White Water Rafting Trip Reports and River Stories
This page is dedicated to the memory of Vince Thompson. Vince single-handedly brought the Idaho whitewater community together through his 'Vince's Idaho Whitewater' website and the idahowhitewater Yahoo discussion group which he founded. Vince's legacy is a safer and more enjoyable sport and countless new friendships among boaters all over the West.
Below are rafting trip reports and stories about river trips that I've found interesting and fun to read. Some of these links take you to stories on other websites. In most cases, if you poke around those other sites you'll find many other trip reports and pictures to help you get by until the rivers rise again. And I've posted a couple of my own river rafting stories; I hope you like them. -WillVarious Class IV+ Trip Reports - Vince Thompson (.pdf)
Big Creek 2006 - Dale Eva
Boatmen and Bedlam - Marsh Creek 2005 - Kerry Walsh (.pdf)
South Fork of the Salmon - Brian Vogt
Jarbidge-Bruneau - Tom Swafford (.pdf)
Selway River - Hans Chambers (.pdf)
Middle Fork of the Salmon - River Rant
Ohanapecosh - Brian Vogt
Winter Rafting In Washington - Chuck Morgan & Hans Chambers (.pdf)
Dirty Devil - Shane Rasmussen
Swimming Big Falls - as posted on KayakIdaho (.pdf)
Lodore Canyon - Charles Cornwall
Fire on the Rogue - Ken Jackson (.pdf) (copyright, used with permission)
Bruneau Canyon - Julie Hall (.pdf)
Kissing Tiger Wall - Will Hansen (.pdf)
The San Juan - Lori Major (.pdf)
Cataract Canyon at 53k - Werner Catsman (.pdf)
Grand Canyon - Jason Rackley , Oregon Kayaking
The Rare Stehekin Trip - Will Hansen (.pdf)
Main Salmon - Bob & Susan Marley
Stikine - Greg Stahl
Lava Falls - Dean Krakel, Rocky Mountain News
Lodore, Deso, and Salt - Pat Florence
Many more stories... - Pikes Peak River Runners
Learn about taking river rafting trips at Multi-Day White Water Rafting Trips - An Introduction