Yesterday, Monday was spent on the water; the Rogue River to be exact. It was a full day. Full of fun, smiles, giggles, splashes, wildlife, and good food.
There are three bost trips that are available. They vary by length, 60, 80, 104, miles round trip. We decided on the middle trip because it gave us some white water travel. The longer one goes further up the Rogue. We had an interesting trip upriver, stopping at several points of interest and well as any wildlife we saw. The "critters" included harbor seals, otters, deer, Osprey, Bald Eagles, ducks, and geese. John, our pilot, who has been piloting to this river since the 1980's , did seems like he knew the river and where to look for animals and where to spin a 360 turn. That was always a crowd pleaser! Never was I afraid, but always I was pleased, even when spray landed in our laps. After going up river and several rapids, and splashes, we turned around and headed back to Agness.
All of the trips stop at the little village of Agness for lunch. Agness was the name of one of the first postmaster's daughter who was one of the reasons the miners stayed in the area and so the name did too. There are three very different restaurants in Agness to choose from during your stop-over. Singing Springs has a buffet, Cougar offers sandwiches, and Lucas Lodge has fried chicken. We opted for the latter and were not disappointed. It is served country style with mashed potatoes, corn, beans, coleslaw, rolls, and lemonade or tea. The ice cream with blackberry sauce was a good finish. Then it was the walk back to the dock to pick up our boat for the ride back to Gold Beach.
The ride back was fun too. The weather was changing and so the clouds were starting to come upriver. It was warm and sunny in Agness so even riding in the boat a light shirt was comfortable. The farther we traveled back west, the cooler it became. By the time we arrived back to the harbor at Gold Beach, I had donned a fleece vest and a jacket. The water that had been mirror smooth when we left at 8:30 was now (at 2:30) quite choppy. Everyone was happy to be back, happy with the adventure, and happy to have arrived before the impending rain. We headed back north on Hwy 101 and encountered that rain no more than 15 miles north. Timing is everything.
If you are looking for a fun, family adventure, albeit a little expensive, try the jet boats on the Rogue River.
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