XPost: misc.rural
From: rowdy'sboss@xxyz.com
what, no pics?
"Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
news:MPG.1f6e878e1eed7b39989861@news.peaksky.com...
>I went on the Hellgate Dinner Cruise on the Rogue River out of Grants
> Pass this afternoon. Initially, I thought the $50 price tag was pretty
> steep, but it turned out to be an incredible bargain.
>
> We loaded up about 3:30 in the afternoon, on jet sleds that seated about
> 60 to 80 people, depending on the size of the boat. We ran downstream
> for about an hour, stopping to watch fishermen pull in fall Chinook. I
> saw one that was at least 40 lbs., and several successful catches. It
> looks like a good fall run. We squirreled around a little, saw lots of
> osprey nests, spotted a couple bald eagles, eagle nests, and the
> Hellgate rock formation.
>
> Then we stopped at the OK Corral (0wned by Hellgate Tours), where they
> put on a BBQ pork and chicken meal for 300. It was actually a pretty
> good meal. It included all the beer and wine you could drink, lemonade,
> water and coffee for non-alcoholic sorts, vegetables, some really tasty
> scalloped potatoes and a berry tart for desert.
>
> Then we piled back onto the boats for the run back up the river to
> Grants Pass. The boats played leapfrog across each other's wakes, cut
> cookies, and did everything they could to soak the passengers. The
> temperature was in the 80s and the humidity was low, so nobody stayed
> wet for long. The boats run at a top speed of about 45 knots, so it was
> a pretty exciting ride. Total time for the whole trip was about 4
> hours. counting the meal and booze, it was a real bargain.
>
> I've decided I need to do the Hell's Canyon by jetboat on the Snake.
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