Missouri River Mornings

by Fire Girl Jess on July 24, 2013

Missouri_Boat_LI’ve been up for a few hours already, awakened by the mighty municipality of Cascade’s siren / “bomb alarm” blaring loud and clear for a full five minutes at 0500h.  I lay in the cot for a minute, enjoying the cool morning air, and then thought “what the hell” and started the day.  When a medevac started circling town thirty minutes later, landing shorty thereafter on Main Street, there was no more chance of sleep.

Just another day on the Missouri.

Yesterday, a client collapsed in a guide boat and was declared clinically dead for 30 seconds.  He was choppered out and, as of the latest news, is recovering.

I had a shot of tequila with the guide last night and can tell you he was a little shaken.Missouri_Waiting

It all seems to blur into the July madness.  August is a week away, and I can tell you we are all ready, though it looks like at least for FGP work, August will not bring the anticipated lull.

I like busy.  Busy is good.

I spent a recent morning out of the shop, hiking up and down the river and taking some images of the boat traffic underneath Holter Dam.  It was a typical, very bright summer morning, with no clouds in the sky.  Using the swarms of bugs and the dust generated by the road, I was able to generate a bit of texture to the images despite the bright, unforgiving skies.

I caught a few waves from guides who I know and who recognized me, while others stared at me, somewhat incredulous.  There was a girl on the bank.  With a camera.  Eh.  At any rate, they should all be used to seeing me running around with a camera over one shoulder.

They have their fly rods, I have a Canon.

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