Long May You Run

Saw the river in a new way today.First float in a jet. Fun, but couldn't help but thinking the drifters were having more fun. The Spring Chinook run very healthy this year by all accounts. This also means that the Stealhead will follow. Hopefully.

A surprise to see the river milky but then remembered that Gold Ray Dam is on it's way out. Making the Rogue much like the ways of old. Funny how the economics have shifted here in the west. I first, encounted this in the Big Sky. Old timers sit in bars pineing of the days of old and how that was the life. Meanwhile, outside boats floated, cars stopped, families and friends spent money.

Currently, the Rogue is being set free and long may you run. From Gold Beach up to the lake will be 157 mile of free river. How times change.

The Rogue is only one example. Klamath, Elwah, Clarkfork, etc. Makes you wonder if the Snake could be next! Only time will tell. Time flows