May 30-June 1 (3 Days/2 Nights)
$820/adult & $750/kid-teen-college kid
Great way to celebrate high school and college graduations with family & friends. Other May & June dates available on request.

Travel with Hells Canyon geologist, Tracy Vallier. (B.S., Iowa St. U., Ph.D., Oregon State U.) Tracy has worked in the canyon for more than four decades. He is author of Islands & Rapids "A Geologic Story of Hells Canyon", and was scientific advisor for the video "Exotic Terrain". Hells Canyon is the deepest major river canyon in the conterminous U.S. The Snake River in Hells Canyon lies nearly 8,000 ft. below He Devil, a mountain that rises to an elevation over 9,300 ft. just six miles to the east. For those interested, Tracy will discuss the stratigraphy, structure, and petrology of the rocks that formed in an island arc, very similar to the Aleutians, Marianas, and Tonga. The rocks were subsequently attached to ancient N. America. Rocks range in age from about 300 million to 15 million years ago. Younger erosional and depositional features relating to the Bonneville Flood (about 14,500 years ago), landslides, and alluvial fans will be investigated on the trip. Tracy also has interesting stories about animal and people encounters that he will share in the evenings.

Brad Peters and Chuck Smith will be two of the musicians traveling with us. Brad teaches at Boise State University and heads up the Gene Harris Jazz Festival. Brad has performed with orchestras throughout the northwest including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, The San Diego Symphony and Sacramento Symphony. He has worked with Arturo Sandoval, Dave Brubeck, Ernie Watts, Lew Soloff, Diane Shure and the Glen Miller Band. He has toured national and internationally including concerts in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Taiwan most recently a performance in Prague this last August.

Backpack/Float Combination Trip
“Seven Devils/Hells Canyon”
6 Days/5 Nights, $1675/person

July-September dates. Trips begin two days prior to our regularly scheduled launch dates.
From trailhead at Windy Saddle to the Snake River, the hike encompasses virtually every climatic zone in North America: high mountain lakes, alpine meadows, towering peaks, and views into America's deepest canyon. The route begins at Windy Saddle and visits Telephone Saddle, Hibbs Cow Camp, Bernard Lakes, & Dry Diggins. 3 Trail Days in the Seven Devils Mountains & Wilderness combined with 3 Days on the National Wild Snake River in Hells Canyon. Trail groups of 6 guests & 2 guides. Check for details.

Fall Sportsman Specials
Snake River/Hells Canyon.
4 Days/3 Nights, $1500/person
September 22 through mid-October.

2 Guests/Boat & Guide, plus a gear boatman and large gear raft. Fishing (trout, bass, steelhead, sturgeon), and/or bird hunting (Chukar partridge). Drift Boats (Scenic River) or rafts (Wild River). Charter Groups of 8 or more. Check for details.