HomerJ
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The week after Labor Day weekend some friends and I took headed to Yellowstone for some car camping and fishing!
We left Cache Valley Friday morning and drove to Indian Creek campground in the upper west area of the park near Mammoth. We took the more scenic route through Jackson and Grand Teton Park and did a bit of site-seeing along the way so it was late afternoon by the time we got to Indian Creek. Luckily there were a few campsites left! We were surprised at how busy the park was, we excepted it to be a lot less busy after Labor Day.
When we checked in we found out that the campground was closing on our 2nd to last day and we'd have to move camp.
The next morning we got up, ate breakfast, and headed out to fish Indian Creek. It's a small creek and the fishing was slow for awhile, in fact nobody was catching anything. I kept trying different flies and finally figured out what they'd hit! After that the fishing really picked up and was lots of fun!!! None were no bigger than 8", most being around 6". We through all we caught back.
Fly fishing Indian Creek with the Bison!
On our 3rd day we played the tourist and drove around the park site seeing. It had been nearly 15 years since I was last in Yellowstone and it was fun to see the things I remembered as a kid. When we were in Canyon we took some much needed showers! It was the best $3.25 I'd ever spent!
Rustic Falls - near Mammoth
Virginia Cascade - Norris Canyon Rd
Upper Yellowstone Falls - Canyon
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River
Morning Glory Pool - near Old Faithful
Kepler Cascades - Firehole River near Old Faithful
On day 4 we got up at first light, through and gear in the car and drove over to Tower Falls campground to get us a spot! We grabbed the one of the two open spots and soon they all were filled. We setup camp and cooked breakfast, the whole time people kept driving through looking for a campsite. We were glad we booked it over and claimed ours before they filled up!
This nice buck came to visit while making breakfast
After breakfast took headed out to fish the Yellowstone river near by. We pulled over at a turn out and off trailed it down to the river. It was a good little 1-2 mile hike to the river. The hike wasn't bad until the last steep part down to the river. The fishing here was much better than Indian Creek! My first fish I caught was a huge 2 lb cut-bow hybrid! What a blast it was to real him in on my fly rod! All the fish we caught in the Yellowstone were cuts and thus had to be thrown back.
Yellowstone River
Fish on!!!!
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River
Right after I took the last picture I dropped my camera in the river while trying to unhook a fish I caught. It landed in about 6" of water. Luckily it was in one of the few shallow calm areas next to the shore. I pulled it out of the river, yanked the battery and memory card out, dried them all off, wrapped it in a fleece jacket, and put it in my backpack. I was really bummed as I thought my camera was toast and I hadn't yet hiked down to Tower Falls to take some pictures of it. It was really depressing to not have a camera with me the rest of the trip, luckily we were leaving the next morning.
After fishing we did another hike down to the Yellowstone River at Tower Falls. You can no longer hike below the falls on Tower Creek as the ground is too unstable and the Rangers have closed the area.
When we got back to camp we were sitting around resting before dinner and all of a sudden it sounded like a raging river was coming down the canyon above camp. It turned out it was the wind! Luckily we had a nice ridge about 30' high that blocked us from the most of the wind. Further down the canyon the campsites weren't as fortunate and they really got hammered by the wind. Trees where swaying back and forth and dirt flying everywhere. One tent started to roll away and we had to run over and save it! Then all of a sudden we heard a loud noise and turned to see a tree falling over (a big tree). We ran down to the end of the campground to find a tree on top of the camp hosts camp trailer that had smashed the side/top of the trailer in. Luckily they were outside and could tell it was going to fall and they had just gotten everyone and their cars out of the area when it fell. The wind soon died down and after about 30-40 mins it was dead calm. We figured a micro-burst had hit just south of us and caused all the wind. All I know, was that I was sure glad the wind let up because I didn't trust a tree that was right in line to nail my tent!
When I got back home I pulled my camera out to inspect the damage. I unscrewed the shell and took it off and saw there was water inside. So I setup a fan and left it blowing on it all the next day. After I got home from work the next day I decided to see what damage had been done. I popped in a battery and hit the power button. To my relief the camera powered on!!! I put the shell back on it and put in the memory card and powered it on and gave it a test and everything seemed to be working!!! :twothumbs: Boy, am I one lucky SOB!!!
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The week after Labor Day weekend some friends and I took headed to Yellowstone for some car camping and fishing!
We left Cache Valley Friday morning and drove to Indian Creek campground in the upper west area of the park near Mammoth. We took the more scenic route through Jackson and Grand Teton Park and did a bit of site-seeing along the way so it was late afternoon by the time we got to Indian Creek. Luckily there were a few campsites left! We were surprised at how busy the park was, we excepted it to be a lot less busy after Labor Day.
When we checked in we found out that the campground was closing on our 2nd to last day and we'd have to move camp.
The next morning we got up, ate breakfast, and headed out to fish Indian Creek. It's a small creek and the fishing was slow for awhile, in fact nobody was catching anything. I kept trying different flies and finally figured out what they'd hit! After that the fishing really picked up and was lots of fun!!! None were no bigger than 8", most being around 6". We through all we caught back.
Fly fishing Indian Creek with the Bison!
On our 3rd day we played the tourist and drove around the park site seeing. It had been nearly 15 years since I was last in Yellowstone and it was fun to see the things I remembered as a kid. When we were in Canyon we took some much needed showers! It was the best $3.25 I'd ever spent!
Rustic Falls - near Mammoth
Virginia Cascade - Norris Canyon Rd
Upper Yellowstone Falls - Canyon
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River
Morning Glory Pool - near Old Faithful
Kepler Cascades - Firehole River near Old Faithful
On day 4 we got up at first light, through and gear in the car and drove over to Tower Falls campground to get us a spot! We grabbed the one of the two open spots and soon they all were filled. We setup camp and cooked breakfast, the whole time people kept driving through looking for a campsite. We were glad we booked it over and claimed ours before they filled up!
This nice buck came to visit while making breakfast
After breakfast took headed out to fish the Yellowstone river near by. We pulled over at a turn out and off trailed it down to the river. It was a good little 1-2 mile hike to the river. The hike wasn't bad until the last steep part down to the river. The fishing here was much better than Indian Creek! My first fish I caught was a huge 2 lb cut-bow hybrid! What a blast it was to real him in on my fly rod! All the fish we caught in the Yellowstone were cuts and thus had to be thrown back.
Yellowstone River
Fish on!!!!
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River
Right after I took the last picture I dropped my camera in the river while trying to unhook a fish I caught.
It landed in about 6" of water. Luckily it was in one of the few shallow calm areas next to the shore. I pulled it out of the river, yanked the battery and memory card out, dried them all off, wrapped it in a fleece jacket, and put it in my backpack. I was really bummed as I thought my camera was toast and I hadn't yet hiked down to Tower Falls to take some pictures of it. It was really depressing to not have a camera with me the rest of the trip, luckily we were leaving the next morning.After fishing we did another hike down to the Yellowstone River at Tower Falls. You can no longer hike below the falls on Tower Creek as the ground is too unstable and the Rangers have closed the area.
When we got back to camp we were sitting around resting before dinner and all of a sudden it sounded like a raging river was coming down the canyon above camp. It turned out it was the wind! Luckily we had a nice ridge about 30' high that blocked us from the most of the wind. Further down the canyon the campsites weren't as fortunate and they really got hammered by the wind. Trees where swaying back and forth and dirt flying everywhere. One tent started to roll away and we had to run over and save it! Then all of a sudden we heard a loud noise and turned to see a tree falling over (a big tree). We ran down to the end of the campground to find a tree on top of the camp hosts camp trailer that had smashed the side/top of the trailer in.
Luckily they were outside and could tell it was going to fall and they had just gotten everyone and their cars out of the area when it fell. The wind soon died down and after about 30-40 mins it was dead calm. We figured a micro-burst had hit just south of us and caused all the wind. All I know, was that I was sure glad the wind let up because I didn't trust a tree that was right in line to nail my tent!When I got back home I pulled my camera out to inspect the damage. I unscrewed the shell and took it off and saw there was water inside.
So I setup a fan and left it blowing on it all the next day. After I got home from work the next day I decided to see what damage had been done. I popped in a battery and hit the power button. To my relief the camera powered on!!! I put the shell back on it and put in the memory card and powered it on and gave it a test and everything seemed to be working!!! :twothumbs: Boy, am I one lucky SOB!!! Featured image for slideshow:
