Are you doing the 150 mile Wild and Scenic stretch from Fort Benton to
US191? We ran it in 6 days, in early august. It was very hot (90s
all week) and there were lots of gnats.

If I were going again, I'd consider september.

We took our own firewood, because we didn't know what would be
available. We were cooking on a little wood stove. I don't remember
much wood being available.

I'd definitely take a cook stove.

There was a BLM office in Fort Benton. This was in Aug 92, though, so
try to find out. They have good maps, and pointed us toward a
shuttle. Our car was delivered to the takeout on time, and was there
when we arrived.
Even though the maps show rapids, around cow island, they were nothing
more than a riffle.
The local water is awful, very alkaline. probably ok for cooking.
Carry as much as you can. The river is very silty, so not a real good
candidate for filtering, unless you can let it stand.

Dan