Whitewater Outlaw

The greatest whitewater adventure of all times would be to float every major river in the west, one after another, in an endless summer of rafting. But it can't be done. At least not without violating the law, while evading apprehension.

Doing it would be a legendary accomplishment, the whitewater equivalent of Forrest Gump's transcontinental run. But is the adventure worth the risk of being fined, jailed and having your equipment confiscated?

You may be wondering what kind of laws would make this adventure illegal and carry such heavy consequences. Well, it's all about rationing. The government has determined, whether rightly or wrongly, that only a certain number of people should be allowed to float down certain rivers, and they control the numbers by requiring you to have a government-issued permit to go rafting.

These permits are issued through annual lotteries, where there are hundreds of entries for every available permit, so the chances of getting multiple permits for consecutive river trips are so infinitesimally remote that a legal whitewater summer probably will never happen. And the only alternative is to become a Whitewater Outlaw and serial offender.

This pseudo-biographical adventure novel is based on the author's actual whitewater experiences, prolific exaggeration and self aggrandizing lies.