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Title: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by George_J on Aug 26th, 2007, 2:38am ...flew in from Florida to visit. He and I went up on the Middle Fork to do some fly fishing for several days Just got back. Pics as soon as we find the &^%$ cord for the digital camera. (Remodeling sucks.) Cool trip. Caught a lot of fish, stayed at Twin Springs (where the cabins are much nicer than they used to be during the "naked hippy" days in the 'seventies) and the hot springs were very fine to wallow in after a days' fishing. Mostly McCloud rainbows (wild), and some Redbands on the upper river. Hooked a couple of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentis) on the Queens River. Nothing of any size, though. It's hopper season, so the fishing was easy and fun with flies that were big enough to see. Saw two bears (blacks). Took a picture of one. Guess I'll see whether or not it turned out--we only had the point-and-shoot digital camera with us, not the good one. For LeeS--no good bird pictures, but we saw a bald eagle, a Red-Shouldered Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, the usual Stellar's Jays, a Prairie Falcon, a Merlin, a Western Bluebird, a couple of Mountain Bluebirds, a few Calliope Hummingbirds, a Western Tanager (female) an osprey, a bunch of LBJ's and a Nashville Warbler--which is a new one for me, and a nice addition to my life list. Some others too, but I don't remember them right now. Great time, and very much needed. A few days in the backcountry does wonders for the attitude. Problem is, it only emphasizes what John and I ought to be doing instead of what we're actually doing. ;) Best wishes--and pics to be added soon, I promise. I can see I've missed a lot while I've been gone. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do. George |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by nani on Aug 26th, 2007, 2:40am I was wondering where you were... That sounds like an awesome escape. I need one. Looking forward to pics. :) |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by Jonny on Aug 26th, 2007, 2:46am There aint many things that can beat a day of fishing, man...I love to fish! Sounds like a great day, George. |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by sandie99 on Aug 26th, 2007, 8:36am George, that sounded like a one fantastic trip! :) I'm glad that you got to take some time off and relax. :) I would have been scared if I had seen a bear, though... but that fishing and seeing all those birds must have been great. :) Sanna |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by tanner on Aug 26th, 2007, 8:51am Very cool George :), glad you had a great time! Nice to have you back too ;)........Tim |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by Rosybabe on Aug 26th, 2007, 10:10am on 08/26/07 at 02:46:20, Jonny wrote:
and I love to EAT the fish too ;;D!!! |
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Title: Re: My brother, John... Post by George_J on Aug 26th, 2007, 12:11pm The lodge at Twin Springs. They have a large, low-sulpher hot spring on the hill above, which supplies all the hot water for the lodge and cabins, geothermal heat for all the buildings, and plenty of 170 degree water for all the hot pools--wonderful to soak in after standing in the river all day. John was interested in the low-head hydroelectric system that they use to generate their power--he was an electronics guy in the Navy. http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0013-copy.jpg My brother, John. I'd have taken him somewhere more remote for a bit of hiking, but his left leg is held together with 23 pins and screws--the result of an accidental injury during the first Gulf War. John's more than game, and would never have complained, but why put him through it, eh? We had a great time on the Middle Fork, where we could drive most anywhere. http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0004-copy.jpg Some pictures of the Middle Fork: http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0005-copy.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0007-copy.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0010-copy.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0011-copy.jpg Sorry to end on a sour note, but here's a pic of Ol' Beaknose with his eyes closed: http://usera.imagecave.com/georgboise/DSCI0012-copy.jpg The bear photo didn't turn out, dadblastit. Hope you enjoyed seeing a few photos of our fishing trip. We had a great time. Best, George |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by Rosybabe on Aug 26th, 2007, 12:52pm Cool pictures! looks like a very nice place to be at!! : 8) |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Aug 26th, 2007, 12:58pm Looks like a wonderfully peaceful place to spend time with your brother. Actually it looks just like Northern Ontario. Carol |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by Charlie on Aug 26th, 2007, 2:00pm So this place is for us old boomers then? :D Beautiful pictures but no fair having so much fun. Charlie |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by Kevin_M on Aug 26th, 2007, 5:13pm Love trout streams, George, and all the surrounding views. Looks like one of the best. Wow, heaven. |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by Lotus on Aug 26th, 2007, 5:44pm Beautiful pictures George ! Thanks for sharing :-* Too bad the one with the bear didnt come out. Was there any with the fish or the birds? Or at least the foot? ;;D |
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Title: Re: My brother, John...(Now with pics) Post by sandie99 on Aug 27th, 2007, 2:20am Great views! Now, George, let's keep those rivers to ourselves,ok? If I'll show this thread to Timo, he'll be on the next plane there... He loves to fish! We actually have some of the fish he caught last week in the freezer. :) We spot a small hawk at our yard yesterday, so if you have pics of some of the birds you saw I'd love to see them. We didn't get a pic of the hawk... it flew away before it was caught on the film. Sanna |
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