The Hells Canyon Tour is 5 days of Harley® riding through some of Idaho's most scenic mountain areas. The ride also enters northeastern Oregon and western Montana. During this ride, you will experience the true meaning of the "Great Outdoors". 

Idaho gleams with emerald green hillsides, rolling hills, lush farmlands and is sprinkled with lakes of all sizes. Rugged mountains and the largest wilderness areas in the lower 48 states. Two major rivers, the Salmon and the Snake span the lower two-thirds of the state. The Salmon "River of No Return"  is famous for its whitewater and fishing. The Snake River is the deepest river gorge in North America.

The tour departs from Boise, Idaho and proceeds northwest through several small Idaho towns, such as Emmett, New Meadows and Cambridge. We cross into Oregon and ride west along narrow, two lane, twisty roads. A sharp ninety-degree right turn leads up and on to the Wallowa Loop Mountain Road and into the Hells Canyon National Recreational Area. Keep your eyes on the road and watch for deer as we traverse the twisting road through the dense mountain forest.

We are now in Hells Canyon Country; home of the mighty Snake River and the border between Idaho and Oregon. Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America, plunging to depths of nearly 8,000 feet between the Seven Devils Range to the east and Oregon's rim country to the west. Through this tremendous gorge, its warm, clear waters yield some of the best big wave rapids in the Northwest.

We stop at the Hells Canyon Dam for a half-day "jet boat" ride on the Snake River. This is a whitewater adventure that is sure to impress you with all its splendor.

We continue our ride along Wallowa Loop Mountain Road as we make our way to Joseph, Oregon where we spend the evening.

Our ride continues north along the western ridgeline of Hells Canyon, briefly entering Washington state. Just as quickly, we cross the Snake River and return to Idaho. We continue east through Lewiston which is located at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. You will see river traffic at the Port of Lewiston, as barges start here loaded with Northwest wheat or paper products.

In Orofino, we stop at the Dworshak Dam. This striking structure is the largest straight-axis dam in North America and its reservoir has a 54 mile tree-lined shore complete with a state park.

We turn north and proceed along the White Pine Scenic Byway. Here you will discover the beautiful and tranquil small lakes and marshlands adjacent to the lower Coeur d'Alene River while riding through the St. Joe National Forest.

Our second evening is spent in the quaint little town of St. Maries, Idaho.

Joining the Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway, we ride along the eastern shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. This is one of the most beautiful areas in Idaho. The scenery is simply spectacular and you will find it difficult to keep your eyes on the narrow two-lane road as it twists and turns to follow the lakes shoreline.

The ride turns east as we travel through several small towns and travel along deserted two-lane forest roads. Crossing into Montana, we spend our third evening in Missoula.

The next morning we ride south and soon join the Salmon River Scenic Byway. Crossing the Continental Divide, we are once again in Idaho.

Lewis and Clark entered this part of Idaho during their journey to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific. Their interpreter, Sacajawea, was a Lemhi-Shoshoni woman born near present day Salmon, where we are headed. 

The Byway follows the Salmon River south as the scenery instills a sense of the "Great Outdoors". Watch for elk, deer and moose grazing in the meadows. We pass through Salmon and Challis and continue on the two-lane Salmon River Scenic Byway as it  follows the Salmon River south to Stanley.

We arrive at the Stanley Basin and behold the beauty of this area. The dramatic views of the Sawtooth and White Cloud Mountains. Stanley is surrounded by a high mountain valley  from which the Salmon River begins. It's a series of meadows punctuated with alpine lakes, forest and cattle. We spend our fourth and final evening in Stanley.

On our final day of the journey, we join the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway for our ride to Boise. Along the way we will stop at Idaho City, once known as the largest city in the Pacific Northwest after gold was discovered nearby in 1862. More gold was mined here than in all of Alaska. Important historical structures remain in this classic Old West town. Today, the population of this town is measured in the hundreds.

All to soon we return to Boise and find ourselves at the end of our five day adventure.