Ten Treacherous Rivers...

As most of you know, I'm a wood drift boat "junkie".  I row my boat with passion and occasionally pay the price.  Recently, I was asked to name my top ten "treacherous rivers" to run in a wood drift boat which led to an article that was published yesterday in Salmon Steelhead Journal's - Drift Boat Guide.  Before writing, I asked several fellow wood boat "river runners" what their top ten treacherous rivers are in the NW - partly because I wanted to know if they "obsess" about the same rivers as me but also because I didn't want to be left alone to defend the treacherous rivers I picked.  Hope we got one or two of your favorites.....  the article is on page 34.  

Drift Boat Guide 

GH

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on February 17, 2012 at 7:08am

I think the show is the weekend of the 21st of April, Rick - Randy is a busy guy this spring and he's gonna be down on the Colorado for a couple of weeks before the Show - so you might need to help A LOT.  ha ha  Look forward to seeing you my friend !!  GH

Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on February 17, 2012 at 7:38am
Randy posted that it will be the 28th. I am ready, bring it on.

Rick Newman
Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on February 17, 2012 at 7:50am

Yup - just saw that... the 28th it is!!  Very good.  Should be a good one this year - looking forward to seeing you and your boat there!!  GH

Permalink Reply by Greg Jensen on February 17, 2012 at 10:34am

Great article - thank you

By the way, is there any chance you can delay this years show, I am building like crazy but I just don't think I will be done in time... :)

Thanks again for the great article.

Greg

Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on February 17, 2012 at 10:46am

Better get busy, you can sleep after April 28th!

Rick Newman

Permalink Reply by Stewart Cross on February 17, 2012 at 7:35pm

Great article Greg, really well written, enjoyed it !

Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on February 18, 2012 at 10:04am

Thanks for giving it a read guys...

GH

Permalink Reply by David Jensen on February 24, 2012 at 8:21pm

Greg, I finally was able to get it electronically.  Well done.  My favorite part was about one of your group's boats going through Whitehorse alone, without oarsman.  I witnessed the same at Rubber on the Middle Fork of the Salmon when a Vida neighbor, the late, and great, Frank Wheeler's boat untied itself and ran Rubber alone.  Plus, Frank's video camera was on and recorded the whole run backwards.  On a similar note, the late legendary wooden boatman ran many a rapid on the Middle Fork and the Illinois with no hands on the oars do to a crippling condition which caused many an involuntary oar release.  Tom's motto was "go with the flow," and noted that left alone and away from our mistakes, wood boats are like corks and divine their own way through havoc.

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