Recent Posts from ECHO Staff
Getting to the Rogue River - Great Offer!
Great news for those of you flying to Medford from Los Angeles, Las Vegas or Phoenix for your river trip on the Rogue River this summer. Allegiant Airlines has some of the lowest fares this year. Allegiant now flies out of LAX on Monday & Friday into Medford (MFR), and if you purchase your tickets before March 11th the airfare is only $69 each way ($159.20 total roundtrip including taxes and fees). After the 11th, the airfare goes up to $89 each way - still a...
Further Protection for the Owyhee River
With the Economic Stimulus Package getting all of the press today, we wanted to let you know that the U.S. House of Representatives is also scheduled to vote on legislation tomorrow concerning nature lovers everywhere. The Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 (S. 22) is a package of bills that will extend federal Wild and Scenic River protections to 86 rivers, including 316 miles of rivers and streams in the Owyhee and Bruneau basins of Southwestern Idaho. It also includes the largest expansion of wilderness protection...
Best Adventure Travel Company on Earth
For the second year in a row, we are thrilled to announce that ECHO River Trips has been recognized by National Geographic Adventure as one of the Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth! Scores are calculated by the following criteria: quality of service, sustainability, spirit of adventure, education and client satisfaction, which is ECHO's highest rated category. Many thanks to our guests for completing our online evaluation, which contributed to this high rating. As a trusted name in all things outdoors, we are proud to be...
Happy Holidays From ECHO
It's been snowing all week here in Hood River and we hear that the biggest storm in 5 years is on its way! We're looking forward to a white Christmas and want to wish everyone out there Happy Holidays! Our office is usually open from 9-5 on weekdays, but we'll be in and out of the office for the next 2 weeks. If you have questions or would like to book a trip, please give don't hesitate to give us a call as we'll be checking...
Name that River and Raft Winners
Many thanks to all that participated in our Annual Name That River Contest! We had hundreds of great guesses, but only a select few correctly identified the Owyhee River. The Owyhee is located in Eastern Oregon. Our guides took an exploratory trip down it last spring, which you may have read about in the blog post by ECHO guide Tate Higgins. Next spring we are offering two trips down this true adventurer's river. Learn more about our new trips on the Owyhee River Winner of Name...
Run, Rogue, Run
This short film was shot on an ECHO Rogue trip last September by the Epicocity Project to spread the word about the Save the Wild Rogue campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to help protect the roadless areas in the Rogue River watershed from logging, mining, and road building which affect water quality and spawning areas for Steelhead and Salmon. Although the Rogue River is protected by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, it's upper watershed is not. This area needs lasting designation as a...
The Rogue River on the Big Screen
You may recall that the last trip of our 2008 season was in commemoration of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act's 40th Anniversary (see blog post Sept. 4, 2008). This spectacular trip offered our guests a special opportunity to travel down the Rogue with representatives of the American Rivers & the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center in an effort to educate guests and guides about the on-going efforts to protect the Rogue and surrounding forests from clear-cut logging initiatives. If you're sorry you missed this educational Rogue trip,...
Celebrating 40 Years of the Wild & Scenic Rogue
ECHO's last trip of the season will be next week Sept. 9-12 on the spectacular Rogue River. This special trip will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act! All across the nation, nature-lovers are embarking on river trips in commemoration of this landmark legislation that offered protection to our nation's system of waterways. Passed in 1968, the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act ensured that the chosen rivers would "be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations." In the...
More Wonderful Quotes from this Season
Rogue Trips "Thanks for all the hard work getting our trip together. All the hard work, advance planning, high quality gear, attention to detail, and SUPERIOR guides, made our trip STELLAR. We are tickled that the home page of your website features a picture of some of my intrepid family! I guess you only need to take a look at the faces to see what success looks like." "Enjoying the spectacular natural environment with two of our sons, their wives, and all four of our grandchildren,...
Curry Chicken Salad
We have had several requests for our Curry Chicken Salad recipe over the past week, so we thought we would share it with the world! The ingredients 6 large cans of chicken (or chicken cooked the night before) 4 green apples 1 lb cashews 1/2 lb raisins Curry Powder Mayonnaise Optional ingredients 1 red onion 3 tomatoes 1/2 bunch of celery Directions Mix diced green apples, crushed cashews, raisins, and chicken in a large bowl. The optional ingredients can also be added, but thorough testing has...
