"Danl" wrote in message
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As warm weather arrives, we locals are forced to contemplate the last trip
to Frenchman's Creek until the cool days and rains of autumn make their
appearance. Autumn in the local mountains always occurs between December
11
and December 15, for anyone who cares.


Two thumbs way up! I laughed, I cried and I was on the edge of my seat
through the whole story! I'm glad you made it out in a single, if
duct-taped piece, and I'm happy that you found so much insect and fish
activity. That little stream is a kick in the pants when conditions are
right, but then, you know that. IIRC, the first time that we ventured into
Frenchman's together the water in your hydration pack froze in the
tube...what a difference a few months make. You've got a few months to
patch yourself up and hone your reflexes...boulders fall from the sky down
there, y'know?

Cheers,
Bill

And you're absolutely right. I took the easy route this weekend. Brilliant
little goldens in a broad meadow stream not a hundred feet from the car.
Feisty brookies in a rushing mountain brook a quarter mile from the parking
lot. High leaping rainbows from a roadside pool at 9000 feet. All on dries
:-) AND the rod-under-the-wiperblade trick you showed me works at
freeway speeds.