In mid December, it was very cold for several days, and the combined snow/ice along the banks of the Salmon River was beautiful. Since my new phone/camera (LG enV3) was on hand - though no cell coverage in the Salmon River Canyon - I snapped a few pics.
Not too many fishermen on this day!
During a mid-day walk a few days later, the snow-covered White Bird Creek, and road, were worthy of a few pics too.
Diamonds can be a girls best friend, but Ada Wilson says her husband of 75 years is her best friend.
Not every community is fortunate to have a couple celebrating 75 years together, but we are here in White Bird, Idaho. Living in the Salmon River canyon and dedicating a life to their family, hard work - which included mining, ranching, USFS work and outfitting - along with a good dose of perseverance, are just some of the ingredients in the recipe of togetherness for Joe and Ada Wilson.
Over 125 friends and family came to congratulate them at their 75th wedding anniversary celebration, held this past Saturday afternoon - December 26th - at Hoots Café, just outside of White Bird, Idaho. A reporter from the Lewiston Tribune interviewed the Wilsons before the event began, so the cover page of the Sunday Northwest section had a very cute picture of Joe and Ada to go along with a nicely written article.
As you can see by the photo above, Joe even kicked up his heels a few times, dancing to great music from various members of the Old Time Fiddlers. Local musician, Dave Dixon, joined the fiddlers on the stage to sing a few old-time melodies that got the crowd on their feet to enjoy a few ballads.
An article published Dec. 27, 2009 in the Idaho Statesman, written by Rocky Barker, that continues the ongoing discussion regarding wild salmon and dams. Well worth the read. Tell me what you think!
Greetings! I thought an article published on the RV Doctor's blog was interesting and worthy of a share to the readers of Swiftwater RV. They conclude that if the slidouts are stored in the 'out' position, that debris, dirt, leaves etc. can gather on the roof of each slide, and cause issues with water intrusion. Even if the rig comes equipped with an awning over the slideout, why invite trouble? Then, depending on the type of slide mechanism, exposing it to the elements during non-use can corrode moving components. This is the link: http://www.rvdoctor.com/2009/11/in-or-out.html
A few snowflakes fell this morning, and portions of the Salmon River is covered w/ snow from bank to bank, especially near Lucile, Idaho. Even a few sections of White Bird Creek are covered in snow! Temps are around 34 degrees this morning, and a nice change from last week's bitter taste of arctic living! (temps were 2 degrees, warming up to 12 in the daytime....but with bright blue Idaho skies!).
Will post some pictures once I figure out the transfer process from my new LG enV3 phone to the computer....guess I need to buy a card to make this happen....always something!
RVs, camping, vacationing, and......phone calls from the past! Heard from a friend of over 25 years ago who tracked me down via the internet, and it was a blast to visit. Mimi, and her husband, Jorg, still live in the northern part of the Bay Area, and our connection was always horticulture. She and I ran a small Nursery in El Cerrito, California before I jumped ship into the corporate world of Safeway Floral departments. We were both members of the California Horticultural Society which met once a month in the Arboretum in Golden Gate Park in S.F. Mimi and Jorge started and operated a successful soil products company, which they sold about six years ago. Since then, they've spent their retired life exploring all the great hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area, but best yet....they capture the beauty of their treks with Jorg's camera and his unique ability to take phenomenal flower photos. So, if you're in the mood for Spring, with Winter just around the corner, visit their great website! http://westernwildflower.com/
Here at the RV Park, the Salmon River is pleasantly moving along as it should, creating a nice background noise during a quick Winter stroll. About a dozen rigs are stored in the Park this Winter, with another five or six in the adjacent dry camp area. The grass is turning 'Winter Brown', and is strewn w/ branches and leaves from the Willow trees, so I'll be busy during some of our great sunny days in December and January trying to tidy up the lawns. Think I'll tackle the side over by the shed to see if I can tame it a bit for next Spring. The iris along the river banks are getting covered in debris too, but...oh well! They'll still bloom magnificently in May! In case you're wondering just what a sunny, Winter/Fall day looks like on the Salmon River, this picture is of my friends from south Idaho who took a spin in their jet boat a few weeks ago. They launched from Hammer Creek, and this picture was taken along that stretch of the river.
Come stay, and enjoy north central Idaho, especially the Salmon River here at Swiftwater RV Park, in White Bird, Idaho.
Safe and responsible ATV riding is a great family adventure, and the roads and trails around Swiftwater RV Park in White Bird, Idaho offer spectacular trips, views and scenery. This photo was taken a few weeks ago on FS41 high up Doumecq Road with the awesome hills in the distance.
When you take an ATV trip, send us a picture and we'll share it! Email to swiftwaterrv@yahoo.com.
Other news in town is the ongoing photo contest at Canyon House Gifts & Lodging. They're planning to publish a coffeetable picture book next Fall and are accepting different themed photos each month. For December, the theme of photos to submit are Fall Colors, Thanksgiving and Hunting, so did through all those great photos taken during October and November of this year. Digital photos can be emailed to canyonhouse@frontier.com. December’s deadline is Sunday, December 20th.
Hope your Thanksgiving was bountiful and you spent an extra minute or two giving the kids a hug and sharing a smile with your loved ones.
Holiday Mail for Heroes program, which helps to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad, is in it's third year of operation. Access this web link http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail. Even if you don’t have access to the internet, your Holiday cards can still be mailed and addressed as follows: Holiday Mail for Heroes, PO Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 207914-5456 from Monday, November 2 through Monday, December 7. The cards will be collected through this unique P.O. Box, then screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes, and distributed to participating Red Cross chapters nationwide. Once the cards arrive at the Red Cross chapters, they are sorted and reviewed by volunteers who then distribute them to service members, their families and veterans in communities across the country. A few easy tips are to sign all cards, entitle each card with a salutation such as ‘Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”, and limit cards to 15 per person, or 50 for school class or business group, and bundle groups of cards in single, large envelopes, addressed to the PO box above.
Fishing is still going strong on the Salmon River here in White Bird, Idaho. A few storage guests are coming over to spend the night and toss their lines in the river, and there's open spaces too.
Weather is good...a bit of rain this past week, and a touch of snow...but not here on the Salmon River! Sunshine!
A tour of the White Bird Battlefield will take place this Saturday, November 14, at 10am PST. Plan to meet at the entrance to the Battlefield on Old Hwy 95, about two miles north of downtown. Kevin, from the Nez Perce National Park Service headquarters in Spalding, will be guiding the 1.5 hour walking tour, and is a fountain of information about the Nez Perce, and the White Bird Battlefield site. This is a rare opportunity to learn more about our area’s history, and so far, the weather looks to be good. It is advised to wear good walking shoes and bring water.
Costume events this past weekend were lots of fun at two different events in White Bird.Friday night - Oct 30 - at Canyon House during the wine tasting and sing-along by the bonfire, the best Witch prize went to Charlie ‘Chas’ Becktoll from Kooskia, and the best Non-Witch went to local Christy Brown, as Molly Mobster. Winner of the Gift Basket Raffle went to Dale Brege, from Grangeville, and it was nice to see he and Mimi at the event.As the past school teacher at the White Bird Elementary School before it closed, MImi misses her students and their families, so it was a treat for to be in town, and now they’ll be back to pick up their basket, which contains miscellaneous gifts and a gift certificate for one night in the lodging suite at Canyon House.
The other big costume party, on Halloween evening at the Silver Dollar Bar, featured plenty of very creative costumes.Winning first place was Larry, who owns the stables.He was ‘Bait’, outfitted to look like roe, with a big hook and line, attached to his girlfriend, who was dressed like a fish.Then, Rich Beckstead, as Barack Obama, placed 2nd, and 3rd place was a tie between Steve Kernutt as a doctor, and Polly Mozingo.
In case you're wondering about fishing...yep...those steelhead are still coming, with counts over Lower Granite Dam higher than normal. One guest said it was the best season so far in 15 years. Good fishing!
Just around the corner, on Sunday November 15, is the Annual Rebekkah’s Turkey Dinner, starting at noon at the IOOF in downtown White Bird.In addition to a fabulous home-cooked meal, the ladies have put together a great fundraiser by raffling off 3 quilts, sewn & created by local quilters, Kelly Rosenbaum, Laurie Bonwell and Sandy Lambert.Tickets are available from any Rebekkah member, and at the Turkey Dinner, after which the winning names will be drawn.
Cribbage games begins this Saturday the 7th in the afternoon at the Silver Dollar Bar in downtown White Bird. Call 839.2293 for more information.
Fall weather has arrived in north central Idaho on the Salmon River with cool nights and daytime temps in the 50's-60's, and the steelhead anglers are in heaven! Know why? Because they're catching steelhead fish like never before. It's almost like the fish are jumping into boats - naw...just kidding. But fishermen are saying they can see the fish in the river and there's lots to choose from. The hatchery steelhead counts at Lower Granite in the past five days have ranged from 4,500 to 6,600 - that's per day! (here's the link: http://www.fpc.org/currentdaily/HistFishTwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm) Now, that's a reason to enjoy the camping accommodations at Swiftwater RV Park - we're right on the Salmon River, in Idaho, and right where the action is! 208.830.2700 to check availability for spaces. We take 'em all - big rigs, small trailers, tenters. For non-fishing spouses, we have free tv, free wifi, a laundromat (well - not that we want spouses to be stuck doing the laundry, but just in case the dirty clothes pile up), a book exchange, great walks nearby, and a nice front row seat to watching the action on the river.
Steelhead education: 'Wild' steelhead are a subset of steelhead and are counted separately from hatchery steelhead at Corps dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Wild steelhead are identified as fish with an intact adipose fin. However, a small number of hatchery fish may not have had their adipose fin removed. - As you might guess, that text is straight out of the IDFG text book!
The fish are jumping, literally, on the Salmon River, and fishermen are beginning to seriously toss their lines in the river attempting to reel in a steelhead. More jet boats are cruising along, and bank fishermen are starting to dot the sides of the river. Folks are beginning to catch ‘keepers’, and one that I saw was over 25” long. One guy reportedly has caught 24 already this week - can that be real - WOW!!
Brrrr....when the temps did into the teens and the snow is falling, there's nothing better than knowing your rig is stored safely at Swiftwater RV Park, where snow rarely falls! Better yet, you can hop in the pickup and drive to the Park for a cozy night or two. Try some steelhead fishing, which is supposed to be absolutely fabulous this Fall and Winter. We offer 8 stations of free TV, so another choice is snuggle up with the beverage of your choice and watch some TV with the Salmon River flowing right outside your trailer's window.
Our Winter Storage rates are CHEAP! Spaces are still available, so give us a jingle. Float on over to our website: www.swiftwaterrv.com, and click the email link to contact us.
I revised the look of this blog by adding summer photos to the side...how do you like it?
Thought I'd post about cross-country cyclist, Linda der Weltenbummler, who stayed at our Park earlier in the summer. From Florida, she spent the summer cycling from Oregon to Florida, hoping to make it back home before her leave from the Air Force concluded. She didn't quite make it in time, so is resuming the final leg sometime this coming weekend (Sept 26) - after she retires from a 23-year career.
She has a great American story to tell, and she welcomes you to check out her adventures at http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=3Tzut&doctype=journal (always look for the 'Journal' tab). Great photos too! Here's a great picture grabbed from her blog when she was cycling in the rockies (isn't that background awesome):
Then, earlier in the summer when we first met her at Swiftwater:
Enjoy the last remaining dashes of summer as Fall is around the corner. The temps this morning were 42 degrees F.....brrrrr!
The 2009 Steelhead fishing season open up on this part of the Salmon River on September 1st! If you need to brush up, or learn about the fees, rules, etc., visit the Idaho Fish & Game (IDFG) website: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/fees.
IDFG is reported in late July that the "The smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good in the Snake and Lower Salmon rivers. The bass have been averaging 8-12", but there are some bigger fish around for the lucky or persistent angler. Curly tail grubs and small crank baits are the standard offerings."
Interesting read from the Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife News Bulletin, August 14th: Folks that monitor the fish counts at Columbia-Snake river hydro projects did a double take Wednesday when the Tuesday steelhead tally at Bonneville Dam was displayed online by the hydro project's operators, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
There were 18,671 upriver summer steelhead counted climbing the dam's fish ladders that day, which fisheries managers believed was the highest daily total ever recorded since the construction of Bonneville Dam was completed in 1938. Read more at: http://www.cbbulletin.com/350377.aspx RAFTING: Had to toss in a picture of the guys. Today Al, Aras, and Dave G. headed south to Riggins for a fun day of rafting on the Salmon River, guided by Gary Lane of Wapiti River Guides (http://www.doryfun.com/). Can you tell that Dave used to be a professional basketball player?!
The RV Campground is not a hotel, but it is a beautiful place to camp, in a tent, or an RV. We've seen many more camping families this year then in the past, and everyone is welcome to enjoy the fishing, hiking, nearby rafting, and wild-life viewing at our RV Park. www.swiftwaterrv.com
The white tail deer was taken in the Nez Perce National Forest last weekend while huckleberry picking. For about five minutes, the deer was perfectly still, giving me plenty of time to awkwardly find my camera, and attempt to take a few shots. Notice the devastation of the trees in this area.
The picture of the ducks in the Salmon River, off the banks of the RV Park, were taken a week ago in the early evening. The family seemed to be hanging out splashing and enjoying their bath until they all flew away in tandem for parts unknown. Enjoyed their company.
Don't know if the hummingbirds can quality as 'wildlife', and sorry for the blurr, but these babies are fast! Its a constant battle between the h-birds and the bees, which is why the yellow bee catcher is nearby.
Some of us might be lucky to have a vacation, or not, but being in the hospitality and vacation business here at Swiftwater RV Park outside of White Bird, Idaho, we see vacation folks daily. Recently we had four hiking guests from Florence, Alabama. These four buddies take a week's vacation with each other every year, and the activity is always camping and hiking. Lucky for us, the 2009 destination was Idaho. They’ve been exploring many western states for the last several years, so this year it was central Idaho’s turn.
Paul, Jack, Craig and Steve begin their trip began by flying into Boise from Alabama, complete with checked luggage which included tents and camping gear. After renting a Chevy Suburban, they stuffed everything inside and headed to Stanley, Idaho to begin the week’s hiking and camping adventure.
The Sawtooth mountains were wonderful, and so was the Frank Church Wilderness, all of which added to their great store of fun memories from over the years. On this side of the mountains, they ended in White Bird, Idaho. tenting a few nights by the Salmon River at Swiftwater RV Park. Nearby hiking treks included up Rapid River, and to Heavens Gate, where at the scenic overlook, they visited with the USFS Ranger and enjoyed the fabulous views into four states. By the way, this spot in the Seven Devil Mountains is the highest viewpoint on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon. Awesome vistas were the name of the game, complimented by just about perfect hiking weather.
Music to my heart, they also exclaimed that Swiftwater RV Park is a great place to camp, and they appreciated our super clean facilities and laundromat. Since White Bird is Idaho’s shortest driving distance into Hells Canyon, we urged them to stay another day and hike from Pittsburgh Landing to the Kirkwood Historic Mansion, but their flight home couldn’t be postponed.
Back home in Florence, Alabama, one guy is a department chair at the University of North Alabama (www.una.edu), and his friend is a retired chair/professor, so they’ve been friends for years. Another guy is a economic development specialist for the Tennessee Valley Authority, who actually lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, while the other guy is an engineer for the FAA. It’s super to meet interesting people from other parts of this great country, and how happy I am they chose to vacation in Idaho!
In other years, they’ve camped and hiked Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon and Montana. From hiking, to fishing, hunting, 4-wheeling, and wild-life watching, the west has the best!
Sitting beneath the giant willow trees at Swiftwater RV Park, alongside the Salmon River, on the second day of their hiking trip, sharing memories, food, drink and laughs, they’re probably beginning to plan next year’s hiking and camping adventure.
Summer on the Salmon River means more than vacationing and rafting....it means summer fruit! I picked a basket of wild Apricots which yielded a dozen jars of jam and 6 loaves of Apricot bread, which are headed for freezer to enjoy in the months ahead.
When you stay at Swiftwater RV Park, be sure to visit the Killgore Orchards to buy peaches, corn, tomatoes and other summer harvest fruits and vegetables. Killgore's is across the silver bridge and to the right about 1/4 mile. Jim Killgore, a young man in his early '90's, is assisted by several of sons. I"ll see if I can snag a picture of the group to post here.
In town, Smiley is famous for his canned pickles, and awesome tomatoes. If we can get more hot days of sunshine, his crop will be available soon.
Another newcomer to the produce scene is Eric over at Hoots Cafe. He's been growing lots of corn, and boy is it sweet!
This Idaho family traveled from one end of Idaho to the other on their 2009 summer vacation. A favorite spot in the northern area was Silverwood Theme Park, and a favorite campground was our RV Park, on the Salmon River outside of White Bird, Idaho! This evening photo was taken at the Gazebo in the Park, with the Salmon River flowing behind.
It's great when Idaho families vacation in their state and enjoy all it has to offer. Thanks for staying with us!
If you just can't stand it, and want more data about fish counts, this link takes you to a chart offering a ten year history, providing cumulative Steelhead counts for both Bonneville and Lower Granite dams:
Idaho Fish & Game (IDFG) is already commenting on the Fall Salmon Season. They report that as of late July, over 3,500 steelhead have been counted at Lower Granite Dam and some are already in the lower Clearwater River where they are waiting for the Snake River to turn colder before continuing their migration.
And if you want to know more about steelhead, IDFG writes: "All Idaho steelhead are summer run fish, which means they leave the ocean in the late summer, with most of the fish arriving in Idaho by early fall. These fish will then spend the winter in the Snake, Salmon and Clearwater Rivers, and spawn the following spring.
Fish managers have broadly grouped Idaho steelhead into two types, which we have termed A-run, and B-run. A-run steelhead originate mainly from the Snake and Salmon Rivers and typically spend one or two years in the ocean, returning as 5 to 10 pound adults. B-run fish originate primarily from the Clearwater River, and typically spend two to three years in the ocean, returning as 10 to 20 pound adults." source: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish/reports/clearwater.cfm
The fish count for steelhead over the dams continues to hold strong, making us think it might be a hot season coming this Fall for steelhead. Keeping track of the fish counts over the dams is recorded by IDFG and can be viewed daily at this web link: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/fish/steelhead/dam_count.cfm. The graph for Bonneville Dam is impressive. Check it out!
Hot, lazy days of summer are here! Rafters are keeping cool with great floats on the Salmon River and many go by the RV Park. Not yesterday though! Cloud cover brought thunder clouds and by 4pm, it was raining cats and dogs and could hardly see the hills up the Doumecq Road. A few hours passed, and the cloud cover smoothed away, leaving a somewhat sunny evening, though cool. However, another rain squall came in during the night, leaving the ground good and wet.
Family re-union folks stayed a few nights on their way back from Troy, Idaho and tried their fishing skills across the river at the favorite spot where the river eddies make fishing fun. Don't know how they did, because the rain squall came through, and they looked pretty soaked, but had big smiles. Go figure!
Yep...saw lots of Giraffes this week, but not on the Salmon River (darn!). While I'm in Boise at the Northwest Community Development Institute (NWCDI), we had a banquet event at Zoo Boise Monday evening, and I got to gander at nice, sweet giraffes, and even a few lions, like this Mama, taken through a window directly adjacent to their lair.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Al and Aras hosted nearly 20 continuing education teachers studying the Nez Perce through Duane Heglie's program at UC San Diego. Will post pictures of that group too.
And....inbetween all that, I'm managed to get 'twittered', thanks to the help of Idaho Tourism, so start following my tweets through the link to the right.
Will Hewes, a Brown University 05 graduate, now working in Washington D.C., has been cycling east to west across the USA, and stayed at Swiftwater RV Park on July 18th. Almost 100 miles per day is his average, but with today's 100 degree temps, he plans to start at 5am on Sunday to keep up the pace. Final destination: Seattle, with stops to visit friends in Corvalis and Portland Oregon. Other friends visited were in Denver, CO, Bozeman and Missoula, Montana.
Will hopes to ship his bicycle back so it arrives at the airport in Washington D.C. and he can cycle home from the airport! Not owning a car, the bicycle for this cycle adventure is a commute vehicle, transporting him to and from work everyday.
He's enjoying camping at our place alongside the Salmon River, because at his day-to-day work at American Rivers (www.americanrivers.org.), a conservation organization standing up for healthy rivers so communities can thrive, rivers are a part of his day job. I did a quick search at their web site for the Salmon River, and surprisingly read an article titled 'See a Newly Free Flowing Salmon River'! ! ! ! This is about the other Salmon River in New York state!
Safe travels Will and thanks for sharing your story!
Yep...the thermostat is climbing today and through this weekend, so slather on the sunscreen, or stay in the shade by the willow trees and listen to the Salmon River lap onto the rocks (just the thought of this sound is refreshingly cool), or stay indoors with the AC cranked up. It was just a few weeks ago as we peeked out from under our umbrella to stay dry from the daily downpours, that we were wondering when Summer would appear. No need to guess any more!
We've been mowing, removing stray limbs and brush from the last wind storm (still....sigh), and watering like crazy to keep everything green.
A fun family of four from California with a 12 year old daughter who industriously shampooed their little dog on a picnic table is heading back home today. Boy, did that little dog get clean! Another guest, a retired couple from Arizona, drive almost everyday in their cute little jeep to learn about the area. Last week, there were in Donnolley and traveled nearly 400 miles during their stay.....and I'm calling them vacation explorers!
Now that I've got the hang of adding pics to the blog, this one is worth sharing, as it's Al and I, along with our Bichon, named Daisy Mae, with TriCoast Cyclist, Linda. Her husband took the picture, and there are lots more to enjoy at her blog: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3Tzut&page_id=118301&v=3T
Readers are invited to join and travel along with one of last week's guests, Linda, who is cycling and blogging her way across the country. Follow her adventures at: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/4908
We're cleaning up the park from the weekend's windstorm, getting ready for a park-full of guests from various parts of the Northwest who have chosen their summer vacation destination at our park, and the surrounding area.
Check out this week's news White Bird news article in the Idaho County Free Press...there's a great photo of the 70' uprooted tree from the Harvey's yard on the north end of town, near the Nez Perce National Historic Park - White Bird Battlefield site. LInk for the article: http://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/IFPPeople5.shtml. The paper didn't print the other photo I submitted, so here is of the tree laying across the front of their house. (I"m learning how to post photos, so bear with me).
Happens every summer, and this year of economic turmoil is no different! We have a couple from somewhere on the coast looking for about 20 acres of somewhat isolated property where they can build a main home, and a 2nd one for their parents. They'd like to be isolated, yet 'somewhat near to services' and have traveled up into Twin Rivers Ranch, Phase 1 and 11, but still looking.
Yep...for the 2nd Sunday in a row, tornado-like winds came through about 3pm and trashed the park with limbs! We'd just cleaned up the grounds from last week's freak wind storms, and there I am again loading up limbs from the willows and cottonwoods that are strewn everywhere. Rain today (Monday)....and it's the middle of July! Hope there's enough hot weather that my tomato plants produce enough by the end of the summer to get a few jars canned!
Oopsie! Sorry 'bout that...am learning my way thrugh the url maze and realize this link is live to the family cycling/driving from coast to coast http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/4908 while the link typed on the frst blog is wrong.
Other news: a family traveling from eastern Washington is staying at Swiftwater Rv Park (www.swiftwaterrv.com) and plan to bike around the arrea and are tying to orchestrate a jet boat ride on the Salmon River with River Adventures. If 6 people can be gathered together on the same day, it's a go! Lots of great activities...some cheap...and some cheaper.....here on the beautiful Salmon River in July.
A fun family of three from Florida are 'partially' cycling from coast to coast and stayed July 10 at Swiftwater Rv Park, tenting alongside the Salmon River in Idaho. Check out their blogs at tricoastbloggerspot.com/2009_07_01 and www.crazyguyonabike.com/triccoast. Joe and son Maurice follow wife and mother Linda on her cycle. Father and son meet up in the afternoon, tracing Linda's cycle route and they spend the evening together at campgrounds and/or motels along the way. Since Swiftwater Rv Park - www.swiftwaterrv.com - offers guests free WiFi, they've been able to blog right from the park, which Joe did this morning. Maurice has to return to school in early August, so Joe will leave Linda to finish the cross-country trip on her own, returning back home in early September. Follow their trips and adventures. We enjoy having families and cyclists stay with us, especially all those cyclists!
Thanks for stopping by this online journal from Swiftwater RV Park on the banks of the Salmon River, in north central Idaho.
Our RV Park welcomes guests pulling trailers, 5th wheels, motor coaches, or folks and families ready to pitch their tent. Even your furry friends - on a leash - are welcome!
Free WiFi and 8 channels of TV can keep you in touch with the world outside of this rural bit of heaven. Starry nights, shady willow trees, and great fishing help build memorable vacations at Swiftwater RV Park. On top of that, we're only 17 miles from Hells Canyon and millions of acres of public lands.
In mid December, it was very cold for several days, and the combined snow/ice along the banks of the Salmon River was beautiful. Since my new phone/camera (LG enV3) was on hand - though no cell coverage in the Salmon River Canyon - I snapped a few pics.
Check out more pics on Swiftwater RV's page on Face book: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=186560&l=3eff59bce4&id=100000018226170
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