Hell's Half Mile : River Runners' Tales of Hilarity and Misadventure

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Summary: Don't Even Go Near the Water!!!
Review: They always have names like Satan's Gut, Graveyard, Skull, Widowmaker and Disaster Falls, but would be better named I Want My Mommy, Get Me Outta' Here or I Need A Hug. For some, rapids make life on the river worth living, but if you've ever had a "fish-eye" view of your raft as it charges downstream (without you) you know there's more to rivers than staying in the boat.
In this anthology of river stories, appropriately named "Hells' Half Mile: River Runners' Tales of Hilarity and Misadventure," author Michael Engelhard gathers thirty of the best, funniest and most poignant river stories to savor.
You'll be introduced to the river gods that must be placated with dances, rituals and not an insignificant amount of alcohol. Here too is where frozen Butterball turkeys make their debut in Gore Canyon.
These yarns and more, from river legends and luminaries such as Edward Abbey, John Nichols, Brad Dimock, Katie Lee, Scott Thybony and Richard Bangs should "wet" your appetite for some cruises (in your hammock). They recount the inglorious, meditative, stupendous, ridiculous moments that occur on, in, near or leaving the force that compels us to ride the seam between absolute bliss and bowel-flushing fright.