Down the Snake in a Jet Boat

One day, 5 of us went on an all-day jet boat trip up the Snake River from Lewiston, Idaho. It was a very long day - 92 miles each way!

Right after we started, we went by the basalt columns that I had seen earlier, but this time I got a closer look.

We were hoping to see lots of wildlife, and this was our first sighting.

But wow! Look what's next! Actually we saw at least 6 Bald Eagles on the trip, all posing nicely for us.

Our first stop was at Garden Creek Ranch. Mail in the canyon is delivered once a week by boat.

We were welcomed by a gang of "rats with wings."

Right across the river is the border of Oregon and Washington.

Farther up canyon, the water gets really calm. Just for a little while, though...

Wow! There's a Golden Eagle! Or an immature Bald Eagle! (Sondra?)

Some people were even paddle boarding down the river.

We were surprised that we hadn't seen any Bighorn Sheep, but we saw lots on the return trip. A group of females -

And a couple big males hiding in the grass.

We stopped at Kirby Creek Lodge, where there was lots of rusty stuff!

Then we got to watch some head-butting rams.

And for those who didn't get wet enough, there was a stop at a waterfall.

And one last sighting of mommy and baby Bighorn Sheep.

The final thing we saw was the Buffalo Eddy petroglyphs and pictographs.

It was a great trip!