Hike Northern Idaho: 50 at 50

Hike Northern Idaho: 50 at 50

Off the Trail

Carried Away

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Jennifer Cox
Aug 28, 2026
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Small and dark, it twisted and turned as it floated down the rapid water. Not a tree branch.

I spotted it as Ken and I sat on our back deck, watching the sun begin to lower in the sky as we neared dinnertime.

The cub that floated down the Clark Fork River.

“What is that?” I asked.

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