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| “…there is no outfitter I have
returned to as frequently as Tarkio. Since my first trip
in 1997, I have taken six other trips with them and strongly
recommended them to other friends.” |
| - Jane Majeski, NYC |
| “The Salmon River Trip was once again
(for us) an unforgettable vacation.” |
- Jerry and Marsha Barlow,
St. Augustine FL |
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Team Tarkio
P.O. Box 3025,
Missoula, Montana 59806 |
| 406.543.4583 |
| kayak@teamtarkio.com |
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Team Tarkio
By
Dunbar Hardy
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| Tarkio Kayak Adventures was created in 1997 by Brennan Guth. Brennan's vision was to create a community for paddlers to come together and enjoy the beautiful rivers of the Northern Rockies, while being guided by some of the best instructors and people who call the river their home. Through multi-day instruction, people would improve their paddling skills while exploring remote canyons and live together on the river. Thus, the idea of 'Team Tarkio' was born.
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| Brennan's hometown was Missoula, Montana and his home river was the Alberton Gorge Run on the Clark Fork River. Countless days were spent enjoying the playful rapids of the Gorge and the beauty of the canyon scenery. Brennan also frequently paddled other rivers in the neighborhood such as the Lochsa River, the Selway, the Middle Fork of the Salmon, and the Main Salmon. He realized he had an abundant amount of high-quality whitewater rivers to share with others.
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| Today Tarkio Kayak Adventures continues to carry-forth Brennan's vision. The team assembled includes some of the best known paddlers/instructors in the whitewater world, as well as some of the highest quality people - Johnnie Kern, Willie Kern, Dunbar Hardy, Land Heflin, Peter Kettering, Polk Dieters, Courtney Ludden, Nikki Kelly, Polly Green, Traycee Bowerman, Becky Bristow, and Buffy Bailey. The members of this team are people who love whitewater rivers and wish to share their countless years of whitewater experience passion for the river and with others.
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| The world headquarters for Tarkio is a beautiful riverside lodge on 48 acres next to the Clark Fork. Brennan and his father, Dr. David Guth, began building a beautiful log and beam lodge overlooking the river. The lodge has been completed with a stone fireplace, spacious kitchen and comfortable rooms for guests, as well as a bathhouse with indoor and outdoor showers and a sleeping loft above, and a cozy yurt for additional sleeping. The lodge location is just downstream of the Alberton Gorge run which offers year-round class III surfing and playing. The lodge is also the put-in for an excellent class I-II beginner run.
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| Tarkio Kayak Adventures offers a wide range of clinics and trips, as well as private instruction/guiding. Lodge based clinics include a Swiftwater Rescue Course, ACA Instructor Training Course, Kids Kayaking Camp, Women's Clinic, Beginner Clinic, Intermediate Clinic, and Playboating Clinics. Other trips Tarkio offers are Lochsa River Clinics, the Selway River, the Middle Fork of the Salmon, the Main Salmon, as well as a Northern Rockies Whitewater Tour. In the off-season Tarkio offers international whitewater trips to exotic locations such as British Columbia (late summer), Italy (spring), Chile/Argentina (winter), New Zealand (winter), China (winter), and Bhutan (fall).
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| The team here at Tarkio Kayak Adventures are proud to offer this amazing list of global whitewater adventures, as well as a beautiful and comfortable home to invite our guests. Whether it is at our base at Tarkio or on another river, we think of Brennan and try to simply share our passion and love for rivers just as he did. Tarkio was Brennan's home and it has become ours, and we wish to invite everyone to visit us and become a part of the team.
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| For more information on Tarkio Kayak Adventures email
us, or call us at 406-543-4583 in Missoula. See you on the river. |
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