HIKING THE RAPID RIVER TRAIL | RIGGINS, IDAHO | Payette National Forest
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Sunday May, 2nd 2021: We took a spur of the moment road trip to Riggins, Idaho for the weekend to hit a trail that had been on the list for quite awhile: The Rapid River Trail. This trail sits in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in the Salmon-Challis National Forest and our main reason for wanting to do this trail this weekend was for the fact that it is a fantastic option for an early season hike or backpacking trip.
The trail begins at the Rapid River Trailhead, and follows the river for the entirety of the hike. At times, you're tucked down right next to the river while at other times you could be 100 feet above it. The trail is always changing, and provides extremely scenic views. If you're looking for an early season trip, this one may be for you.
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Пікірлер: 31
Thanks for the video. I’m from Oregon and did this trail because I watched your video. It was definitely well worth the hike. And I did see a couple snakes 🐍 on the trail.
@DannyJSchaefer
Жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear that you enjoyed the trail as much as we did! Thanks so much for watching! And you saw snakes? Sounds like a good day. Thanks again.
I'm looking around for early hikes & just found this one & as always we really enjoyed it. We just did the Snake River Trail from Pittsburgh Landing. It was beautiful. We are discussing this one so thank Danny🌲
@DannyJSchaefer
Жыл бұрын
Hey Charley! Sorry for taking a few days to get back to ya! I was actually thinking of maybe trying for the Snake River Trail in the coming weeks. Are there any backpacking spots/places to camp? I need to do more research. Hope you can check out the Rapid River Trail! Thanks for watching!
@charleynorton5116
Жыл бұрын
@Danny Schaefer Great hike from Pittsburgh Landing. We came upon Kirkwood Ranch 6 miles in, which is kept up by FS volunteers that were more than friendly. The history is amazing & plenty of camp spots on the river. We only met a couple other hikers. Our goal was Caribou Campground but cut it a little short🌲
nice action shots. les Stroud style.
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being the first one ever to compare me to Survivorman 😂
looks calm and relaxing for the mind
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
It was beautiful! Thanks so much for watching the video!
You have all your hiking gear listed, but what about your camera gear :D great video! Glad I stumbled upon your channel :)
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for taking a bit to get back to you - we just got back from a backpacking trip! Aha, you betcha! I use a GoPro Hero 8 Black for all of my filming with the media mod, and at times in windy conditions I’ll use a Rode Video Micro to help out with audio. I have a camera mount on one of my Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork WR trekking poles, so I can use it as a monopod to film and hike at the same time. Then.. I carry the GoPro Jaws mount as well as a bite mount if I need to be hands free. .. I may or may not have a video planned to show my filming setup one of these days :) Thanks so much for watching and for supporting the channel!
Beautiful terrain on the subduction zone! Great video Danny. 🤙🏻
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
I think the best views and terrain were those first few opening shots on the trail! Thanks for watching! And thanks for your continued support for our channel!
Beautiful hike, looks like a lot of fun.
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dirk! It was definitely worth the spur of the moment weekend road trip to get there. The scenery was second to none!
Great video! Thanks for all the great views!
@DannyJSchaefer
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Wendi, and for subscribing to the channel!! Really appreciate you checking out the video, and hope you get to do the Rapid River Trail sometime for yourself. Cheers!
Rapid River trail has been on my list for a while. Thanks for the nice video!
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Good deal! Hopefully you’ll able to check it off your list soon as we were able to do. I really appreciate you taking the time to give it a view!
Thanks from North Idaho. I appreciate your videos & seeing parts of our great state. Nice work, thanks for sharing.
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Hey right on. CDA born and raised here. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video! Cheers.
Just found your channel. Really enjoyed the video. Will look back through some older ones too.
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad to have you tagging along! Thanks for checking out the video, and hope you enjoy the others. Cheers!
Look cool 🎬🙌🏻👏🏻 great landscape and color ! Great job 👍👍👍best regards Up'n'Down-Traveling
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It was a very cool, different hike than we’re used to doing. Cheers!
Looks like a blast! Might be a good short overnight! I am back in better health, man it's been a long 3 weeks. Hoping to get out on the dirt tracks maybe some spring snowshoeing in the next week or two here in WA. Another great vid Danny!
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
This one was great! Lots of little campsites along the trail, and from what I’ve researched it continues for quite a ways past where we stopped. Apparently you can even access the Seven Devils from it. Glad to hear you’re back in better health, Len! A little dirt track therapy will be sure to get you feeling better. No St. Helens for us this weekend.. the weather forecast was too wish washy to risk the 7 hour plus drive from N. Idaho for us.. maybe another time. Thanks again for watching and for your support to the channel!
Hey Danny my wife liked Tessa's hiking pants, would you share the brand and style please? Thanks
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Christopher! She’s actually wearing them today and are one of her favorites. They are from Balance Athletica and are the Noa Cargo Pant in Graphite. And she says they’re still in stock 👍🏼 Thanks for watching the video
You need to get some horses and join the gang 🤣. Cool looking trail 🤙
@DannyJSchaefer
3 жыл бұрын
My knees say yes.. my bank account say neighhhh 🐴🙃 Haha thanks for watching my friend