Travel at the river’s pace and leave the rest of the world behind. This stretch of premier Idaho whitewater is a classic river trip of the American West. The Salmon River carves out the second deepest canyon in North America. Each year run off deposits fresh sand beaches, creating a river paradise at every camp. Choose your craft...The Main Salmon is a class III whitewater river. This is perfect for whitewater enthusiasts of all levels. Kick back and relax on an oar boat, join a paddle team or jump in an inflatable kayak for the maximum adventure.

Paddle to a new culinary port at the end of each day 

• Afternoon lectures given by Ray on the featured cuisine of the day with a special "lay-over" day where we stay 2 nights at one camp allowing for more on-shore exporation and relaxing meals.

• Daily cooking demonstration with handout recipes

Featured Ports on the Salmon River

• North Africa

• Greece

• The Levant Region of the Middle East

• A Montana heritage Dinner, July 4th – Independence Day: The Immigrant Cooking of Montana

August 15-18 Ports of Call - Missouri River with Ray Risho

Explore the white cliffs and paddle the gentle meandering current of the Upper Missouri River, enjoy plenty of time for on-shore exploration of flora and fauna with the 4-day itinerary. As with Ray's other trips he will hold demonstrations and prepare amazing Mediterranean cuisine each evening at camp.

August 26-31 on the Salmon River

Discover new places...Join Mountain Star Journeys, a trip for women to nurture your connection with nature, self, group, and spirit.  Feed your soul and fuel your journey towards your search for self, connection, healing, and purpose through enjoyment of the beauty of the river and the experience of both group activities and solo ventures. This inclusive river trip will ignite health through methods of natural and personal exploration, adventure, and outdoor challenges on and off shore.  Travel at the river’s pace and leave the rest of the world behind as you focus on true discovery and empowerment of yourself and explore your own unique potential.

A day in the life on this river trip…. Wake up to yoga or Qi Gong and meditation, a healthy breakfast and preparations for your day on the river; navigate the river under the direction of your expert guides while learning basic paddling and safety skills; enjoy on-shore explorations like natural hot springs, native pictographs, and historical landmarks; and arrive nightly at a pristine sandy beach for camp where we share gourmet meals, campfires and group activities & rituals; and finally retreat to the solitude of your solo communion with nature for journaling, reading and reflection. 

Mountain Star Journeys is an innovative outdoor education group founded by nature loving women to support health and well-being.  The group’s mission statement is...To empower others to embrace their authentic self, spiritual path and purpose and to facilitate a connection between our clients and the natural world by integrating mind, body, spirit approaches in a nurturing pristine environment. 

The founders/trip facilitators include:
Jennifer Hackenbruch   MS Health and Spiritual Educator; Ordained Interfaith Minister
Meredith Ruland   MS Health Promotion; Whitewater River Guide; Certified E.M.T.
Kathryn Mills   MS Holistic Health Educator; Professional Massage Therapist
Colleen Alber BA Education; Certified Yoga Fit Instructor

Paddling Through Time: The White Cliffs of the Missouri River July 18-20

with Historical Interpretive Specialist Ritchie Doyle

Ritchie Doyle is an actor, artist, teacher, writer and Independent scholar, born and raised in Western Montana along important parts of the Lewis and Clark route, giving him a down-to-earth understanding of their difficulties and fatigues on the rivers and in those "tremendious" Rocky Mountains. Mr. Doyle has been a member of the Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau since 1993 and has presented William Clark nearly 200 times, including appearances for The Montana Historical Society, The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (Great Falls, MT), Montana Storytellers Roundup and The Western Heritage Center. On April 29, 2003 Mr. Doyle presented William Clark at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

Stephenie Ambrose-Tubbs special guest and celebrated author on the Missouri River

August 8-10

Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs is co-author of The Lewis and Clark Companion; An Encyclopedic Guide to the Voyage of Discovery. She lectures nationally about her experiences and observations on the Lewis and Clark Trail which she first followed in 1976 with her father, bestselling author Stephen Ambrose.  She works with conservation and citizens groups to preserve and protect the trail and adjoining wilderness areas.
She holds two degrees in History from the University of Montana and currently writes local history and serves on the Boards of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Foundation, the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Friends of Montana PBS and the American Prairie Foundation. Her book of essays on Lewis and Clark will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in the Fall of 08. Stephenie and her husband John live in Lewis and Clark county, Helena, Montana with their sons Alex and Riley.