Adventures with Western Waters Spring, Summer, and Fall Catalog
Visitors Guide 2012 www.westernwaters.com Western Waters is a local tour and activity operator serving our visitors, families, and regional recreation groups since 2012. We offer the easiest way for you to reserve all your daily river activities in North West Montana If you’re vacationing in the Coeur d’ Alene/Spokane area or Missoula, Montana, your day could not be better spent than on the Clark Fork River. Whatever your passion, whitewater rafting or fly fishing, Western Waters has an outdoor adventure for you. We offer exciting, day- long rafting trips filled with class II–III whitewater rapids, and our guided fly fishing trips on the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers can be enjoyed for a half day or a full day. Our clients typically catch rainbow, cutthroat, bull, and brown trout. We are the local crew serving visitors since 1976. See why we are still running the rivers of Western Montana! Book your trip with us today!
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Adventures:
Rafting
1. Clark Fork River (full day and half) 2. Black Foot River 3. Lochsa River Fishing 1. Clark Fork River 2. Black Foot River 3. Bitterroot River 4. Missouri River 5. Dearborn Combo Trip! (Rafting and Fishing)
Reserve your adventure today! 406.822.8282
Find out more online (click the links below) 2012 Featured Package: Combo Fishing/Whitewater Full Day Adventure Whitewater Trips:
Looking for a great way to experience one of our state’s true gems, try a rafting trip down one of the many rivers in the area! Our line up of rafting trips can suit your needs for taking in the scenery, excitement and adventure. We offer beginner, intermediate, and well conditioned rafting adventures.
Alberton George Full Day Raft Trip Alberton George Half Day Raft Trip Black Foot River Trip Lochsa River Rafting Adventure Full Day Relaxed Floats: Scenic River Float Montana
White Water Rafting Adventures w/ Western Waters features river trips on the Clark Fork, Black Foot, and Lochsa Rivers. Participants will experience local watersheds, breathtaking scenery, wildlife, and gentle floats. On an exciting side, one can also experience the wild, free flowing water and adrenaline rush in the canyon features on each of these rivers. 2
Missoula Sights and Sounds Farmers Markets Whether enjoying the riverfront parks with family, taking in the nightlife with friends, or strolling the farmers market with that special someone; Downtown Missoula has something to offer everyone. Missoula is the perfect gateway to explore all that Montana has to offer. Glacier National Park, home to stunning glacial landscapes and countless mountain lakes lies just under 4 hours north of Missoula. Yellowstone National Park with its world famous geisers and diverse wildlife is just over 4 hours Southeast. Located just minutes outside of Missoula, Pattee Canyon and Rattlesnake Creek offer hiking, biking, birdwatching, folf, and more. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Visitors Center is home to a free museum with several life sized dioramas, a theater, and a nature trail where visitors can learn about the importance of elk in the ecosystem.
Missoula has several farmer’s market’s featuring fresh, local produce, handicrafts, and a diverse array of local food stands. Missoula Farmer’s Market (North end of Higgins, by the XX’s) Tuesday 5:30pm-7:00pm Saturday 8:00am-noon Clark Fork Market (under the Higgins bridge) Saturday 9:30-noon Missoula Saturday Market (1119 W Kent) Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm
A Carousel for Missoula A Carousel for Missoula, located in beautiful Caras Park, is a wonderful activity for children and nostalgic parents alike. The carousel was created by a local cabinet maker who purchased an antique carousel in 16,066 pieces, and led a team of volunteers to restore it and hand carve the horses.
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Fishing Trips If you’re looking for a day on the river filled with excitement and breath taking scenery, one of our guided fishing trips will suite your needs. Our guides study the hatches and river flows with many years of experience.
Those of us here at Adventures w/ Western Waters think that there is no better day to spend than with your sweetheart, buddy or family than floating down a beautiful river, catching fish, and eating wonderful food. Western Waters offers two regions; Clark Fork watershed and the Missouri water shed. Both watersheds provide the opportunity to catch native cutthroat, rainbow, brown trout, and bull trout. Full days and half days are available. We are one of the few outfitters that offer an incredible fishing and rafting combined trip. Think rapids and catching a 20” trout 30 seconds from each other while meandering through breathtaking scenery. We call it the Combo Trip!
Our customers frequently say the Combo Trip is the most “exciting” day they have ever had on a fishing trip! It is this year’s Featured Adventure.
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THE COMBO TRIP! ALBERTON GEORGE
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FULL & HALF DAY FISHING TRIPS Clark Fork Black Foot
Bitterroot
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Missouri and Dearborn
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THREE RIVERS – THREE DAYS
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Kayaks and Paddleboards Access the Clarkfork River’s spectacular scenery in style and comfort aboard a modern day stand up paddleboard or navigate the river with your family by kayaks. The largest river by volume in Montana (and 310 miles long!), it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and northern Idaho in the watershed of the Columbia River, flowing northwest through a long mountain valley and emptying into Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho.
You’ll understand why we’re known as the Land of Three
Rentals through Adventures with Western Waters:
Rivers. This is a not to miss activity while you are exploring beautiful Missoula, Montana. Rent from the locals and find out where to go during your rental.
Kayaks Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs)
Horseback Riding Venture into the Bitteroot Montana wilderness with gentle cowboy-trained quarter horses! Guided by a professional wrangler, you’ll explore trails surrounded by ponderosa pines, and venture into Montana’s back yard. Our equipment will make your ride as comfortable as can be. So saddle-up and take a trek into the wilderness, the way it was done for many years…
Your horseback riding adventure could be romantic, include dinner, or be just the quick get away that you were hoping for - all in an
Book your outdoor horseback riding adventure today:
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406-822-8282
2012 Offerings: Pleasure Horseback Riding
Dinner and Horseback Riding Adventure
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Hiawatha Trail Bike Rentals, Bus Tickets, and Passes SPECTACULAR SCENERY I t wa s c a l l e d o n e o f t h e m o s t s c e n i c s t re t c h e s o f ra i l ro a d i n t h e c o u n t r y. W h e n t h e M i l w a u k e e R a i l r o a d w a s o p e r a t i n g , t h e t r a i n s t rave r s e d t h ro u g h 1 1 t u n n e l s a n d ove r 9 h i g h t re s t l e s , c ove r i n g a 4 6 m i l e ro u t e t h a t c ro s s e d t h e r u gge d B i t t e r ro o t M o u n t a i n s between Idaho and Montana.
(Click below to learn more!) Bike Rental Bus Ticket Hiawatha Pass
The "Route of the H i awa t h a " i s m o s t famous for the long St. Pa u l Pa s s , o r Ta f t T u n n e l wh i c h b u r row s for 8771 ft. (1.66 miles) under the B i t t e r ro o t M o u n t a i n s a t t h e s t a t e l i n e.
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2012 Summer Activities:
Adventures with Western Waters
Rafting Fishing Bike Rentals Horseback Riding Local Sites and Sounds Hiawatha Passes and Bus Tickets Missoula Sites and Sounds Paddleboard and Kayak Rentals
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