Well, not exactly now. But I'll pick you up in 15 minutes. Where it dumps out of the dam. It has about 16,000 residents, and aside from the roughly 3,000 students from the university these are mostly teachers, loggers, miners, Forest Service workers, members of the Coast Guard and merchant marine, or prison guards from the nearby penitentiary. College guys in Chevy S-10 pickups cruise laps up and down the strip, yelling at girls.
Police drive slowly by.
Boyfriends and girlfriends get in arguments next to cars, make up, and drive home. Then, suddenly, the busyness ends and the streets go empty. The town doesn't make any sound at all. It is my favorite time of night. It is an excellent time to think, and fishing is usually what I'll think about.