Quote Originally Posted by Eight Thumbs View Post
Hi Steve,

Looks like a beautiful river and it certainly has some fine fish. I'm afraid that I have to sound like a Yankee since we don't (usually) have gators in my neck of South Carolina. How long was that gator sliding into the water and how big a route change did you make. I believe I would have changed to the West side of the Rockies. Very nice camera work too! 8T
I would guess that gator at 10 feet? He wasn't sliding in the water. He was lying that way. His presence meant I had to backtrack at bit. At that point, I was about 75 yards from the truck. I had to turn around and paddle about 300 yards. No big deal considering the circumstances.