up the Rogue River at Gold Beach. We had to get up early for this one......no reservations so we left the campsite at 0645 for the 25 mile trip to Gold Beach from Brookings. All of the rides had seating available so we chose the 80 mile "Special Delivery" run. The ride was broken into three parts, the lower recreational part of the river, the scenic portion and finished up in the wild section where the river has some moderate rapids. The boat driver was a little nutso and would make quick stops and 360 degrees turns designed to get us a little wet.......all in good fun of course. We saw a variety of wildlife including ducks, geese, seals, otters, red-eyed something or others, vultures, bald eagles, wild turkeys and even Bambi. I had hoped for a black bear but no such luck. We did pass through a deep portion of the river where sturgeons lived but we didn't see any there. The driver said he occasionally sees them; but, he been running the river for 30 years!It was a fun trip and took about 6 hours. We did stop for lunch at the 35 mile mark in Agness, OR.
Some more pictures of today's adventure follow. Wayne and Becky
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