The girls backpack trip

The girls will turn 9 years old on Monday.  For their birthday, they wanted to go backpacking.  I doubt this trend will continue 5 years from now, or 10 years from now, but I shall enjoy it while it lasts. 
We hiked the south fork of crow creek, medicine bow national forest.  It rained off and on all night, but stopped in the morning so we went for a hike  and got to see some elk.
Daisy had a good time and made a mess of herself.  She likes to climb the rocks everywhere.

Green River

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Green River

I spent several days floating the Green River with my high school friends, Dan and Randy.  It was beautiful weather and good fishing.  I wish I lived closer to that river because it provides many great memories.  I experimented with my waterproof case for my iPhone and took some underwater pictures of fish that we caught.

Spring Steelhead

I had a great week in Alaska seeing family and fishing for steelhead.  They are a very smart fish and quite the challenge.  They are known as the fish of a thousand casts, and it sure did seem like that at times. 
CJ was able to fish with me for 2 days and he made the most of it by catching his first steelhead.
I also got to try octopus.  Cherie, Trace, and Andy were very nice to me.  They fed me wonderful food each day, including halibut enchiladas.    It was a great week to be in Alaska. 

Spring Fishing has started

In Cheyenne we have had a cold and snowy last 2 months, however I was able to sneak a quick fishing trip to the Green River last weekend.  Dan joined me and we floated a couple of days.  The weather was pretty windy, but we made it work. 
It was great for the cabin fever I've had lately. 

Organic Meat

In October I was able to get a small elk.  The meat has been very tasty as well as healthy.  I was by myself and had to pack him out in quarters.  It took all day because I got him almost 2 miles off the road. 

Archery Elk Hunt 2013

I went hunting with my friend Jason again for elk with our bow and arrows.  We found an area of forest service that they have closed off the dirt roads.  We came up with the idea to take our mountain bikes in there with our bike trailers.  We rode in 4 miles and set up camp right on the old road.  We had a great time and saw, heard, and smelled many elk, but didn't get one.  The last night it got really cold(15 degrees), so it was a challenge just to stay warm.  We left early due to the weather.