Dave and Lorraine are well-seasoned and wonderful hosts. We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed a delicious meal of lamb chops. (Dick Cheney fishes with these wonderful people every year!) Given their B&B sits in Dutch John, UT and they are the only show in town, their B&B includes dinner (and booze!) as well. We sat in their lovely yard, sipping drinks, grazing on appetizers, carrying on conversations that included grizzly bears, rivers, fish, and more, oh so much more! Oddie, the laberdoodle sweet dog, came around for scratches. Good dog, Oddie, good dog!
Saturday was our day on the Green River. We launched just below the Green River dam and did an 18 mile stretch of the Green. Dave maneuvered us down the river, around rapids, and into the fish!
“He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair.” Henry David Thoreau.
Floating down the river was beautiful, relaxing, and fun. We saw some big horn sheep along the shore. I was called a "Lion Tamer" due to my fly casting skills - thanks for your patience Guideman John! Still, despite my lack of technique, I caught a couple of fish. The below picture shows the first and best fish. Returned to the river to carry on! (Guide Dave held the fish which really wanted to flop out of my hands! We had to get a picture, of course!)
The weekend adventure ended with our drive through the Roosevelt Fire. We paused, took pictures, and almost got turned around with the road closure -prompted by the big fire activity. By the end of today or tomorrow, many many homeowners will be hearing the news of their homes burning to the ground. Sad. Sad. Sad. This is a Fire Monster of magnitudinal proportions. Press reports today indicate it is the Nation's number one fire concern. It is certainly ours!
Back home. Back to work. It was a wonderful get-away weekend!!
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