In recent years Idaho’s capital has become a mecca for technical and medical industries, provides affordable housing, projections predict excellent job growth…But who cares about that stuff – this is the Whitewater State!
Boise puts you in reach of world-class rivers including the Payette, Snake, Lochsa, Clearwater, Selway, and the ‘River of No Return’ – the Salmon.
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Whitewater boaters are being alerted by the U.S. Forest Service that there’s a log in the South Fork of the Payette River just above Blackadar Rapids and it looks dangerous.
It’s a large log across the river. “It is river wide and possess a threat to unsuspecting floaters on this section of the river,” said David ... Read More →
The North Fork of the Payette River is among the most revered whitewater runs in the U.S., if not the world, and it creates and attracts elite kayakers.
An upcoming event, “The North Fork Championship,” will showcase both.
James Byrd of Boise is organizing, hosting and competing in a downriver race that will pit 30 of the ... Read More →
BOISE — Idaho climate experts say some record-setting weather in March has put the state’s rivers and aquifers in great shape heading into summer.
National Weather Service meteorologist Jay Breidenbach said Thursday March storms saturated central and northern Idaho. But they largely avoided much of the state’s southern half.
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