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08-16-2020, 10:23 AM #1
legends, lore and luaus a western tr aka what i did on my summer vacation
well yeah
dark clouds of global pandemics
silver linings of potentials appear then disappear
then another appears
the luau was always something i plan on
back when we were on lockdown and the wife said utah would peak mid july early aug, i was thinking im fucked
or one hell of a time to git out of the hood
My cali hippie bro Jose and i traded texts/plans throughout the spring and summer
Harry retired and id planned to fish with him this summer
So other than requesting a couple weeks pto from work i didnt make real solid plans
Joe got into town monday, i cranked out one last nofunday and headed home to pack
The plan was to poopfish the bear tues
well given the choice of poopin in triple digits heat or rolling up n to elevation and being shown new waters
Joe picked green
Im packing joes stoggie smokin and brown water sipping
hes bemoaning not being able to git a haircut
Id canceled some crown work to go skiwithharry at bigsky in feb, then the lockdown came my practitioner of dental arts cancelled my appointment
im bemoaning this packing and eating and i break a crown
So I send jose off tuesday morn to hook up with our bro saulminnow and go to the dentist to make sure i wasnt going to be dentally fucked on the wyo/mt land
he took xrays cleaned it up packed some temp stuff on the sharp points and told me to go git the fish on
fur kid and i hit the road
legends and lore bound
rolled in bout 420
“The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense." from The Beast God Forgot to Invent”
― Jim Harrison
I met my bro saul on the suk
hes one of them salt of the earth dudes who i kinda knew we were gonna gel at the 1st pm
he and his old lady met at the gmd bummed a few wasatch seasons then moved on windsward way
they have a cute little crib in town, but recently purchased a ghetto cabin and some land outta town by 1/2 moon and Fremont lakes to chill at and store the toys
nice spread
we settled in jose made pizza dough and whipped up meatlof for dinner
sheldons girlfriend Ellie showed up i got drug thru the gravel and the bitch friend zoned him hard
we got up and out early and headed up towards the winds
ran shuttles and got the float and be happy on
there were fish rising so Saul takes joes rod and says you need to hit the seam here and tosses to an eat of probably the nicest fish in the pod
one of those classic guide moments
cool but busy stick water
jose lit em up pretty well
junk tossing bum up front
not so much
blacklipsmatter
as does the rainbow coalition
i took the sticks and put R into a few
sheldon sheldoned
we got buzzed
but i was slow to git the camera out
Turned a few nice fish and stung one on the junks
did manage an eat
yup
matters
theyre natives
you dig"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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08-16-2020, 04:38 PM #2Registered User
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Nice TR SFB
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08-16-2020, 09:18 PM #3
so it rained pretty good that night
we woke up early
i gave joe my national park pass he went that way
I remember a time in my life where i needed to fish hard and gits em before it was over
and 2 weeks on the road gives ya time to do that
with a lot of the little things you passed by before to fullfill the need to catch more fish
and an bigger outlook of a bigger picture or some hippie stoner crap i tell myself as an excuse for not fishing harder
i headed the long way back south pass style
to rendezvous with as hagen calls us mountain hippie one week a year friends in cody
The rendezvous of mountain folk has history and the luaus no different
It was pretty cool that an old timer showed up one night as the history of the luau goes back to the interwebular beginings as westwood camp in one of the og whippy stick fly flinging forums
0ver 1300 named lakes and endless miles of creeks and rivers the winds have a lifetimes or 2 of piscatorial pursuits potentials
sheldon and i will be back
i gotta say hes a bit needy and a bit of a cupcake at times but damn this latest gods finally maturing gitin his chill factor on nicely
stopped here to git safe and look for risers
safe but sorry no sippers
stopped again here and swung the tailout in skunky futility
nobody home in the foam either
no poopers cruising on the res flats either
stopped again
odaat
stoked to leave zion and miss another mormon manifest destiny weekend i dont think ive stayed in town for a decade now
fireworks suck and are a waste of money
gotta cross it if your on the western trail
pounded out the miles stopped to let the furkid cool down at the wedding of the waters after a 1 hour chip seal traffic clusterfuck outside boysen
one of these trips im gonna fish it
rolled into camp bout 420
again
jose beat me by about 6 hours
set up the tent to dry out and we went down to the river to git the swing on
connected with a few
lando and hagen showed up from their s fork float and harry made it into camp
taco night didnt suck"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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08-16-2020, 11:06 PM #4
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08-17-2020, 07:50 AM #5
almost forgot
#spanseredbrandambasabum
more histories
mur fish pics
and more hr puppy stuffs
woke early rousted camp
tough to be safe all day if ya dont start in the am
super stoked dj came over to git the float on
from the jhaf to the ShoshoneNavyFlotilla
fish got stucks
Hagen went to lando guide school
rule #1
If you aint
#limitingoutonsmiles
yur doins of the things wrong
"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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08-17-2020, 08:04 AM #6
Great report and pictures. Thanks for including Sheldon in some of the shots as he is my favorite UTdog.
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08-17-2020, 08:51 AM #7
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08-17-2020, 09:04 AM #8
Thanks for sharing, these make me homesick every time!
Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?
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08-19-2020, 12:50 PM #9
thank you again for the elks and harry for muling
i ment to quote ya in the other thread but the fox river from elgin to aurora was my home waters.
I wanna do a midwest summit next summer
anyhow i recall stellar sunsets
i swung up a nice cutty
hung out fireside and traded rendezvouses stories thc treats and
#tanlinesmatter
So finally after not partying on the carp slut for several luaus the stillwater call was made
hooked the slut to the 4 runner
the smokercraft to landos rig
and headed montucky way
past the wyo hemp farm
got the boats inspected and launched at yellowtail
lando gave the slut a quick test lap
gave it over to sheldon and i and we took off
we checked a few side canyons but they were occupied or windy
found a good one and they left to go fast burn fuel and sight see
Ran over the 1st pooper pod trying to figure out the pedal controls for the trolling motor
found some happies put the ballpeen craw where it needed to be and checked the catch a pooper on the carp slut box
the crew showed back up
sheldon decided to swim
it rained
we rode the storm out
met locals
"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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08-19-2020, 02:04 PM #10
Nice!
Solid werks here, my friend.
I enjoyed the N.Fork Shoshone float immensely. Will plan on more of that next Luau.
The camp, food and folks were plenty good fun.
Harry, I got pulled over 20 minutes after I split. Got away with a warning by the trooper, 64 in a 50mph zone.
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08-19-2020, 07:26 PM #11
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08-24-2020, 02:13 PM #12
If you ever have a chance to go on a road trip with SFB, do it. I was fortunate to have been included on 8 days of this 2 week adventure.
It’s like living inside of a Hunter S. Thompson novel. Absolutely surreal. I’m already looking forward to next summer’s trip.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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08-24-2020, 02:35 PM #13
Thanks! Looks like you had a great time. Glad to hear that Sheldon is growing up.
“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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09-08-2020, 09:05 PM #14
Looks like a great trip and great group of characters.
always forward but never straight
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