The 42-mile long Minam River in Eastern Oregon is designated as wild and is totally contained within the unspoiled Eagle Cap Wilderness. The water in the summer here is pure snow melt and crystal clear. This was once land traveled by the indigenous people of the area. The Nez Perce Indians walked the river to track their prey and to fish the salmon and rainbow trout that abound in its waters. Today, this is still a remote and unspoiled land with elk, bears, water buffalo and an abundance of water fowl.