Well, I got on the Salmon River at its headwaters near Galena Summit, and liked it so much that when the guy in Stanley tried to talk me into continuing down it and going to Sandpoint via Missoula, I fell for it. What a beautiful valley! Especially the Sawtooths.

But can you believe that the salmon (fish) are still making it back here from the sea in small numbers? There aren't many left, but there are a few hatchery fish now that make the *900* mile journey up the Columbia and to this valley. It's astonishing. I didn't see them, but they're coming.