July 10/96 - S. Salmon - Goat Creek section, Vance, JACKIE, JOHN, Larry. We nicknamed it Satan's run. Good first timer level.
July 9/96 Tu.. Top of the Salmon,above Yellow Pine....VANCE, LARRY, JOHN, JACKIE, CATHERINE.... Larry and Jackie back enders, boats on the corner of Rim and Henry, Yellow Pine Tavern
July 8/96 Mo...E.F. of the S.F. of the Salmon... Vance, Larry, John, Jackie, Catherine
July 7/96 Su...Middle Fork of the Payette(above Crouch)...Vance,Larry,John
July 6/96 Sa...North Fork of the Payette 1750cfs Bottom Five...Vance, Larry, ROB
July 6/96 Sa Main Fork of the Payette... JACKIE, CATHERINE... stressfree day of paddling, gives the nerves a day off, great surfing wave
July 5/96 F(a.m.) Payette Canyon 5000cfs S. Fork....Vance, Larry, Jackie.....(p.m.)Staircase of the S. Fork of the Payette 5000cfs....Vance, Larry, Jackie, Catherine..... great surfing, staircase is busy, bronco billy is tamed
July 4/96 Th 7/4 Grand Jean (S. Fork Payette) put-in up in the Sawtooths(at the hot spring, if you go any higher you have to walk thru a marsh) BILL, ROB, Willy...now Willy stays in the van with a fresh bowl of food and water, but he never touches it till Rob gets back, then he gobbles it all down, Crouch on fire
July 4/96 Th Lower Deadwood (1,700cfs) to Pine Flats... Vance,Larry,Jackie, CATHERINE....river wide strainer on Deadwood, warmup run for some
July 3/96 W Staircase Section of the S. fork of the Payette 5000cfs....Vance,Bill,CATHERINE,catarafter....7:30 put in, tossed off bronco billy, great surf wave (complete air), no sneak routes in staircase, shooting our guns at Pine Flats
July 2/96 Tu Clearwater 1200cfs Vance,BRAD,Bill....hard run at this level, Brad gets ugly
July 1/96 M Lochsa 4000cfs Vance,BRAD,Bill......tough class III, huh? good wave
June 30/96 Su Big Creek Gorge and Bottom Middle Salmon high levels VANCE,BRAD,BILL....5 mi drop, there's a river wide hole somewh....oops, there it is, unmitigated beauty
June 29/96 Sa Big Creek VANCE,BRAD,BILL....deer,otter,elk,researcher....moon shadows
June 28/96 F Big Creek Vance,BRAD,BILL....fly in from Salmon, 3 da self-support, plane scouting...... let's see, is that the third strainer or the fourth, Brad demos double rescue technique, uses new throw rope
June 27/96 W Canyon of S.F.Payette 4-5K Brad,ROB,Bill.....don't do this alone,hailon the river
June 26/96 Tu Canyon of S.F.Payette 4-5K Vance,BRAD