To Serve, To Strive, and Not to Yield
This past June Peggy and I joined a group of former staff connected with the North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) and the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) for a rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. The Middle Fork is reputed to be one of the most exciting and beautiful whitewater runs in the world, dropping an extraordinary 4000 feet over 104 miles and carving out a channel that is deeper than the Grand Canyon in places. There are over 100 rapids, many rated Class III – IV, and the paddling draws 10,000 visitors each year on a mixture of commercial and private trips. The river corridor goes through the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness and is within the largest contiguous area in the lower 48 states without roads.
Through the Mind and the Eye 