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Published: August 21st 2007
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Our Captain Gabe Cassell
We were picked up on the dock at 7 a.m. by our Captain, Gabe Cassell and his crew of the Snake Dancer Excursions. Gabe is one of the most capable river captain we have met on our trip. He knows each inch of the river and where to place the boat at every moment. What a trip ! Hells Canyon runs along the borders of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon and begins just south of Clarkston, Washington on the famous Snake River. It is 3,000 feet higher than the highest place in the Grand Canyon! It is the deepest gorge in North America. At the bottom of this gorge is the wonderful and exciting Snake River. Along the canyon, many other rivers merge here including the famous Salmon River out of Idaho. From here the Snake river flows to the mighty Columbia River and then into the Pacific Ocean.
We are including many pictures in this particular blog as we go along the canyon and ride the rapids all the way up to the Hells Canyon dam , about 112 miles and then down again to Clarkston. It is an exciting trip and it takes all day. Lunch, snacks and plenty of drinks are included along the way. We made 4 stops for restroom breaks and walking tours along the way as well.
If you should want to take this trip we highly recommend calling Gabe Cassell at Snake Dancer Excursions in Clarkston, Washington. He is fabulous and he knows the river like no other! Read more about
Our boat filled with 17 of us !
We had a great trip on our 10 hour excursion up the Snake River to Hells Canyon Dam and back. The boat runs in 6 inches or less of water and has two chevrolet 350 engines. Gabe under his picture in the blog.
We waited all summer to take this trip so travel along with us through the pictures. There is nothing we have done so far that tops this trip. We loved it. It was scenic and very exciting.
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