I'm facing a voluntary year off from work (no one ever died wishing
they'd worked another year, eh?) and one of the things I most want to
do as I reacquaint myself with North America is to revisit some rivers
that I have fond memories of from my younger days, and to do some new
rivers with some friends from rbp and rbpt. Its approaching time to
start filling in the large spots in my calendar so that I can make my
year off as rewarding as possible, so here is my wish list of rivers I
would love to redo. If anyone has any trips on any of these and is
looking for another experienced boater to come along (20+ years in
tripping canoes and rafts. Sorry, no kayaking skills), contact me and
we can talk. Likewise, if anyone else (railtramp, Larry, Mike, yakmom,
mothra, Wilko....) have any trips planned anywhere with space on them,
let me know; I'm interested in joining.

My Wish List for August 2004 to August 2005)
Grand Canyon
Deso/Gray
Verde (CV to Sheep Bridge)
San Juan
Rio Grande lower canyons
West Branch Penobscot (Lobster Lake to Rip Dam)
East Branch Penobscot
Machias (including the Lakes)
St Croix (from above Orient)
Allagash
St. John
Rogue
John Day
Main Salmon
MidFork Salmon
Eastern Canada water, like the Godbout, Bonadventure, Cascapedia,
Matapedia
Central Canada water, something remote that flows into Hudson's Bay
Northern Canada warer, something really remote for few weeks.


Anyone planning a trip and got room on a trip for an old boater with
some time to spare? :-)

--riverman