There are incredible opportunities in town or just a short hike away. To get truly wild with your Wind River Country fly fishing, head into the mountains for a few days or a week for the adventure of a lifetime. Packrafting is an adventurous way to move through Alaska's Arctic. Luc, thanks for caring, researching, and publishing! Rescue personnel recovered Peters packraft but had to discontinue search efforts due to high water conditions. Be more. Take a series of classes and then buy a book. You base camp on the river and paddle a different section each day. Imagine this: waking up to the smell of crackling bacon, watching morning sunlight hit the Dinwoody Cirque and listening to a Clarks nutcracker sing from a whitebark pine outside your tent. Life on the river is sensational. Richard, I *normally* use an SOS inflatable BUT I forgot it in the car, so I wasn't wearing a PFD. Rental equipment is available through Arctic Wild. Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30, died in a packrafting incident on the Caples River, New Zealand. Stop in at a local fly shop like the Lander Fly Shop, Cutthroat Fly Shop in Dubois or Rocky Mountain Discount Sports in Riverton, where youll be able to buy your fishing license (or directed how to do it), buy the flies that are hatching and ask for some local beta about the hot spots. Looks like a lot of fun. Rob was wearing rain gear and a PFD. I like your approach of considering the drysuit as part of the initial kit & cost. A two car shuttle for a party of 4-5 can involve 938 km for one vehicle. With over 600 lakes and reservoirs, and 2,000 miles of river, visitors to Wind River Country have plenty of opportunity to explore the Rocky Mountain West via its waterways. Im looking forward to not updating this page. Refine your skills before committing to a day of it. A club packraft trip down the grade 1 and 2 sections of the Rangitikei River. It's late and I'm tired (!) The third boater noted Marty floating face up, pursued, caught and swam Marty to shore on river right, where CPR was unsuccessful. A wonderful adventure and I would like to return next year for a longer, more challenging trip.
