Dancing In The Dust — Idaho’s River Runners Navigate a Changing American West
But as far as the river community goes, honestly, that’s where I see the most constancy.” The area might be in flux, but the Salmon River, the dancing, the slowness of Stanley life, will continue to be a siren song And while river running and guide culture has been a constant, it remains to be seen how a changing American West will squeeze or not squeeze the core businesses and workers out. “If you had to dream a life for your summer, it’s pretty dreamy,” says Denning. For folks like the Hugheses, who have watched Stanley transform and morph before their eyes, the allure of running rivers will never leave. “Waking up early before everybody else and cleaning the kitchen up and getting the coffee on, on the Middle Fork … It’s just magic,” says Hughes