River Tails

About the Book

RIVER TAILS is a silly river-rafting story for children. It also includes a story about helping a child to feel good about their differences. The author made frequent 3 day trips down the Rogue Wild and Scenic River where he was Manager, and funny ridiculosities did occur to him while floating and rowing and camping on the narrow beaches. He told those stories to his children’s friends, with an introductory “Did I ever tell you about when I floated down the Rogue?” Children who had heard some of the stories would excitedly come to hear another silly story. Of course the author’s children would say “Oh no, not again”, and “How do you other kids stand those crazy stories?” But those children loved them. The 75 year old author says he is “still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up”, and “I grew up once, and I didn’t like it”.

About the Author

Bryan Robinson, 20411 N. Perry Rd., Colbert WA 99005, bryanholtrob@gmail.com, 509 947-1718, was a writer, editor, recreation specialist, law enforcement agent, photographer, illustrator, printing coordinator, and publisher for the government, for many years throughout the U. S.; and now does fine art and portrait photography, and edits, privately, and writes his own books and publishes with XLibris. Bryan was with the Department of Interior’s U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on National Wildlife Refuges all over the U.S., then was a Writer-Editor and coal study leader of 60 scientists for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Billings, Montana, for 5 states. Bryan later became Area Manager of the Rogue Wild and Scenic River, beginning in Medford, Oregon, and ending at Gold Beach, Oregon. He was a line manager, with a staff of recreation specialists, realtor, etc.; and a river running permit and maintenance substation crew at Grants Pass, where he ran the 3 day rafting/camping trips down the Rogue weekly during the summers. He was also Area Line Manager of BLM’s California Desert in Riverside/Indio, Ca. before retiring from the federal government. He was in the Seattle area for years, then Mayor of a small town in Eastern Washington, moved to Kahlotus, WA, lost his second wife, then moved north of Spokane to Colbert, WA. He is very, very adventuresome with an extensive background in many, many things, and at 75 is still very active and fun-loving, and loves children and jokes with them. This silly book also adds substance for children to feel great about themselves.