters are in the Sawtooth Mountains. The river flows north through Stanley to Challis, Salmon and North Fork, then veers west into the Salmon Mountains and the Frank Church Wilderness to Riggins, Idaho. The section of River between North Fork and Riggins Idaho is aptly dubbed the River of No Return. Lewis and Clark scouted the upper part of the river, and decided that the grim trek back into Montana was a better route than the wild untamed rapids of the Salmon River.

Context: Rivers

Sawtooth Mountains (57 pictures) The headwaters of the Salmon are in the Scenic Sawtooth wilderness in Central Idaho.
Highway 93 (207 pictures) The Salmon River meets u93 in Challis, Idaho. U93 follows the river through Salmon and North Fork.
Challis, Idaho (17 pictures) Challis one of the major towns on the Salmon.
Ellis, Idaho (3 pictures) The Salmon River joins the Pahsimeroi River at Ellis, Idaho. The road from Ellis to Howe provides and interesting "long cut" between Salmon and Idaho Falls, going through one of the less developed areas of Idaho.
Salmon, Idaho (84 pictures) The valley widens at the bustling metropolis of Salmon, Idaho. Salmon is where the Lewis and Clark expedition joined the river.
Salmon River Bridge (37 pictures) I took a slew of photos of the old Salmon River Bridge on Island Park in Salmon.
Rivers (1 pictures) The Salmon River is one of the major rivers in the US.
Pine Creek (28 pictures) William Clark turned around near Pine Creek. Road [032] heads up Pine Creek into the Salmon Mountains.
Panther Creek (9 pictures) Panther Creek is one of the larger tributaries of the Salmon River in Central Idaho.
Frank Church Wilderness (20 pictures) The River of No Return runs unfettered from Corn Creek to about 20 miles east or Riggins. The Salmon River is one of the most popular wilderness boat trips in the US.