I Survived the Middle Fork During the Salmon River's Deadliest Week on Record

I Survived the Middle Fork During the Salmon River's Deadliest Week on Record

This story, “Death Ran with the River,” appeared in the May 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. My wife’s excited cry reached me above the growling roar of the river. It was a cry of pleasure, but unknown to her it also carried a warning. “Look,” Rita called. “Look at those beautiful mossy-green velvet cliffs!” I looked, and the cliffs were beautiful all right. But the knowledge of what they meant went through me with a sharp shock. Velvet Falls must li…