"A Hard River to Love"

When we first moved to Pocatello, we tried recreating on the Portneuf River. Hannah Sanger's statment that it is "A hard river to love" rang true with me. There are some very scenic stretches, however, others are difficult to absorb. It soon became clear to me that the river was seen as something to be conquered, controlled, and contained rather than something to coexist with. I am optomistic with regards to the future of the Portneuf and how we can improve our social health by opening the box that currently contains much of the river as it moves through town.