In my backyard this winter

Looks like tomorrow is going to be fun. taking off early to attempt to jet boat up my creek. It'll be a first ascent perhaps as I've never seen anyone up there in all my years. Stay tuned for full report and pics in a couple days...or have a stiff whiskey for me if I don't make it.

Good luck!

Good luck and have fun. Gotta love first ascents or attempts, excitement around every bend. Just picked up a new jet boat myself. 18'X54" Lowe flat bottom with 70hp Yamaha jet and prop unit. Ought to be fast and shallow runner. Got some mods to do and should be on the water next week.

Good luck on the run Brian, running an outboard jet or inboard?
Buddy of mine ran a small river up into the caribou mountains, they made it 60 miles up from the last road and hit major rapids.
Boat got swamped and stuck on some rocks in mid river where they tried to get to shore but current was much to strong. They had a locating device and called a chopper come in and pick them out of the boat hovering above the rapids. As they lifted off the boat tumbled down stream and was gone.
He flew over last week and located the boat over turned in some shallow rapids.
Planning a recover soon.
They had a Delorme device along, without it search and rescue would not have found them in time due too hypothermia.

The upper half of the river has never been run yet.

Glad i didn't read your post before I left Tundra. Inboard sport jet 200. FireFish manufacturer here in Alberta.

JR - You always got something sweet going on. Enjoy the boat

Moose had been rolling on beech

Sweet pictures bushman!! What a ride that must have been. Looks like you had some good water levels to work with

It was all gold Lever until we hit this rock heading back downstream, only a couple mile from the truck. My buddy slammed his face & nose into the console and banged it up pretty bad. We caught air when we hit the rock but I was hanging on while my friend only had the wheel. When we hit it knocked him silly for a minute and he dropped to the floor. I grabbed the wheel from the side and steered us to shore until he got his wits back. He's tough

Stopped at the lodge and of course a bear had to work some jerry cans over

I just read through this whole post, and I must say I live In the wrong part of the world! Keep up the journal, it gives us flatlanders something to dream about!

Looks like a crazy trip! Wow
Some awesome scenery and I bet not many people get back there

It's remote for sure Dale. I retrieved my trail cams as well and got some nice footage

And how about this...two wolverines scrapping