May 13th: Been a few days since I've heard from Gil. Evidently no cell phone coverage.
I believe he should be in the Saranac River heading into Plattsburgh. 3:30 PM the phone rings and the caller ID shows a number I don't know. I answer and its Gil. He says that he capsized on the river. What sould have been Class 1 & 2 rapids were about a 4 due to all the rain. He lost a bit of his gear (his paddles) and the owner of the phone was going to take him to get new ones. He just wanted me to know that he was ok, and hung up. Now I can't pass this one up (He is the first person I know who has literally been up the creek without a ...........!!!