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The screenplay by frank fenton is based on a story by louis lantz, who borrowed his premise from the 1948 italian film bicycle thieves. River of no return taxidermy idaho taxidermist in salmon id. The only direct way to access this rugged region of idaho is a daring flight through steep canyons on a bush plane or a harrowing jet boat journey through class 5 whitewater rapids on the. Idahos most remote fishing destination and scenic idaho wilderness jet boat tours, guided steelhead fishing trips on the salmon river the river of no return china bar and mackay bar. River of no return rnch lot 2, north fork, id 83466. Partly by accident of its geology and partly by human design, the salmon river is as. The salmon is also known as the river of no return. The river was nicknamed the river of no return due to its strong current which makes traveling upstream incredibly difficult if not impossible. Idaho residents in the frank church wilderness must navigate the whitewater rapids of the salmon river, nicknamed the river of no return, as a way of survival. The frank church river of no return wilderness is the secondlargest wilderness area in the continental united states.
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