Sail the Turkish Coast

Since 1976, we have offered this incredible tour of the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. You will spend six days sailing the Mediterranean & Aegean Seas in a gulet, which is a wooden motor sailor made by the Turks specifically for these coastal waters.

Days are spent visiting Greek & Roman ruins, which are more numerous in Turkey than in Greece or Rome! You will also tour historic sites in Istanbul and there is an optional extension tour of the Cappadocia region famous for unique cultural & geological wonders.

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Wine & Whitewater

Dick & Joe dreamt up this brilliant combination of a wine tasting on a river trip over 20 years ago. ECHO has chosen a wine expert from Mumm Napa to accompany the trip and provide wines to sample each evening in camp.

This trip is an annual favorite and there is still space available!

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Special Trips Waiting List

Our special trips have been filling incredibly fast this year. Both of our instructional kayak trips and our Bluegrass trip on the Rogue are completely booked! Waiting lists for these trips are available if you're interested.

January Guide Profile

Dewi (pronounced dow-eee) was born in Wales but always had a wanderlust. He began climbing in his own country but soon began traveling to France, Switzerland and Austria for bigger challenges. He graduated from Liverpool University in 1974, with majors in mathematics and physical education.

Dewi moved to the US in 1978 and started guiding for ECHO in 1980. When not guiding or managing for ECHO, Dewi continues to climb throughout Europe and South America.

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New Pictures on Flickr

New photos from the 2007 season have been posted on Flickr! This photo sharing site contains some amazing shots of wildlife, scenery and rafting on both the Rogue & the Middle Fork and Flickr allows you to order prints, download, mark your favorites and post comments.

We will send a prize to our first 10 new Flickr contacts!

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Idaho Snow Pack Report

The Salmon River Basin is reporting a snow pack that is 112% of average. This will make for some fun high water trips in June and should provide great flow through the end of August. We have space available on these early trips, but they're going fast!

We look forward to our next river trip together!

Sincerely,

Dick Linford and Joe Daly, Owners