A River Permit

Big Mallard on the Main Salmon

So I check the mail yesterday. (We normally only get the mail around twice a week.) I noticed a big manila envelope address to Arlin Mikesell (Using his first name is always a tip off) and it was for the North Fork Ranger District. Neither of use drew out for the Idaho Rivers that we put in for. The package looked suspiciously like a river permit envelope. I walked into the house and asked Theral if he had a river permit that I didn’t know about. I franticly ripped the envelope open to discover that we had a permit for the Main Salmon in August. Last year we called and got a cancellation permit but could not put on the river because of Fires and that is how we ended up in Washington, which I absolutely loved.

Theral did get a call about this but did not call back. We would only have 5 days for the float because he would need to start school. I asked him what are the odds that you could call in sick on your first day. He asked me how he could do that. And my reply was that we could just rent a satellite phone. His sickness could be diarrhea from drinking untreated water in the wilderness (which could be really close to the truth).

So on August 13, 2008 we have a permit. I found it very fortuitous because we just bought a beautiful boat. Water will be low but I guess we can take two boats. Any taker?????? Plenty of time to plan…… Work sicknesses and all………..