Hey h2o,

It would appear that that the intended meaning of my first post was somehow lost in translation, so here it is again in simplified form:

The strangest, funniest and saddest events I witnessed this year all occured while I was fishing Washington rivers. No dis on the rivers themselves was intended.

p.s. The Fraser/Vedder meatfests are closer to where I live than the OP meatfests.