Gary Barker

We have many wonderful memories of being with Gary on rafting, kayaking, and camping adventures - always with music and lots of laughter involved. He was the ultimate outdoorsman even to the point of having no issues sleeping out in the rain without a tent! Gary was always there for his friends and had an ease and confidence that could bring calm to even the most stressful of situations. He was always up for an adventure no matter how big or high the waters, rain or shine. We will never...

From countless trips to the Lochsa River to self-support kayak trips out of Schafer Meadows to week-long journeys down Main and Middle Fork of the Salmon, our adventures together were too innumerable to count, as were the laughs and campfire stories and singalongs. We remember his self-designed waterproof guitar case for the Salmon River was heavier than the 3 cases of beer we had to leave behind - but well worth it for the lasting memories! The most hilarious times were running the...

As his daughter, and second child of two Gary Barker was and is, and will always be one of the greatest loves of my whole life! A loving father who I loved doing everything with from hiking, camping especially at the lochsa, fishing, going to any movie I wanted to see growing up, getting our favorite sandwich the bacon cheddar deluxe at Arby's, cross country skiing with, to raking pine needles in his yard and helping him around the house, and too many to list! Like forest Gump, my dad always...