Recent Posts from Joe Daly
Announcing ECHO's 35th River Season
In a few weeks, ECHO begins its 35th year of running rivers. Like a river, ECHO is ever the same and ever changing. The same owners walk through the office front door every day, the same way the Middle Fork of the Salmon, the Rogue River, and the Tuolumne keep on flowing. Yet, we know both man and river are ever changing, and there in lies the excitement and magic. We are excited by the young-bloods who surround ECHO these days, and they, in turn, are...
For Stargazing Rafters
A river trip this August will have an additional special attraction. MARS will be the closest it has been to EARTH during the last 5,000 years. It could be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again. THE RED PLANET WILL BE SPECTACULAR AND WILL BE EASY TO SPOT, especially in the wilderness areas of our Tuolumne, Rogue River and Idaho river trips. The encounter between the two planets will culminate on August 27th, although you will be able to watch MARS grow progessively brighter...