Anyway, got the "rig" loaded (too bad there is no room left for Roger) and I'm heading out tomorrow bright and early for Denver. Brief stops planned at Smith & Edwards (what I'm told is a totally awesome "war surplus" store just north of Ogden, UT) and a fly shop in Laramie, WY. First item on the agenda is Friday breakfast with Spencer at school.
Saturday I'm going to the Timbres/Rapids game. Then Roger arrives and we figure what we can do to fit in all his gear. Then up to the North Platte to terrorize the rainbows. Later we hope to move through Montana hitting one or all of the Bighorn, Yellowstone and Beaverhead rivers on our way to a one day guided drift trip on the John Day River in Northeast Oregon. After learning how it's done, we hope to camp at Cottonwood Canyon on the John Day and fish the banks.
While admittedly ambitious, there is still time to fish a few spots around here on the Deschutes should we be needing more fishing by the time we get here.
Hot here; perfect, I'm told. See you down the road.
