Tigfly -
Sounds like you had a REALLY good time. Like the pics. You guys got on a really interesting variety of water using different approaches to get it done. Probably something better than ten days at work in Cleveland ??!!
John
Hope you don't mind if I clarify something for others reading this thread ?? The Beaverhead and the Ruby are tailwaters not subject to the late run off and high flows in most of this part of the Intermountain West right now. And it looks like you drift boated the Big Hole - which raises the question was it fishable to wade fishers when you were there ?? The Gibbon, Nez Perce and Firehole are fairly small rivers to start with and not as much subject to the conditions on most of the big rivers.
The fish are always right.