In this book, Wallach does for Idaho's Salmon River--"The River of No Return"--what such writers as Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, and Annie Dillard have done for Utah's slickrock country, the Arctic, and Tinker Creek respectively. Writing of his experiences as a professional river guide, Wallach penetrates the surface splendor and adrenaline rush of river running to discern why a week on a wilderness river touches people so profoundly.
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In this book, Wallach does for Idaho's Salmon River--"The River of No Return"--what such writers as Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, and Annie Dillard have done for Utah's slickrock country, the Arctic, and Tinker Creek respectively. Writing of his experiences as a professional river guide, Wallach penetrates the surface splendor and adrenaline rush of river running to discern why a week on a wilderness river touches people so profoundly.
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