River No Return Idaho fr_87

MAFury on November 17, 2023

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River of No Return Idaho.

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Kathy

Beautiful.

November 17, 2023

MAFury

Kathy ‌That it is. You should see it at night with a full moon glistening off those rapids. Magical.

November 18, 2023

Kathy

MAFury‌Sounds beautiful and peaceful. Perhaps in my next life. I'll put it on my bucket list..lol.

1 November 18, 2023

Freebird74

I pulled a wheel/tire out of that river about 25 years ago! Boy how memories come back at the strangest times. A truck driver lost a trailer wheel around 11pm, and called my father's emergency road service to have his spare put on. He said he thought the wheel had gone into the river. He was almo... View MoreI pulled a wheel/tire out of that river about 25 years ago! Boy how memories come back at the strangest times. A truck driver lost a trailer wheel around 11pm, and called my father's emergency road service to have his spare put on. He said he thought the wheel had gone into the river. He was almost two hours away, and 90% of the route was just a few feet from the river, so I kept my eyes on the river, just incase it was salvageable. It was a clear night, and almost a full moon. When I saw the wheel, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was spring time, and the river was raging from winter thaw. The wheel was between a log and the bank, on the outside of the bend, about 16-18 feet out. A few large rocks, and the bend created an area that had very little current, so the wheel was almost stationary, but inching closer to the end if the log, where it would be grabbed by the current, and likely not seen again for days. I said if I get that wheel, I want $50. He agreed. We had a couple 10-12' chains that we hooked together. He stayed on the bank while I inched my way into the icy cold water. I started to hyperventilate by the time I was waist deep, and still had about 4-5 feet to go. When I got to where I could touch the tire, I was chest deep, and he tells me I'm out of chain. I said you better get your feet wet, so I can grab the center of the rim, before the current takes it, and I did this for nothing. He stepped in just enough to get his feet wet, and I was able to get ahold of the center of the rim, just a couple seconds, and inches, from it being a lost cause. When we finally got to the disabled truck, and told the driver we found his wheel, he couldn't believe it. He saw that I was soaking wet, and freezing, and grabbed a change of clothes for me. We told him the deal we made if I was successful, and he gladly paid me $50. We put on his spare, he followed us back to the shop, where we mounted his tire we pulled out of the river, on another rim. Betcha didn't expect that. Lol.

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1 November 18, 2023

MAFury

Freebird74 ‌ Driven that hwy many times. Can't believe you went into that freezing water. You are one lucky dude! And it sounds like you went above and beyond. Thank God you were able to change to dry cloths. That river makes a beautiful scene on a night of a full moon and high water. The moonl... View More

November 18, 2023

Freebird74

MAFuryyeah, I would love to be there now. It's a very beautiful place. Have you been around there since Bo Gritz brought his crowd? Or familiar with that at all? Interesting times for sure. Still quite a crowd of patriots in that neck of the woods.

November 18, 2023

MAFury

Freebird74 ‌Gritz name familiar but not placing it just now. I remember when some singer bought a ranch in the Salmon River area and cut off the road most people used to get to town. That caused an up roar but she did not relent. I loved driving the Old White Bird with all those switch backs. St... View More

November 18, 2023

Freebird74

MAFuryI have family in Kamiah. Driving around Lewiston/Clarkston is interesting. If you pay attention to license plates, you'll notice a lot of vehicles have personalized plates. Patriots in northern Idaho know their constitutional rights, and don't register their vehicles or have driver's licenses.

1 November 18, 2023

Freebird74

Some of those same people don't take any crap from the irs, either. The don't have "businesses" or "companies", they do "volunteer work" for donations, and irs agents leave them alone.

1 November 18, 2023

MAFury

Freebird74 ‌Haven't been to Kamiah but have been gone to Cottonwood St Gertrude's Monastery on weekend retreats with a friend. Your right, small town and conservative way of thinking. Just go to Clarkston once in awhile with granddaughter to shop at Costco. Use have to work down there back in l... View More

1 November 18, 2023