Pre-Rendezvous

May 13-14th in Salmon, ID Pro-I Swiftwater with Swiftwater Safety institute. To register & more info, please go here.

May 13-14th in Salmon, ID Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recert with Desert Mountain Medicine. To register or for more info, stay tuned!

May 14th at The HUB is Salmon- Pint Night and Salmon River Story Slam. Sign up ahead of time at The HUB or show up and get inspired.

Rendezvous Schedule

Friday, May 15th

9:00 a.m. Registration Opens & Vendor Setup

9:30- 11:00 a.m. Nez Perce Cultural training for Guides. A presentation that shares the story behind the Nez Perce people (Nimiipuu), their connection to these lands and waters, and their commitment to be stewards of the land. Guides and outfitters will leave with an expanded understanding of the ongoing issues facing our beloved streams and how they can be part of the solution. Presented by Rachel E. Wilson, Nez Perce Tribe Communications Manager. Sponsored by CANYONS.

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Stress Resilience Training with Responder Alliance.
This course introduces tools for recognizing and supporting the impacts of stress in ourselves and others. We will cover use of the Stress Continuum as a self-awareness tool, the Incident Support Tool for assessing stress injury risk factors and the 3-3-3 Traumatic Exposure Protocol for supporting others following high-risk incidents. The course will include lecture, facilitated discussion and scenario-based practice with the tools. Participants will learn to play an active role in establishing and sustaining stress management practices within their workplace. Sponsored by The Salmon River Chapter of the IOGA.

4:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook-Off & Big-Ass Skillet Competition Start (set up/prep can start at 3:30 p.m.) Sponsored by Bluemoon Yurt

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Welcome Address

6:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook-off Judging and Dinner

7:30 p.m. Guide Made Film Fest - Sponsored by NRS (If you have a film to share, please email info@redsidefoundation.org)

Saturday, May 16th

6:45 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Early Bird Sweepboat Special sponsored by KingFisher River Co. and Oddfellows Bakery. Hop on the KingFisher sweepboat (20 spots available—first come, first served - sign up to reserve your spot at the Redside Rendezvous Registration Table) or bring your own vessel! Sweep boat participation is encouraged!

• Shuttle: KingFisher Bus departs from Island Park at 6:45 am for Shoup Bridge. (Please have your boat previously launched at Shoup Bridge and your vehicle parked at Island Park).

• Provided: Coffee and pastries.

• Take-out: Island Park at approximately 8:30 am.

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Health Fair (at Steele Memorial) Free for all attending guides - get your basic health services!

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sobriety & the Sober Curious in Guiding Culture. A facilitated, open conversation exploring sobriety and sober curiosity with Jon Totten.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.‍ ‍The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Lydia Missal LCPC-S Flow state is the psychology of optimal experience — the experience of being completely absorbed in the present moment. In this state, a person loses track of space and time and becomes fully engaged in the here and now. The good news: we can access this state at any point, and while doing anything, if the right conditions exist. This presentation blends content and experiential activities to help river guides understand, recognize, and intentionally access flow state within their role and relationships.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Current state of the Snake River Dam Removal and Salmon Migration. Justin Hayes from American Rivers will share a lively update on what’s up with Salmon migration in the Salmon River Basin and their relationship with the Snake River Dam Removal Project. Sponsored by Boundary Expeditions

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Keeping Your Body Primed for Transitions. Doctor of Physical Therapy, Katy Kelly, shares her proactive approach to build capacity and adapt to the physical demands of guiding and attending to the transitions between seasons.

12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.‍ ‍Lunch Break. Check out the Vendors & The Health Fair

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Preaching the Salmon Gospel. How to talk to all of your guests about the role salmon play in the natural and cultural significance of the places you guide with Mark Martin.

2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.‍ ‍Mental Health and Technology in the Wilderness. Abby Hudson, from The Not in Wilderness Coalition, shares important information about mental health, technology, and wilderness.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Bridget Crocker -  Breaking Out of the Eddy: Navigating Transitions on and off the River. Bridget faced unimaginable challenges and came face to face with death. But the rivers gave her the tools and wisdom she needed to find her way back, from addiction to strength, and to find her voice and will. She has led remote river expeditions down many of the world’s greatest river canyons in far-flung regions of Zambia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, India, and the Western United States. She is the author of the best-selling memoir, The River's Daughter, and a contributing author to Lonely Planet guidebooks and its Travel Anthology and to The Best Women’s Travel Writing series from Travelers’ Tales. Her work has been featured in magazines including Westways, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Trail Runner, Paddler, Outside, People, and Patagonia’s blog, The Cleanest Line, among others.  Sponsored by Middle Fork Rapid Transit.

4:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Guide Of the Year- Presented by I.O.G.A. At the annual meeting of the Idaho Guides and Outfitters Association, the members voted on the Guide of the Year. Join us to find out who it is and help us celebrate! Sponsored by IOGA

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.‍ ‍Dinner

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Live Music! - Asa Menlove’s Family Band - Asa is a Middle Fork of the Salmon River guide by day and a country-western rock and roller by night, taking inspiration from legends like Townes Van Zandt and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Asa and the Family Band guarantees a rowdy backbeat you can swing dance or two-step your heart out to. Asa loves wool blankets, light beer, sagebrush, pedal steel, dancing, friends, and wilderness. His upcoming studio debut Asa Menlove is a collection of songs about boats, running away, Idaho, solidarity, and love. Sponsored by Hughes River Expeditions

Sunday, May 17th

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Somatic Yoga with Alli Schuh (bring your yoga mat!). Alli is a certified yoga teacher and will lead a yoga practice focusing on conscious, gentle movement and breath - it aims to release deep-seated physical tension, reduce stress, improve mobility, and calms the nervous system.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Redside Foundation Roundtable - Get to know the Redside Foundation Board of Directors and Staff, ask any questions, and learn how you can get involved in supporting and strengthening the guiding community.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.‍ Doug Tims, author of the recently published Selway: The Original Wild and Scenic River, will share his unique understanding of what this wild river means to us and a few stories of wilderness misadventure. Join him on a journey to the mystical environs of the only river and watershed in America to receive instant recognition in law as both wild and scenic and wilderness. Sponsored by Selway River Adventures

11:00 a.m. - Noon Raffle Winners & Closing Statements

*schedule subject to change