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West highlights; Hood River- Oregon, next to the Columbia River Gorge (More fish than you can imagine, including giant sturgeon) and close to Mt Hood and Timberline Lodge, with 5 ski areas. Not far from the famous Deschutes River and Central OR flyfishing.

McCall- Idaho, with the Payette River flyfishing, 2.3 million acre Payette National Forest.

Salida- Colorado, 300 days of SUN!, next to the Rocky Mountains and Arkansas River white water.

Livingston- Montana, with the Yellowstone River, YNP 60 miles south, the Gallatin National Forest, Absaroka- Beartooth Wilderness, 12,799 ft. Granite Peak and Dan Bailey's Fly Shop.

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Doug