USA Ventures: Salmon River Venture, Idaho
Fit Ventures teams up with the Salmon River Rafting Company this summer for a women’s-only rafting and yoga journey, “Navigating the Rivers of Life.”  No prior yoga or rafting experience is necessary to enjoy six days of laughter, yoga, healthy food and fine wine in a safe and supportive atmosphere.

For more information about the Salmon River Venture, or other Fit Ventures, please email Fit Ventures or call 970.388.4372 for more details.

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Salmon River: Salmon, Idaho
Join Fit Ventures July 19-25, 2009 for a women's only journey along Idaho's mystical Salmon River.

Reservations & Payment
Make your reservation for the Salmon River Venture. Visit Reservations & Payment and reserve online or by fax or mail.

Venture Inclusions
The Salmon River Rafting Company provides many transportation amenities not usually provided by other outfitters. This adventure begins in Salmon, Idaho.  River access is offered through two Idaho communities: Boise or Salmon.  Please note your appropriate choice on the Reservation Page. 

Travelers arriving in Salmon by personal vehicles should meet the group at 6:00pm on July 19 at the Stagecoach Inn, where secured parking is available for the duration of the trip.

The Salmon River Venture includes:

• Your choice of individual arrival in Salmon, or round-trip ground transportation from Idaho Falls, or round-trip chartered air taxi from Boise, Idaho
  
• Accommodations on the first night at the Stage Coach Inn and last night at Shepp Ranch, including dinner and breakfast
  
• All camping equipment, incl tents, sleeping pads, sleeping bags, and beach chairs
  
• Morning yoga and evening meditation sessions
  
• Yoga mats and equipment
• Suggested reading resources and a specially selected book for the tour
  
• Water-proof personal gear bag for the river
  
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily on the river
  
• All river beverages (including water, coffee, hot tea, hot cocoa, fruit juices, soft drinks, beer, wine with dinner) and ice
  
• Scenic air taxi return on last river day for those returning to Boise, and either jet boat or air taxi return (depending on water levels) on last river day for those returning to Salmon
• State and Federal taxes and fees

Venture Details
The Salmon River Venture will begin on July 19, 2009  in the town of Salmon, Idaho where the group will meet at the local Stage Coach Inn for a welcome dinner and overnight before departing for the Salmon River on July 20.

The following four nights will incorporate riverside tent camping (each individual has their own tent), with the fifth night spent in cabins (no singles available) at  the bucolic Shepp Ranch. 

There are 2 choices for arrival in the town of Salmon:

1. Boise, Idaho Arrival Option
   For those travelers flying in from out-of-state, the gateway should be Boise, Idaho.  Plan to arrive at Boise Airport no later than 4:30pm on July 19 for your connection to Salmon via Salmon Air (there are 3 flights daily).  We will assist you in determining which flight works best for you. The round-trip Salmon Air cost is included in the Boise, Idaho arrival option.  The Stage Coach Inn will meet you at the airport in Salmon to transfer you to the hotel. A copy of the agenda for the evening will be presented to you upon check-in. 
   
   
2. Salmon, Idaho Arrival Option
   For those travelers driving directly to Salmon to meet the group, check in at the Stage Coach Inn July 19 after 3:00pm.  A copy of the agenda for the evening will be presented to you upon check-in.

Optional Extras

• $85 private room supplement at the Stage Coach Inn
• Fishing license (available upon request)
  
• Fishing tackle

Venture Rates

• $600 non-refundable deposit
• $2500 Boise arrival option (double occupancy)
• $2120 Salmon arrival option (double occupancy)
  
• $2585 Boise arrival option (private room supplement first night)
  
• $2205 (private room supplement first night)

A non-refundable deposit of $600 per person, payable to Fit Ventures, is required at the time of booking.  The balance is due in full no later than May 31.  In the event you must cancel after May 31, but before June 19, you will receive a 50% refund.  NO refund will be made for any cancellations received after June 19.

Waiver Forms
All reservations must be accompanied by a completed and signed Salmon River Rafting Company, Inc. Visitor’s Acknowledgment of Risk form AND a Fit Ventures Waiver/Release form.  Please return your completed forms via fax or mail to Fit Ventures.

• Salmon River Venture Waiver 1(.pdf)
  
• Salmon River Venture Waiver 2 (.pdf)
  
  Mail Waiver Forms to:
  Fit Ventures
  1112 Oakridge Drive, #104
  PO Box 255
  Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
  USA
  

What to Bring

CLOTHING & TOILETRY ITEMS

• Two-piece waterproof rainsuit
• Sunglasses with safety strap
• Sunscreen and insect repellant (insects are rarely a problem)
• Sun hat or visor which can be secured against the wind
• Swimsuit or two
• Canvas sports shoes or other river shoes for wearing on the river
• Walking or hiking shoes for camp and short hikes
• Long sleeve light-weight shirt and pants (quick-drying fabrics)
• Two short sleeve light-weight shirts or blouses (quick drying fabrics)
• Two pairs of shorts (quick-drying fabrics)
• Light-weight jacket or windbreaker (quick-drying fabrics)
• Socks (wool or breathable microfibers)
• Underwear
• Towel and toiletries, including biodegradable soap

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

• Flashlight with spare batteries and bulb
• Optional headlamp for nighttime reading
• Journal and pens
• Camera and batteries, memory cards, and small padded waterproof  bag
• Binoculars
• Pocket-knife
• Fishing tackle, if you want to fish:  collapsible fly rods or light spinning rods with protective cases are recommended.  Non-resident license is required.  Cost:  $10.50/first day; $4 each additional day.
• NOTE:  No firearms, pets or fireworks.  Portable music devices should be restricted to personal use with earphones only.

Venture Activities
The Salmon River corridor winds its way through over two million acres of the Frank Church Wilderness in central Idaho.  These waters of exceptional beauty, calm river pools, frothy whitewater, and white sand beaches encompass a rich natural and human history unlike any other river in North America.

Indian pictographs, abandoned gold mines and homesteads alike evoke images of our westward migration and recount both the hardships and joys of our pioneer ancestors.

Discover new strengths and certain friendships amidst this stunning beauty and raw wilderness.  Daily yoga and guided meditation practices fortify your sense of adventure.  Combined with scenic floating, fishing, natural hot springs and camping on pristine sand beaches, you create the perfect restorative and invigorating exploration of  both body and mind!

This exclusive river journey offers you a unique and diverse opportunity to experience both the strength and serenity of the river.  What better way to explore its course and to experience its spirit, than on a discovery of water as it flows, adapts, erodes and powers us through our lives. 

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