Floating the Boise River is certainly an adventure on the water, but getting to Barber Park to start or end the trip means making the 6-mile journey by land. For many floaters, that ride comes with an unexpected history lesson from a local legend known as “River Rat Rick”.
Along the route to Barber Park, he shares stories about the area’s past.
“We’re on a pathway of history,” Rick said. “If you look over to your right, you’ll see the first monument; the first marker kinda looks like an obelisk — that marks the Oregon Trail,” Rick said, as he pointed out an Oregon Trail marker to riders…