Hells Canyon Rafting & Jet Boat Adventure - A Spiritlife Event - Wallowa Lake

Dates: July 1 - July 7, 2010
Location: Wallowa Lake Camp

Ages: ages 7 - adult
Fee: $1,040 adult / $755 youth (13-17) / $735 child (7-12)
Dean: Beth Estock, Spiritlife director
Status: Accepting registrations

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Description:

Wallowa Lake Area:

In the far northeast corner of Oregon lies the Wallowa Country. This “Land of Winding Waters” contains 4,000 square miles of majestic snow-capped mountains, verdant valleys, teeming rivers and deep canyons. The land embodies a rich cultural history of the Nez Perce people who occupied it for over 12,000 years. Come experience some of America’s wildest and most remote backcountry as well as a burgeoning arts community. Wallowa Lake, a glacier carved wonder, invites boaters, fishermen, waterskiers, swimmers and parasailers.

This Event:

As the Snake River turns north on its run to the Columbia River, it enters majestic Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America. With a depth of over 7,900 feet, the canyon frames the mountainous border of Oregon and Idaho. This “wild and scenic” designated section of river is the heart of the massive Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. A Snake River Trip in Hells Canyon combines the awesome thrill of class III and IV rapids with incredible scenery and wildlife viewing.  Hidden amongst the forests and open grassy slopes, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, mountain goats, elk, and black bear roam this wild country. The vast elevation changes in the canyon provide excellent habitat for all types of flora and fauna, from bald eagles nesting in ponderosa pines to otters sunbathing on the river banks. We will launch on July 2 and return to camp by 6pm on July 5th after taking a jet boat back upriver to our launch site.
18 person max on this trip, 4 days/3 nights on the river. Winding Waters River Expeditions will be our outfitters. 

Click here to read the Hells Canyon Rafting and Jet Boat Adventure camp packet.