Boyer Marina & Little Goose Dam - River Trip day 6

So we left Fishhook, and headed for Little Goose Dam.We began to see more and more driftwood in the water, and even had to maneuver around some inside the lock itself.

The boat is happy running day after day, even occasionally at 1350 or 1400 rpm.  I'm told that those old 471 Detroits are just happy as can be at that speed, so no worries.

We're taking pictures and video along the way, and will post those as soon as we can.

Little Goose dam entry was rocky and rolly, but Glen managed it as beautifully as could be.  The river is like glass on the up-side of the dams, and we cruise at near 8mph for 10 to 15 miles afterward.  The weather is settling into a nice blue-sky pattern, so that helps.  Less and less wind every day, more and more sunshine.

We made it to Boyer Marina and park, and what a nice surprise that was!  Another lovely Corps of Engineers park, hosted by very wonderful, welcoming concessionaires who run a nice restaurant and inn on the site (Almota Inn).  The dinner we had was FABULOUS!  The chef, Leo Haas, was trained in fine schools in Salzburg and elsewhere in Europe.  He and he wife chose to take on this park last December, and are steadily upgrading the facilities and making the place a destination.  Which is saying something since it's a VERY difficult place to find and get to.  (I think you have to through Colfax.)  But I highly recommend it.  A nice little RV park with big, beautiful trees, a swimming beach, access to fishing, etc.  It sits almost at the foot (2 miles away) of Little Granite dam, so the fishing is pretty fine.