On the Snake River with Snakedancer Excursions in Clarkson, Washington

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On the Snake River with Snakedancer Excursions in Clarkson, Washington

When friends suggested we take a ride on the Snake River with Snakedancer Excursions it sounded like fun, so we said yes!

Snakedancer Excursions operates out of Clarkson, Washington. We opted for the half day excursion with lunch.

On July 21st, 2021, we climbed aboard and headed up river.

Mike and me, excited for the adventure to begin.

Where you see brown, it’s earth, where you see red, it’s flame retardant that had been sprayed to stop fire and where you see black, it has been burnt.

We saw more destruction from fires, like this, on this trip than I wished to take pictures of. One or two tells that story well enough.

You can see where the flame retardant saved this house.

We were on the lookout for wildlife and I wondered if many of the creatures had been moved away by the fires and if so, if they would come back. All creatures are drawn to water, as we all need it to survive. Luckily this would bring them back to the waters edge.

Heron by water’s edge.

And now, can that be a deer?

Then up on the hills where there is still vegetation to feed them, pronghorn deer.

We stopped at Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area. At the top of this hill was a little grovce.

Lunch was at the grove and consisted of chilled fried chicken, beans, salad, and homemade cookies. After lunch and bathroom breaks, we were on our way again.

Though I wore my swimsuit underneath my clothes, there wasn’t an opportunity to swim or to get in and cool off. I wasn’t sure how wet we would get, so I figured if I got soaked, I’d just peel off t-shirt and shorts. But I was only sprayed a little bit. Because the boat is covered, you really don’t even need a hat.

And, the rapids.

I have a water phobia which can kick in if my head goes under, so the thought of going over rapids, even smaller ones, was challenging. The small rapids turned out to be not scary after all, just a little bit exciting. Our boat captain did a great job of driving us through the rapids and knowing where to take the boat and where not to.

And we even saw some bighorn sheep.

Bighorn sheep on the hills.

It was a fun, full day and by the time we got back to the dock we were both ready for a nap. We’d seen sights we would never have seen except by boat and gone further in than we could have by truck. These are just a few of the pictures I took.

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