Montana, 2020, Part 1, Smith River

The Smith River in Montana. Some have heard of it, a lot of people haven’t. If you have, you know the deal. A limited entry permit is required to float the 59 miles form Camp Baker to Eden Bridge. You have about a 1 in 30 shot as an individual to draw a permit last I checked. A permit allows for 5 days and 4 nights of floating through a postcard picture of tree covered hills and white cliffs, with lots of wildflowers and a few trout thrown in.

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Smith River, Montana, 2018

Montana.  If the word doesn’t conjure an image in your mind I don’t know where you have been, but you need to go there.  For me, it brings to mind green valleys surrounded by forested mountains.

But the Smith River?  If you have heard of it you probably talk to people in the rafting world.  When I told most people we were going I got a blank stare.  Where is it?  Well, it’s not really by anywhere you have heard of really.  And that is part of the charm.

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