Main Salmon Road closed

[Ben Bade]

Originally Posted by muttster

We just got off today. Our group was the last one to launch from corn creek on Tuesday. Half our group made it in on Monday before they closed the road. The rest of the group was stranded upstream with the some of the food but no boats. After some discussion and some back and forth through the rangers,they told us to launch. They ended up driving to vinegar and catching a jet boat up stream until they found us.

The river was great. Smoke every morning until the afternoon wind cleared it out. We basically had the river to ourselves which was a great experience. This was a great and unique trip.

Mutt-
Hey I think we were at Cove Creek with the food end of your crew. Glad to hear you guys were able to make it work. We ended up launching at Cove Creek and had a 26 mile/ 10 hour first day but just felt real lucky to get on the river. We rarely ran into other groups. Had a HUGE helicopter hover and dip water no more than 75' from us. Very unique river experience.

[cataraftgirl]

Originally Posted by durangotang

I just got offered to go on a trip with my dad down the main salmon. our put-in is scheduled for wednesday next week. I have never done this river and my guide book is currently in storage. having a little trouble finding info on the river online but i have a question for you guys. I can either take my friend's ducky down or I can take my whitewater creek boat. any advice on which to take? the ducky would be more comfy but the kayak might be more fun. what rapids are on the main salmon from corn creek to vinegar creek and would it be worth it to take an actual hard shell kayak or should i chill and take a ducky. american whitewater only says that the section is III-IV.

thanks!

Take the ducky. Much more exciting.

[upshitscreek]

durangotang, c'mon dude, start a new thread or hijack the "dutch oven. drain or not to drain" thread or something, if not.

[cataraftgirl]

Originally Posted by upshitscreek

durangotang, c'mon dude, start a new thread or hijack the "dutch oven. drain or not to drain" thread or something, if not.

My apologies for being an enabler

[markdl]

Here are some pics from Muttster's and my trip last week - launched Tuesday the 14th from Corn and took out at Carey on the 19th.

From Corn Creek on Tuesday the 14th:


Just downstream of Black Creek on the 15th:


Above Elder on the 16th:


Had a clear day on the 17th, then from Maxwell Bar on the 18th:


Morning smoke was pretty thick, but most days the upstream winds cleared most of it out in the late afternoons.

[SALRVRRT]

Here are some pics of the action along the river road. I believe this was Sat, the 18th.
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[carvedog]

Took out at Cache yesterday. Smoky and very windy on final approach. No restrictions on travel. Several rocks did roll down the slope in front of the car and there was fire at the river above Kramer. They have sprinklers rigged around a ton of stuff including all the FS structures at Cache and just about everything else.

There was intermittent fire on the North side of the road almost up to Shoup or around there. Not sure if it was burned to there or if it was backburned - which I suspect most of it was.

We had excellent clear weather on the MF. Some smoke the last two evenings. And some sporadic smoke above there. I really was shocked at how clear everything was from Boundary to the B.

[swiftwater15]

Thanks. Fellow buzzards -- please keep the smoke reports coming. Have an 8/31 launch. Thanks in advance.

[codycleve]

The smoke plume from salmon today

[ColoradoBex]

Keep the pics coming, we launch 9/6!
You guys rule! Thanx