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@jarrett15 - UnsplashSalmon River
📍 United States
The Salmon River passes Carmen, a small community just north of Salmon in east-central Idaho, through an open valley framed by the Bitterroot Range to the east and the Salmon River Mountains to the west. This stretch contrasts with the deep canyon country farther downstream: gravel bars, cottonwood-lined banks, and neighboring ranch pastures give the river a broad, settled valley setting. The waterway connects Idaho’s mountain spawning grounds with the Snake and Columbia rivers, forming part of the migration route for Chinook salmon and steelhead returning from the Pacific. In photographs, the contrast between the leafy river corridor and the drier surrounding slopes helps define the landscape; autumn cottonwoods add a distinct band of yellow along the water.
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