BOISE, Idaho — A healthy snowpack this spring may portend robust whitewater this season. “Rafters can expect a big start to the season with plenty of water and big waves,” said Hardy Bender, ...

SALMON, Idaho (AP) — A Coeur d'Alene pediatrician has drowned during a guided rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Lemhi County Sheriff Lynn Bowerman says 57-year-old Maj StormoGipson ...

IDAHO, USA — After a long winter of powder snow in the Idaho mountains, long-range weather forecasts are calling for a dry second half of April and a warm start to May, meaning rivers may peak ...

CUSTER COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) — 73-year-old Thomas Gray has always loved the water. In his 46 years of rafting experience, he has even worked as a river guide. Despite this, he did not expect what would ...

The first family took a break from rafting Idaho's Salmon River and hung out on the shore. Rosalynn (left) and Amy Carter helped set up the chow, while Jimmy Carter played Frisbee on the banks.

This story was produced by April D. Lee and distributed by Next Net. There’s no question about it, whitewater rafting is about as exciting a sport as it comes, nestled amongst some of the most ...

Editor's note: This story has been corrected, the Salmon River is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the lower 48, not the longest. BOISE — A healthy snowpack this spring may portend robust ...