An 80-mile, seven-day run down the Main Salmon River gives paddlers postcard scenery, wide-open wave trains, and a Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Canoe & Kayak Dec 5, 2019 2:59 AM EST ...

Rafters drop off their vehicles at the Salmon business, and the shuttle company drives the vehicles to the rafters’ planned take-out point, sometimes as far away as 10 hours in remote Central Idaho.

Jennifer Gleason’s group rafts the Main Salmon River in early July 2022. The group paid Wild River Shuttle to drop off four vehicles at the Carey Creek boat ramp, but only one was delivered.