27. Mile 415.5
At the confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers · looking upriver 140° SE · 28 June 2002 · cheers as the two rivers commingle · later in camp the presentation of certificates and awards · our celebratory supper is curtailed by a big storm that flattens the camp and soaks us all · 29 June · an impromptu first exhibition of ‘the Whole Salmon’ on a fallen tree before we land at Heller Bar (435.5 miles) · pack · lunch in pouring rain · leave ·
Confluence: For sale: Riggins gold claim; bedrock exposed near channel. Worked by hand a century ago… And now, and now, I hope, retired. MT
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Pencil and watercolour on paper / salmon fly / water / map
Copyright © 2002 Tony Foster