Canoe Camping on the Snake River

Last week, Rosie, Ryland, and I went canoe camping on the Snake River, starting about 65 miles downstream of Jackson. It was awesome.

EDIT: We saw tons of birds...we saw about a half-dozen bald eagles, a few hawks, a number of osprey, a few pelicans, a great blue heron, mergansers, and a mallard. Near the end of the trip we saw a young bald eagle swoop down and grab a fish out of the river right in front of us.

The night before getting on the river, we went car-camping by the Palisades Reservoir, in Ryland's terrific VW campervan.

Gear-explosion at the put-in. Rosie and Ryland paddled the canoe, while I paddled an inflatable kayak known as a (rubber) duckie.

 

Nervous laughter after a rough section of river.

 

Our great campsite just above the mouth of Dry Canyon.

 

And...morning.

Lots of fishing boats out on Saturday.

Snack time on a gravel bar.

 
Pat up ahead.

A big cliff that looked like it was made of smeared out jello pudding. Pat is at the bottom of the picture if you look closely.

Interactive map of our trip (or click "Open in Hillmap"):

A stuffed animal kept me company for the ride back to our starting point.