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Throughout the spring and early summer, ECHO River Trips is offering a whitewater adventure with all the comforts of home. These three-day lodge trips on Oregon’s Rogue River combine running the wild and scenic River by day and relaxing in a rustic riverside lodge at night. The private lodges are comfortable, providing all the amenities [...]

At noon today we started the 2nd Annual Guess the Camp Contest. We’re offering a Capilene ECHO shirt as a first prize and 5 ECHO aprons or hats as a second prizes. Click here to play this year’s edition.
We gave a head start to our current e-News subscribers and ECHO customers and so far only [...]

Twas the night before put-in when all through the town,
Everyone gathered for the head guide’s low-down.
He gave us our dry sacks, sleeping bags and pads,
And told us the trip plan, boy were we glad.
“Duckies,” he said, “are definitely a blast,
“And fishing boats are perfect for those who can cast.”
The children were wiggling in their seats [...]

We all know that the post Thanksgiving, holiday shopping frenzy is about to begin. It usually means lots of traffic, no parking spots, crowds, and lines, lines, lines. Want to avoid that and do something different this year? Can’t decide what to give your family, friends, or even yourself for the holidays? We have some [...]

The other day Joe Daly, (The Most Modern Man in America), came into ECHO World HQ and said, “Zach, do we need to worry about Web 2.0? More specifically, is ECHO Web 2.0?” Zach looked at Joe and said, “ECHO is more like Web 1.7, but we’re working towards 2.0.” ECHO has recently taken a [...]

Last summer, to the delight of many of ECHO’s Idaho guides and guests, a new guide book became available for the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The Middle Fok of the Salmon River: A Comprehensive Guide, by Matt Leidecker, is not just a mile-by-mile guide to the rapids on the Middle Fork, but also [...]

This past weekend, river guides of all ages converged on the town of Coloma, California to celebrate ECHO’s 35th river season. The 150 people that attended travelled from as far away as New York to attend the reunion.
The celebration included a comprehensive slideshow of ECHO history by co-owner Dick Linford that featured famous trucks, boats, [...]

Now that the season is behind us, we’re taking time to reflect on this past season. We’ve been particularly touched by one of our customers who sent us a friendly email and enthusiastically answered our evaluation questions. This is from an experienced rafting family that did their first commercial trip (on the Rogue) this past [...]

A few hearty souls have prompted us to bring back the “Salmon Supreme.” This is a seven day combination of the Middle Fork and Main Salmon when we expect the water to be it’s highest and the weather to be it’s coldest. This trip would normally take twelve days to finish the 161 to 186 [...]