Hells Canyon Oregon (and Idaho) May 2019

Summer in the Pacific Northwest is hard to beat. So, I wouldn't blame you for wondering why - with a week of sun and 75°F in store before Memorial Day - we were headed for the inclimate weather of the Oregon-Idaho border and Hells Canyon.

So let's start there.

Read the first part of the story - Cold Day in Hell('s Canyon)

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...This reroute - it turned out - had a few highlights in store for us. With plenty of recent rain and snow melt, there were some reasonably sized puddles on the road - a temptation that few truck owners would be able to pass up.

And I'm not one of them.

Read the full story and see all the pics: Hells Canyon Part 2 - Zumwalt Prairie to Hat Point

Hells Canyon Part 2 - Zumwalt Prairie to Hat Point

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and of course, many more trips at adventuretaco.com​

 

As we ticked away the miles, there were two things going through our minds: first - how beautiful it was down here at bottom of the canyon. A bit further north, the sun was now out again, the temperatures were in the 80°F's, and the many-greens-of-spring were all around us. Second - where was this horrible road that we'd been warned - and become so excited - about?!

It's all covered in the full story, complete with photos: Hells Canyon Part 3 - Dug Bar, "Gold Mines," and Horses

read about it in: Hells Canyon Part 3 - Dug Bar, "Gold Mines," and Horses

see the whole trip report: [part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]

and of course, many more trips at adventuretaco.com
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Part 4: The Last Full Day

...It was at that point that we were waylaid by the fishery folks who were back at the tent we'd investigated the night before - there to count how many fish they'd caught in their Archimedes-screw trap during the night. We chatted each other up for a few minutes - us curious about their operation; they curious how we even found this place - before setting off downstream.

Hike along with us to the confluence of the Snake and Imnaha Rivers in
Hells Canyon Part 4 - Eureka Bar and a Miscalculation​

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Hells Canyon Part 4 - Eureka Bar and a Miscalculation​

see the whole trip report: [part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]

and of course, many more trips at adventuretaco.com

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