Self-issued permits are available at the put-in.
The boat ramp in Minam.
Vault toilets and parking at the boat ramp in Minam.
The boat ramp in Minam is located below the confluence of the Wallowa River and the Minam River.
The Wallowa River below the put-in.
The first 10 miles of this float are on the Wallowa River.
This bridge signals the confluence of the Wallowa River with the Grande Ronde River.
The confluence of the Wallowa River (left) and the Grande Ronde River (right).
Entering the wild section of the Grande Ronde River.
A typical camp along the Grande Ronde River.
Sheep Creek Rapids (Class II).
A small campsite along the Grande Ronde River.
Steep basalt cliffs on the Grande Ronde River.
Steep basalt cliffs on the Grande Ronde River.
The river flows almost 2,000 feet below the canyon rim in certain places.
Grande Ronde River.
Nootka rose.
A riverside camp.
Spring brings quite a lot of color to the riverbanks.
Indian Point (3,810 ft).
Typical campsite on the Grande Ronde River.
Grande Ronde River.
Grande Ronde River.
Steep canyon walls along the Grande Ronde River.
Lupine.
Lorquin's admiral.
Blanket flower.
Penstemon.
Boaters enjoying the sheer canyon walls along the Grande Ronde River.
Some of the strange shapes in the canyon walls above the Grande Ronde River.
Waking up along the Grande Ronde River.
Grande Ronde River.
Abstract basalt shapes along the Grande Ronde River.
Canada geese in the spring.
A bald eagle searches for a catch in the Grande Ronde River.
The takeout in Troy.
A rocky boat ramp at the takeout in Troy.
Looking downstream from the takeout.