TR High Sierra

I took the family and the camper out for a warm-up run to the Sierras in
preparation for the upcoming Western Clave. I wanted to be sure that I
wouldn't lose any time from beating up old men and baiting bears and riding
ATVs in the Illegal Zones and shootin up the campground while drunker than
Cooter Brown and all the other usual pastimes that we all so enjoy out West.
And its a damn good thing I did, too. My truck broke down in the midst of LA
rush hour traffic and the propane system gave out about halfway through the
extended weekend (Where's Hank Hill when ya need him?). All is repaired and
ready except my wallet, which took a substantial draining.

My son, Ryan , had tried flyfishing about five years ago and is not much
interested in fishing. However, once he stopped watching me and started
trying on his own, he did pretty darn well. We hiked the Lyell fork of the
Tuolumne on Friday. What a beautiful place. Lots of fish and stunning
scenery.

On Saturday we hiked into a high valley of many lakes interconnected by
small streams. The lake fishing was ok but the fish in the streams were
ravenous. We took turns catching brookies and rainbows from one tiny riffle
that could not have been 12 feet long or 8 feet wide. Ry musta caught 12 or
14 fish out of that riffle.

The road to my favorite set of high lakes was still closed from the late
spring snow. Maybe I'll go back later in the season.

I don't know if Ry is ready to give up his surfboard for a flyrod, but I
sure hope he can mix in a little time with the old man.

There's a few pics posted at ABPF.

Danl

"Danl" wrote:
... Nice report clipped ...

A good report Danl, sounds like part of the west still has water. It
looks fine up here in Washington too, but we'll know better in a month.

Good pictures also.

Chas
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:18 -0700, "Danl"
wrote:

There's a few pics posted at ABPF.

Nice pictures of some pretty country. Looking forward to seeing you on
the Madison.
--
Charlie...

"Danl" wrote...
I took the family and the camper out for a warm-up run to the Sierras in
preparation for the upcoming Western Clave.
snip

Nice, Danl. I especially like the "meadow" pic. Very cool.
--
TL,
Tim
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Good job Danl. Hope to see you all on the Madison.

bruce h

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:18 -0700, "Danl"
wrote:

There's a few pics posted at ABPF.

Nice pictures of some pretty country. Looking forward to seeing you on
the Madison.
--
Charlie...


Likewise, Charlie. Travel safely with the jeep and trailer.

Danl

"bruiser" wrote in message
...
Good job Danl. Hope to see you all on the Madison.

bruce h


I hope to see you there, too. I will be traveling solo as Ms. Ranger Ma'am,
Cindy, can't get the necessary time off from her duties.

Danl

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:06:02 -0700, "Danl"
wrote:

Travel safely

Will do. Are you driving this year, or did travel agent Jeff find you
another rat enhanced cabin? g
--
Charlie...

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:14:14 -0400, Charlie Choc
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:06:02 -0700, "Danl"
wrote:

Travel safely

Will do. Are you driving this year, or did travel agent Jeff find you
another rat enhanced cabin? g


Norwegian or Pack?

Rats that is.


g.c.

"Danl" wrote...

"bruiser" wrote
Good job Danl. Hope to see you all on the Madison.

bruce h


I hope to see you there, too. I will be traveling solo as Ms. Ranger
Ma'am,
Cindy, can't get the necessary time off from her duties.

It looks like it'll be a bachelor clave for me too. Pat has decided it
will be more fun to help the oldest daughter paint her new house prior to
moving into it, so I'm on my own. Somebody is going to have to volunteer to
cook for me and rub my feet every evening.