OK Oxbow. You hooked me. Not only am I curious about what the heck a "15 fathom shot of half inch poly" is, but I been wrackin' my mind all day about this mystery stretch of river you floated. Based on your comments such as "cardiac canyon" and "tidewater", plus the assumption it might be somewhere in WA, where you and your friend were able to do it in a day, there are only two rivers that I can think of that meet the qualifications of a steep gradient to river mouth with canyon that are local. I excluded the following: Elwah (not a "cardiac" canyon), the Green (cardiac canyon yes, but too far to tidewater), Nisqually (possible, but tidewaters pushin it). I wanted to exclude the two that remained because I still want to believe that no one is crazy enough to attempt them in a drift boat. But maybe that's what the "15 fathom shot of half inch poly" was for (something you drink, smoke, hit yourself with or wrap yourself in?). I simply shiver to even suggest them, but could they be the Duckabush canyon (please say not!) or the Dosewallips canyon (heaven forbid!). But I guess I could believe anything after viewing a film of a crazy coworker whitewater raft the Tumwater canyon of the Wenatchee River in the 70's. I look forward to your answer 'cause I just gotta be wrong.

It just occurred to me in closing that the "poly" might be rope. That might make these drifts more "possible", but certainly not anymore fun. By the way, is this friend still a friend? I know I've lost a few pulling the same kind of stunt. Too old for it now.