Sounds great. Thank you!!!!!!
Bristlecone Pines
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, Nov 14 2023 02:36 AM
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Posted 15 November 2023 - 03:21 AM
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 12:18 AM
Well no luck on seeing the bristlecones, not even close. The plan was to head up over Tioga pass and to Lundy Valley , Mono lake, Benton and then the pine forest. the pass was open when we left in the morning, but when we got to Yosemite, it was closed. Time for a new plan!
We messed about in Yosemite valley for only about an hour. Sure is beautiful, but wow what a zoo! I had not been there for about 30 years and things sure have changed. I thought a rainy day in the off season would be less crowded, wrong I was.
We headed out of the mayhem to Wowona CG and got a nice quiet site on the Merced river. Tons of trout but the season ended on the 15th so we just enjoyed watching them make there way up the river.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 12:25 AM
We decided to head over to Shave Lake as it was only 2 hours away and we've had multiple generations of fun in that area. The lake was full to the brim, beautiful and not a soul on it but us. Had some good chilly paddles and hikes and even found a few rainbows. Thought we might make it to Mono hot springs, but we missed that window by a couple days as well, road closed. I guess I will have to settle for the hot tub on my back deck as we got shut down from both of our hot spring missions. At least we got one last hurrah before everything hibernates for the winter.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 12:30 AM
I'm always amazed at how every fish is distinctively different. The markings and colors are our a treat to behold.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 12:47 AM
Nice fishing.You look very cold.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 01:00 AM
Haha! That’s my wife doing her best Eskimo impression. It was indeed cold on the lake. In the 30s.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 01:17 AM
Well shucks, but great job on making the best of it all! Yes, crowds make us extremely nervous.
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Posted 22 November 2023 - 01:37 AM
I'm always amazed at how every fish is distinctively different. The markings and colors are our a treat to behold.
Thanks for pointing that out. About 10 years ago I was looking at salmon, steelhead and other fish migrate past the view window at Bonneville Dam -- it was a big run year. I noticed after a while that every fish looked unique. And I saw hundreds that day, maybe thousands.
I did get a nice picture of them too, after a few dozen tries: https://www.flickr.c...57629423548157/
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