Alberton's Montana River Guides a leader in river safety
The boat launch at Cyr isn’t far from having rafts unload to float the Alberton Gorge. The Gorge is the premium whitewater run in Montana with rollicking Class II and III rapids and absolutely stunning canyon scenery. (Photo provided)
The Covid-induced tourism boom to Montana introduced a new audience to the Clark Fork River. For two summers, boats, tubers, kayakers, paddleboarders and river boarders had campgrounds and fishing access sites clogged.
That visitation surge has settled, but once tasted, more people are using the incredible water resources today, and who can blame them?
Most water recreation can be done with common sense safety but whitewater rafting is best done with an experienced company unless the person behind the oars has been safety certified. That’s because it’s a far cry from rowing with your buddies from Forest Grove to the Big Eddy Fishing Access sites casting flies all afternoon.
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