"I am not a camper in any sense of the word… but to drift along in this fashion… passing sandy beaches and on either side, the sharply creased mountain sides, fragrant with vanilla-scented ponderosa pines, was completely tranquilizing....It was true that the food was delicious, the amount of work expected from us nonexistent, the accommodations almost luxurious, the scenery unbelievable...."
Tama Janowitz - Bon Appetit Magazine
"White water and red wines are the stars of two expeditions... from Idaho's Salmon River Outfitters. Spend days shooting the rapids and nights sampling West Coast vintages with dinner."
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Travel Guide
Excerpts from:
Outside 1999 Annual Travel Guide review of Yacumama Lodge, Peru
by Everett Potter
At a typical Amazon base camp, you might find yourself in 110-degree heat on a leaky riverboat that’s belching diesel. Or you can go to the new Yacumama Lodge on the Rio Yarapa, at the headwaters of the Amazon with Salmon River Outfitters, which recognizes that you want to be surrounded by rainforest but not necessarily consumed by it.
The complex of thatched-roof bungalows has a main lodge with a modern kitchen that serves river fish like pirarucu, piranha, and tiger catfish and vegetables from the organic garden. By day, you can set out with a local shaman and learn about medicinal plants, anacondas, and jaguar. Climb the 115-foot observation tower to get a bird’s-eye view of parrots, toucans and butterflies. Then slip into a harness and glide on a roller system through the treetops to another observation tower. At night, it’s enough just to stroll down the walkways lit with oil lamps, listening to the sounds of creatures best left unseen.
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