Tom McCloud wrote:

Thanks for the trip report, Bill. I have fond memories of
my float down the east fork. Those side creeks looked mighty small
to me! Is stateline cabin the same as Beaver Charlies Cabin, on
river right, where paddlers leave a message in a log book? The river
had cut up to within feet of the cabin, and I expected the next flood
would take it away.

Yes, that must be the same cabin. Fortunately it's now above an eddy
of moderate size, and protected above by a rocky promontory, so maybe
it will survive. Who is Beaver Charlie? My guidebook lacked history.

Like you, we also encountered others in the canyon. It was a
commercial group, rafts hauling gear and supporting a kayaking group.
They were portaging their huge loads around the left at Cabin.
Thinking they knew something we didn't, we got out and scouted along
the left, then waved at them as we paddled on through. There was
some discord among that group, as we saw them later, split up, didn't
even camp in the same location.

A commercial group, split up? I've never heard of that happening.
It does occur with privates. Anyway, I would have run class 4 Cabin
in my 14' raft. But at 4500 cfs (at Rome) many of the waves were
large enough to flip an IK, and the swim would have been very long.

To fully appreciate the Owyhee canyons you really have to have a
geologist on board to explain what you're seeing. Great place!
Fantastic rock formations. Lava flows. Geodes. And you are also
right about the terrific hot springs. Were you referring to that one
on river left where you have to walk up about 20 feet higher than
river level and sit in that small rock pool, with an overview of the
surrounding area? No better way to warm up on a cold day.

That's the one. It's not so nice in a drysuit, and were were too lazy
(and pressed for time) to remove our drysuits. One guy was in a wetsuit
and he enjoyed the place more than we did.

Tom, what's the East Fork like from Garat Crossing to Deep Creek?
Presumably mostly flowing fla****er and beautiful scenery.