As the Owyhee’s waters exit the severe basalt canyons of the Middle stretch they widen into an open desert valley. Large bluffs jut up from the grasslands that surround the river and splashy beginner-intermediate level rapids dot the river channel. Hot springs are plentiful along the Owyhee and w...

Once the Middle Owyhee River has picked up enough water from side creeks, it plunges through over thirty miles of exciting whitewater canyons filled with big drops, large wavetrains and impressive holes. Basalt canyon walls jut up on both sides of the Middle Owyhee, squeezing the river and adding ...