June News from Indian Creek
July 2nd, 2007Our 2007 season opened with a new opportunity for Indian Creek Guest Ranch.
Working with a local nonprofit, Child Life Support Services started by local outfitters Joe and Fran Tonsmeire, we hosted our first “Camp Discovery”. This camp was a 5 day event that offered kids with hemophilia an opportunity to ride horses, whitewater raft, kayak, hike, and fly fish. Indian Creek Guest Ranch will try to offer other camps (at no cost to the participants) for kids that have illnesses in August and next year. Please give us a call at the ranch if you have questions or would like to make a donation to help scholarship a child.
The new tack cabin is completed after many hours of labor (of love) and lots of help from friends and neighbors. We had a cabin raising in May and with 16 helpers we raised the hewn log walls and roof logs in one day. A big potluck followed with homebrew beer and an extra hot soak in the wood fired hot tub. Bandito and Fred (our two cats who provide rodent patrol) have moved into the new cabin and each has a bed among the saddle blankets and tack. Terry wants to build another cabin for a garden shed. Jerry is keeping the broad axes sharp and collecting logs for the next project.
In May, Pat and Kathy Farrell along with their son and other Florida friends and Jerry and Terry took a 5 day rafting trip down the Salmon thru the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. We saw mountain sheep, black bear, elk, deer and lots of eagles. We also saw a few snowflakes on our camps and rode some big rapids from an early spring run-off. May is a colorful time to be on the Salmon River with wildflowers busting out all over. River outfitters still have room on summer trips. A ranch stay at Indian Creek combined with a multi-day wilderness river trip is just about the perfect summer vacation.
October is for steelhead fishing. Terry is counting the days til she can get her new spey rod out and practice the nuances of the the difficult to perform single spey cast and the snake roll cast. We have a great package for the steelhead fishermen at Indian Creek Guest Ranch. Combine 3 days of guided fishing, 4 nights in a private cabin, great meals and plenty of fish conversation (lies). We still have room so bring your favorite fishing buddy and enjoy Indian summer, fall colors and a bright silver Idaho steelhead on the end of your line. Give us a call anytime. Hope to see you before too long.
Jerry and Terry
