5. Salmon River Gorge, Oregon
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The water may look calm here but don’t confuse Oregon’s Salmon River Gorge with Idaho’s Salmon River. Known as the “Mount Everest of Oregon” kayacking. This river has real wilderness territory plunging into a steep canyon rimmed by black cliffs, with six waterfalls, including the aptly named Frustration Falls and Vanishing Falls.
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For more best places, check out:
- Peter’s video trailer showing some of his Best Places all around the world
- Peter’s first Best Places slideshow of Signature Dishes
- The Adventure Travel & Sport and the Water Sports archives
By Peter Greenberg, excerpted from The Best Places for Everything (Rodale)
