Wednesday, August 17, 2011

CAMPING




A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT A GREAT CAMPING AREA THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAD CAMPED AT RECENTLY. IT IS LOCATED NEAR A SMALL RESERVOIR KNOW FOR BIG BROWNS. HE SAID THE SITE WAS OF THE BEATEN BATH A BIT AND THAT HE CONCENTRATED ON THE FEEDER STREAM AND ITS FISH MORE THAN THE STILL WATER. HE GAVE ME DIRECTIONS OVER DRINKS ONE EVENING AND I DECIDED IT WAS MY TURN TO ENJOY SOME CAMPING AND FISHING. THE CAR WAS LOADED WITH MORE GEAR THAN NECESSARY, AS IS THE CASE WHEN CAR CAMPING WITH THE FAMILY. WE SET OUT ON AN ADVENTURE TO SEEK QUIET AND FISH. WE GOT TO THE RESERVOIR AND RATHER THAN CAMPING THERE WE CONTINUED DOWN FOREST ROAD 301. WE GOT TO A JEEP TRAIL THAT I WAS SURE WAS THE ROAD WE NEEDED TO GO DOWN AND WE KEPT ON GOING. WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, AN AMAZING CAMP SITE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. EVERYTHING SEEMED RIGHT, THE WATER FALL NEXT TO CAMP, THE VIEW OF THE CREEK, AND THE LARGE FIRE RING. WE MADE IT, TIME TO GO EXPLORE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE AREA WAS AS DESCRIBED. WE FOUND A BIG DEEP POOL FED BY A SMALL WATERFALL WITH FISH ACTIVELY CRUISING ITS WATERS. LOTS OF ROCK TO BOULDER AND SCRAMBLING. WE HAD A BLAST AND WE EVEN SAVED TWO REFUGEES FROM CERTAIN DEATH. WE FOUND TWO SMALL RAINBOWS TRAPPED IN A SHRINKING POOL OF WARM WATER. OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF RIPPING HIGH WATER FROM A BIG SNOW MELT YEAR. WE NETTED THEM AND HIKED THEM UP TO THE BIG POOL TO THEIR NEW HOME. MUCH TO THE RELIEF OF CADDIS SHARING SPACE IN THE SMALL PUDDLE I'M SURE. THE COMBINATION OF SUPER COLD WATER AND WILD RAINBOWS MADE FOR SOME AMAZING AERIAL DISPLAYS. THOSE LITTLE GUYS FOUGHT HARD AND JUMPED HIGH. I FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE TO CAMP, AND COME TO FIND OUT ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHERE MY FRIEND CAMPED. REMEMBER HOW HE GAVE ME DIRECTIONS WHILE DRINKING BEERS. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!

5 comments:

  1. By all means, keep it quiet. Places like that should be kept close to the vest. Wouldn't want it ruined like so many "secret" camping spots.

    Mark

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  2. i gave enough info for a true Sherlock Holmes to figure out the location. If someone can figure out the zone than they deserve to enjoy it.

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  3. Atta boy. You gave plenty of info... I am Sherlock Holmes (the Chappy version)

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  4. I was thinking about gettin a small crew out there this fall. fish and bouldering mission. i heard that big browns lurk in the area. i will tell you how to get there so you and Hilary can go out.

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  5. Good stuff! Looks like an awesome place. That water is very attractive.

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