Lets preface this story by first telling you that one of my sons favorite things to do with his sippie cup is to try and get as much water on something as he can before anyone notices. And, maybe I should have prefaced that by saying that his favorite sippie cups are the ones with the straws. If any of you have used any of the sippie cups with straws, you know that they are a little easier to "shake" water out of than most normal tilt sippie cup.
Now, on to the story:
Korver: Daddy.... Juice. Dadda.... Dadda....Daddy.... Juice.
Me: Hang on a sec bud let me get you some water, the doctor said to not give you so much juice. I'll even put ice in it for you.
Korver: Water...Water..... Water.
Me: Here you go bud
Then, Korver decides to shake water all over the place
Me: Korver, please don't
Korver: No No No
Me: thanks bud
Korver continues to try to get the water out (which is working by the way)
Me: Korver, we go through this every day, If you dump out any more water I'm going to smack your butt!!
Korver turns around starts shaking more water out of his cup then turns right back to me, starts slapping his own butt and says with the biggest smile ever: Dadda Butt...... Dadda.... Butt.
Lets just say it was so cute I had to eat my words and give him a huge hug.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Another Uinta Trip Coming Soon
It's coming again.... Finally. We have so many things going on this summer and it also seems that we have too few days off work.
We are working on another trip here in a couple weeks and I get so giddy when I start talking about it. It will most likely only be a 2 day or a 1.5 day trip this time. Which is fine, that gives us plenty of time to catch lots of fish. Maybe this time we will be able to get some good hiking in too. I have been hearing lots of great news about my favorite trails. Trails are drying out and there aren't too many downed trees. Fishing is pretty slow in many of the distant lakes but fishing is better now than it was a month ago.
Can't wait
We are working on another trip here in a couple weeks and I get so giddy when I start talking about it. It will most likely only be a 2 day or a 1.5 day trip this time. Which is fine, that gives us plenty of time to catch lots of fish. Maybe this time we will be able to get some good hiking in too. I have been hearing lots of great news about my favorite trails. Trails are drying out and there aren't too many downed trees. Fishing is pretty slow in many of the distant lakes but fishing is better now than it was a month ago.
Can't wait
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Crazy Rantings - Wax Paper
First things first about my Rant: I feel that I can cook fairly decently, Sometimes I just wing it and manage to combine some great spicing with terrible cooking and create a nice outcome. Having said that.... I don't typically touch goodies or treats but can make a great cobbler in my opinion.
Now, My wife and I decided to make a few different varieties of rice crispy treats last night. Which, by the way, all taste excellent.
Why is it that every freaking recipe on the internet tells you put your finished treats on wax paper? WHY? I mean seriously, its as though they think that your treats won't stick to wax paper.
Its in the nature of wax paper to not let your crap stick to the paper and then you can enjoy your crap without having to pick paper off of your treats.
Who are they kidding? Do they secretly tell everyone to use wax paper and then go giggle about it with each other?
My treats are sticking to the wax paper and now I have the tough decision of whether to toss the lot or try to pick the stupid paper off the bottom. Who invented this garbage? Was it just a ploy to fool bakers into using a pathetic product just to ruin their treats? Now that I hate wax paper and realize that I will never use it again maybe I will use it to clean my rear if I happen to run out of toilet paper. Which by the way would have been equally effective for placing my finished rice crispy treats. Not to mention you wouldn't notice it as much because it would probably dissolve in your mouth. If you miss wax paper you will end up picking it from your chewed food before swallowing, so why not just use toilet paper instead of wax paper?
Ok, Ok.... Rant finished.... Thanks Wax paper for ruining my deliciously scrumptious treats.
Now, My wife and I decided to make a few different varieties of rice crispy treats last night. Which, by the way, all taste excellent.
Why is it that every freaking recipe on the internet tells you put your finished treats on wax paper? WHY? I mean seriously, its as though they think that your treats won't stick to wax paper.
Its in the nature of wax paper to not let your crap stick to the paper and then you can enjoy your crap without having to pick paper off of your treats.
Who are they kidding? Do they secretly tell everyone to use wax paper and then go giggle about it with each other?
My treats are sticking to the wax paper and now I have the tough decision of whether to toss the lot or try to pick the stupid paper off the bottom. Who invented this garbage? Was it just a ploy to fool bakers into using a pathetic product just to ruin their treats? Now that I hate wax paper and realize that I will never use it again maybe I will use it to clean my rear if I happen to run out of toilet paper. Which by the way would have been equally effective for placing my finished rice crispy treats. Not to mention you wouldn't notice it as much because it would probably dissolve in your mouth. If you miss wax paper you will end up picking it from your chewed food before swallowing, so why not just use toilet paper instead of wax paper?
Ok, Ok.... Rant finished.... Thanks Wax paper for ruining my deliciously scrumptious treats.
Uinta Conditions
I have not been through the Uintas (hwy 150) since my last trip but, For those of you who do view my blog I thought I would relay what I have seen so far this week. I typically stick to hwy 150 and the surrounding lakes.
Most of my info is coming from Bogley.com if anyone is curious.
Fishing is pretty decent at many of the lakes on Hwy 150. Fish have been stocked in many of the lakes as well. Worms and Power bait seem to be doing the best at the moment. I personally don't use worms or power bait. Many anglers are doing great with various flies at the moment as well.
Inner lakes such as Marjorie, Crystal, Cliff, Echo, Notch, and Divide Lakes, etc seem to be fairly poor fishing. Fish are, however, being caught but it isn't as productive this year as normal. There are still patches of snow here and there and several of the lakes still have small patches of ice. Most of them should be clear by the end of the week.
Lets all hope that we don't have another year like this one for a long time. This late start is throwing everyone off.
Most of my info is coming from Bogley.com if anyone is curious.
Fishing is pretty decent at many of the lakes on Hwy 150. Fish have been stocked in many of the lakes as well. Worms and Power bait seem to be doing the best at the moment. I personally don't use worms or power bait. Many anglers are doing great with various flies at the moment as well.
Inner lakes such as Marjorie, Crystal, Cliff, Echo, Notch, and Divide Lakes, etc seem to be fairly poor fishing. Fish are, however, being caught but it isn't as productive this year as normal. There are still patches of snow here and there and several of the lakes still have small patches of ice. Most of them should be clear by the end of the week.
Lets all hope that we don't have another year like this one for a long time. This late start is throwing everyone off.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Crazy Rantings - Pet Style
You hear about all those people that have gotten tickets recently for talking on their cell phones while driving right? I know of several individuals who have gotten tickets for it. Ok, it makes sense.... It is an attempt to stop people from being "unsafe" drivers.... I get it.
But here is an even bigger issue. Why can a driver not get in trouble for having a dog chill on their lap while driving. Lets just go over a couple safety issues really quick:
Issue #1: Its a pet on your lap while driving. I don't know how much "not distracting" it can be
Issue #2: If your puppy is hanging its head out of the drivers window I would think that you lose not only your peripheral vision but also vision from your drivers door mirror (depending on where the head is out the window)
Issue #3: If your little pet happens to have a tail longer than your big toe I would think that there may be some slight possibility of getting "wagged" in the face.... I don't really have a better way to phrase that.
Issue #4: Since you are already in a pretty distracted state of things, do you think that when you get into an accident that your dog will get more hurt or less hurt being on your lap than it would if it were in the back seat?
Issue #5: I have heard of several cases where animal rights activists (or pet lovers... whatever) have gotten upset and sued someone over their pet getting left in the car while the owner went into the grocery market. I understand and although I don't necessarily agree with either party (depending on the case) Wouldn't it make sense that those people who complain about it shouldn't have a pet out of a pet seat belt? Because they are endangering their pet more unrestrained in a moving vehicle than the person who left their little friend in the car with the windows cracked.
I am actually pretty impartial most of the time with many of these types of things but I think that there are some major issues regarding traffic rules and regulations that are floating around.
I was told by an officer a while back (because I ask stupid questions all the time when I get pulled over.. and trust me it helps avoid tickets, I have done it many many times) That according to the law you can get a citation for drinking a soda while driving. Eating, drinking, cell phone use, messing with the stereo, and few other things are all cause for "distracted driving". DID ANYONE EVER MENTION PETS??????
But here is an even bigger issue. Why can a driver not get in trouble for having a dog chill on their lap while driving. Lets just go over a couple safety issues really quick:
Issue #1: Its a pet on your lap while driving. I don't know how much "not distracting" it can be
Issue #2: If your puppy is hanging its head out of the drivers window I would think that you lose not only your peripheral vision but also vision from your drivers door mirror (depending on where the head is out the window)
Issue #3: If your little pet happens to have a tail longer than your big toe I would think that there may be some slight possibility of getting "wagged" in the face.... I don't really have a better way to phrase that.
Issue #4: Since you are already in a pretty distracted state of things, do you think that when you get into an accident that your dog will get more hurt or less hurt being on your lap than it would if it were in the back seat?
Issue #5: I have heard of several cases where animal rights activists (or pet lovers... whatever) have gotten upset and sued someone over their pet getting left in the car while the owner went into the grocery market. I understand and although I don't necessarily agree with either party (depending on the case) Wouldn't it make sense that those people who complain about it shouldn't have a pet out of a pet seat belt? Because they are endangering their pet more unrestrained in a moving vehicle than the person who left their little friend in the car with the windows cracked.
I am actually pretty impartial most of the time with many of these types of things but I think that there are some major issues regarding traffic rules and regulations that are floating around.
I was told by an officer a while back (because I ask stupid questions all the time when I get pulled over.. and trust me it helps avoid tickets, I have done it many many times) That according to the law you can get a citation for drinking a soda while driving. Eating, drinking, cell phone use, messing with the stereo, and few other things are all cause for "distracted driving". DID ANYONE EVER MENTION PETS??????
Saturday, July 16, 2011
A plug for my Brother......
So, my brother has created a new board game. He is currently in the funding process and currently has his game listed on Kickstarter.com at this link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/340631149/mage-wars-the-ancient-prophecy?ref=live The project has about 40 or so days left for funding.
Any help would be great. I have played the game and it was awesome. He is offering quite a bit to those who help fund. Backing 55 bucks will earn you a copy of the game quite a bit below retail value. Additional backing will earn a copy of the game, expansions, engraved dice, and much more. Check out the link above at Kickstarter or also his blog @ http://magewars.blogspot.com
Thanks Everyone, I would love to see his game make it onto shelves. He has put lots of time and effort into the creation of this game through play testing, design, and a great deal more.
Any help would be great. I have played the game and it was awesome. He is offering quite a bit to those who help fund. Backing 55 bucks will earn you a copy of the game quite a bit below retail value. Additional backing will earn a copy of the game, expansions, engraved dice, and much more. Check out the link above at Kickstarter or also his blog @ http://magewars.blogspot.com
Thanks Everyone, I would love to see his game make it onto shelves. He has put lots of time and effort into the creation of this game through play testing, design, and a great deal more.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
5 Day Uinta Trip Post 3 - Additions
Additions:
I thought I would just add to anyone about to visit the Uintas. Friday nights seem to be the nights when about 75 - 85% of the people volume shows up. I would recommend getting up there sooner than later. Talking to the Ranger at the Station on the Kamas side, he said that most of the upper camp sites should be open on the 20th of July. That may of coarse make it easier to get a good spot to camp since the majority of the Campers like to use the improved sites that also have camp hosts. (And of coarse I am talking about the areas on the Mirror Lake Hwy, since that is my favorite area).
Our dilemma was this: We had our site since Wednesday about the middle of the day. Friday night we had several different groups pull right in to the area that we were camped. This really isn't a big deal to us having fellow campers nearby. But, here is the problem. There were about 7 different spots that previous campers had made for a great camp site. Instead of going to a further spot, a group decided to make camp right next to us Friday night. Not too big of a deal, although, they came over and asked to borrow some lighter fluid to make a fire. I didn't have any so I lent the last bit of my white lantern gas to them. Apparently they had non-existent fire starting skills. I watched as they used the gas and threw on a match. The flames burst everywhere and burned for about 30 seconds or less. That group ended up with no fire that whole night. Rather funny if you ask me, what a waste. After this took place they decided to blast their crappy music and start dancing around. This normally wouldn't bother me at all but I just gave them the last of my white gas and they were still jerks. Oh well, I finished my hot cocoa and went to bed early. I thought about hitting the panic button for my truck but decided to let them have their fun.
I also found a couple more pictures from our trip that I didn't post.
The first one is of my boy. He actually had the time of his life up in the mountains. We had a small stream running almost through our camp. He played in that quite a lot during the 4 days we were there. The second picture is of our camp site. Not really sure why I took that picture but I guess it just shows a memory. I can't wait to get up there again.
Monday, July 11, 2011
5 Day Uinta Trip Post 2 - Let it Rain, Let it Hail
Thursday July 7, 2011
To start off this post lets just say that rain and hail shouldn't be an excuse to have a terrible week but we were getting a little frustrated with the amount of rain and hail. We woke up Thursday and cooked some sweet french toast and sausage for breakfast. About half way through cooking I realized that I forgot to pack syrup. I don't know about all of you but I hate eating warm breakfasts without syrup. The first thing we did was drive down to Kamas to get a bottle of syrup. That was an emergency.
Lets get on with the fun times....
We decided to head to Echo Lake since we had never been there and also wanted to catch... well, lets not talk about what we wanted to catch... Shhhhh, its a secret ;)
anyway, The road to Echo was fairly rough but nothing that my truck couldn't handle. There were only a few small snow drifts on the road but quite a few large puddles. When we arrived at Echo the entire surrounding flat area (which really isn't that much flat area) was completely wet. It was nearly impossible to walk anywhere without getting your shoes wet. The weather quickly turned nasty and started pouring rain. Coincidentally we grabbed my boys mini tent for him to chill in while we had to hang out under trees to try and keep dry. We had walked quite a ways around the lake and didn't want to head back until we had caught a prize. Since it was raining I decided to go for a quick run/hike up the mountain. After about 20 minutes the rain turned into giant hail. And by hail I don't mean little girly pebbles of hail.
After I quit hiding under a few trees I finally decided to take a few pictures of the lake. Quite beautiful if you ask me. And also, I now know why they call it Echo Lake. When there is thunder, it definitely leaves you in awe.
There was water pouring in from everywhere and there was still a good amount of giant snow piles all around the lake. Aside from the hail and rain this was a great little detour from our original plan in the Uintas. We caught a nice little Brooke Trout but with such bad weather it was pretty hard to do much. Not to mention we took advantage of a nice break in the weather and high-tailed it out of there since we had my 18 month old with us. Lucky for us that the weather stayed terrible so its a good thing that we left when we did. Oh well, I guess we now have an excuse to go back to this lake later on in the year.
With such bad weather we really didn't do much the rest of the day.
Friday July 8, 2011
With my wives' family arriving at our camp on Thursday we were able to fish with them on Friday. We decided to be a little lazy and just fish Trial Lake. We caught a few fish (that were tasty) but nothing to blow away a record book. I had fish chasing my lures all the way to shore but I was having a hard time getting them to bite. My father-in-law was having some great success with flies (particularly wooly buggers). Most of the fishing around the crowded lake was being done with power bate. Let me just interject right there and say that I absolutely hate fishing with power bate. I HATE IT. Anyways, we caught a few nice looking rainbows and what I am very certain was a tiger trout but everyone had their own opinions. And again, nothing to really brag about except that I was eating heaven....MMMMMMM
Saturday July 9, 2011
We decided to pack up and head home a day early. We were all sunburned and couldn't reach most of the lakes that we had planned on hitting. We couldn't get to the Crystal Lake trailhead with the truck so we missed out on most of the hiking that we had planned. We could have just hiked to the trailhead first but with my little man we decided to just save it for later on in the season. My favorite "drive-to" lake in the Uintas which is Butterfly Lake was still about 50% ice covered (maybe a bit less).
We had a great week even though we didn't attempt several things with my little man since he is still so young. We didn't catch a ton of fish either but with the amount of people that were up there and the terrible weather I guess we have a couple excuses. Overall it was great to get away for a while and the sweet mountain air had me already excited for our next visit. Maybe next time we will get to fish some of the more distant and exciting lakes.
5 day Uinta Trip turned into 4.
To start off this post lets just say that rain and hail shouldn't be an excuse to have a terrible week but we were getting a little frustrated with the amount of rain and hail. We woke up Thursday and cooked some sweet french toast and sausage for breakfast. About half way through cooking I realized that I forgot to pack syrup. I don't know about all of you but I hate eating warm breakfasts without syrup. The first thing we did was drive down to Kamas to get a bottle of syrup. That was an emergency.
Lets get on with the fun times....
We decided to head to Echo Lake since we had never been there and also wanted to catch... well, lets not talk about what we wanted to catch... Shhhhh, its a secret ;)
anyway, The road to Echo was fairly rough but nothing that my truck couldn't handle. There were only a few small snow drifts on the road but quite a few large puddles. When we arrived at Echo the entire surrounding flat area (which really isn't that much flat area) was completely wet. It was nearly impossible to walk anywhere without getting your shoes wet. The weather quickly turned nasty and started pouring rain. Coincidentally we grabbed my boys mini tent for him to chill in while we had to hang out under trees to try and keep dry. We had walked quite a ways around the lake and didn't want to head back until we had caught a prize. Since it was raining I decided to go for a quick run/hike up the mountain. After about 20 minutes the rain turned into giant hail. And by hail I don't mean little girly pebbles of hail.
With such bad weather we really didn't do much the rest of the day.
Friday July 8, 2011
With my wives' family arriving at our camp on Thursday we were able to fish with them on Friday. We decided to be a little lazy and just fish Trial Lake. We caught a few fish (that were tasty) but nothing to blow away a record book. I had fish chasing my lures all the way to shore but I was having a hard time getting them to bite. My father-in-law was having some great success with flies (particularly wooly buggers). Most of the fishing around the crowded lake was being done with power bate. Let me just interject right there and say that I absolutely hate fishing with power bate. I HATE IT. Anyways, we caught a few nice looking rainbows and what I am very certain was a tiger trout but everyone had their own opinions. And again, nothing to really brag about except that I was eating heaven....MMMMMMM
Saturday July 9, 2011
We decided to pack up and head home a day early. We were all sunburned and couldn't reach most of the lakes that we had planned on hitting. We couldn't get to the Crystal Lake trailhead with the truck so we missed out on most of the hiking that we had planned. We could have just hiked to the trailhead first but with my little man we decided to just save it for later on in the season. My favorite "drive-to" lake in the Uintas which is Butterfly Lake was still about 50% ice covered (maybe a bit less).
5 day Uinta Trip turned into 4.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
5 Day Uinta Trip Post 1 - Mostly Driving
So I must say that our Trip was a little less exciting than I had anticipated but we did, if fact, have some good times.
We started out on Wednesday a little later than we had anticipated but we got there by around 2:30 in the afternoon. We played around for a little while and drove over to Trial Lake and were planning on heading up to the Crystal Lake Trailhead. Well, there was some pretty deep snow covering the road about a quarter of a mile past the Trial Lake Campground. We didn't want to do anything crazy at the moment so we decided to make a new plan. We drove up forest road 401 and I can't remember for the life of me what the name of the turnoff is at the moment. Lets just say that this turnoff will eventually connect you with the Trial Lake C.G. turnoff. On this road we ran into some beautiful scenery. I saw what I thought was a small fishing pond but when I got out of the truck for a closer look it was just a giant runoff puddle. As soon as I walked over to the pond we started hearing an elk bugle. OH MAN!!!! just made my day, that is one of my favorite things to hear.
We continued on and splashed through some giant puddles in the road and plowed through some snow drifts until we came to a sign. Never having been on this road before we really didn't know what to expect. The sign reads: (right) Trial Lake 4 miles and (left) buckeye lake. Knowing that I wanted to reach the Crystal Lake Trailhead I opted to go right. By the time we reached the sign I had already put my truck into 4 wheel drive since the road was pretty harsh and there was all the snow. Not far up from the sign the river that had been running down the road got a little bit treacherous and my wife was starting to get a bit nervous. I put the truck in 4 Low and kept going up. Not too long after the shift my wife got out and walked up the hill a little bit and made it very clear that I was not going to make it. Since I had my little man in the back seat I decided to heed her warning and head back down the hill. (I still think I could have made it... but we will never know).
We went back to the sign and headed to buckeye. Well, lets just say that this lasted about 3 minutes. We were not going to drive to buckeye, there was just too much snow. We had the packs in the truck but we weren't quite feeling up for a hike. So we headed back out. By this time we just decided to head back for dinner and do the fishing tomorrow. It took us about an hour to get up almost 8 miles.
Ill post the next day a little later tonight, along with some pictures.
We started out on Wednesday a little later than we had anticipated but we got there by around 2:30 in the afternoon. We played around for a little while and drove over to Trial Lake and were planning on heading up to the Crystal Lake Trailhead. Well, there was some pretty deep snow covering the road about a quarter of a mile past the Trial Lake Campground. We didn't want to do anything crazy at the moment so we decided to make a new plan. We drove up forest road 401 and I can't remember for the life of me what the name of the turnoff is at the moment. Lets just say that this turnoff will eventually connect you with the Trial Lake C.G. turnoff. On this road we ran into some beautiful scenery. I saw what I thought was a small fishing pond but when I got out of the truck for a closer look it was just a giant runoff puddle. As soon as I walked over to the pond we started hearing an elk bugle. OH MAN!!!! just made my day, that is one of my favorite things to hear.
We continued on and splashed through some giant puddles in the road and plowed through some snow drifts until we came to a sign. Never having been on this road before we really didn't know what to expect. The sign reads: (right) Trial Lake 4 miles and (left) buckeye lake. Knowing that I wanted to reach the Crystal Lake Trailhead I opted to go right. By the time we reached the sign I had already put my truck into 4 wheel drive since the road was pretty harsh and there was all the snow. Not far up from the sign the river that had been running down the road got a little bit treacherous and my wife was starting to get a bit nervous. I put the truck in 4 Low and kept going up. Not too long after the shift my wife got out and walked up the hill a little bit and made it very clear that I was not going to make it. Since I had my little man in the back seat I decided to heed her warning and head back down the hill. (I still think I could have made it... but we will never know).
We went back to the sign and headed to buckeye. Well, lets just say that this lasted about 3 minutes. We were not going to drive to buckeye, there was just too much snow. We had the packs in the truck but we weren't quite feeling up for a hike. So we headed back out. By this time we just decided to head back for dinner and do the fishing tomorrow. It took us about an hour to get up almost 8 miles.
Ill post the next day a little later tonight, along with some pictures.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
ONE MORE DAY
Tomorrow is the day. We are heading out tomorrow for an adventure, FINALLY!!!!!!
We are heading up to the High Uintas for some fishing and hiking, but more importantly some time away from our busy lives. We have so much going on that most of the time it seems like we don't ever have time for ourselves. My wife and I don't typically see each other for more than half of every day. It will be a nice change to have a full week to ourselves.
The Plan: We are more or less going to wing it when it comes to where we are going to camp since all of the "improved" camp sites that are reservation aren't even open yet. But, we are hoping to get lucky with the first-come, first-serve side of things on some of the other improved sites. If not there are plenty of places that we can find to camp. We are going to be hitting several quick hikes from Thursday to Sunday. Most of which will be shorter 2 - 4 miles hikes since we will be packing my little man with us. Korver weighs almost 32 pounds so it will be a little rough.
The main area that we will be hiking is just below Bald Mountain on the South Slope off of Highway 150 (mirror lake highway). Many people still refer to this area as the North Slope even though the North slope is on the other side (Mirror Lake, Butterfly, Browne). We are hoping to go to John Lake, Three Divide Lakes, Possibly Notch Lake, and maybe even back to Marjorie Lake where we caught the Grayling last year.
There are still small patches of snow in many of the areas around 10,000 feet and higher but from what I can tell from one of the forums that I frequent that the snow in the area that we will be is all but gone. The fishing in the area isn't quite as good as it was last year due to the late snow season and winter kill. But, there are still plenty of fish ready to be caught, you just need to know what they are eating :)
I won't be able to post an update until we get back next Sunday. Wish us Luck!!!
We are heading up to the High Uintas for some fishing and hiking, but more importantly some time away from our busy lives. We have so much going on that most of the time it seems like we don't ever have time for ourselves. My wife and I don't typically see each other for more than half of every day. It will be a nice change to have a full week to ourselves.
The Plan: We are more or less going to wing it when it comes to where we are going to camp since all of the "improved" camp sites that are reservation aren't even open yet. But, we are hoping to get lucky with the first-come, first-serve side of things on some of the other improved sites. If not there are plenty of places that we can find to camp. We are going to be hitting several quick hikes from Thursday to Sunday. Most of which will be shorter 2 - 4 miles hikes since we will be packing my little man with us. Korver weighs almost 32 pounds so it will be a little rough.
The main area that we will be hiking is just below Bald Mountain on the South Slope off of Highway 150 (mirror lake highway). Many people still refer to this area as the North Slope even though the North slope is on the other side (Mirror Lake, Butterfly, Browne). We are hoping to go to John Lake, Three Divide Lakes, Possibly Notch Lake, and maybe even back to Marjorie Lake where we caught the Grayling last year.
There are still small patches of snow in many of the areas around 10,000 feet and higher but from what I can tell from one of the forums that I frequent that the snow in the area that we will be is all but gone. The fishing in the area isn't quite as good as it was last year due to the late snow season and winter kill. But, there are still plenty of fish ready to be caught, you just need to know what they are eating :)
I won't be able to post an update until we get back next Sunday. Wish us Luck!!!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy 4th
Happy Independence day everybody. For those of you who don't know today is the 4th of July. Today is the day that we celebrate our nations independence and unite to give thanks to our brave men and women in the armed forces who continue to fight for the freedoms that we all enjoy.
On July 4, 1776 the declaration of independence was signed. On the one year anniversary of the signing there was a 13 gun solute in both the morning and the night to solute the original 13 colonies. To this day we still solute with fireworks. Don't forget what we celebrate.
On July 4, 1776 the declaration of independence was signed. On the one year anniversary of the signing there was a 13 gun solute in both the morning and the night to solute the original 13 colonies. To this day we still solute with fireworks. Don't forget what we celebrate.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Not Long Now
So we have less than a week left until we head into the Uinta Mountains again. I am not only excited to fish but to hike and just be lazy camping as well. I seem to be the only one that is excited about it.
There are several dilemmas that we are still facing though.
First: There is still snow as low as Trial Lake which is just shy of 10,000 feet. Although the snow melt rate is around 3 - 4 inches per day. As of noon today the Snotel Report shows that at Trial Lake the snow depth was 12" Here is a link to the hourly (last seven days) report: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=828&days=7&state=ut
Second: The Mirror Lake Highway was just opened recently (only a few days ago) so there is bound to be lots of traffic right now. As soon as people hear word that the road is open they start jumping on their bikes to do some pristine rides through the mountains. Not to mention people want to start camping and fishing being so close to the holidays.
Third: Mirror and Trial Lake Campgrounds are not scheduled to be open until the 13th of this month so everyone who is up there will be camping at the lower campgrounds that don't have any snow on them. Which will cause there to be lots of congestion.
- We are hoping to get lucky and go earlier in the week and hopefully avoid the rush to get a spot.
- And we are also hoping to avoid the "big" holiday rush as most people get the holiday weekend off and not the week after.
Fourth: going along with the third dilemma none of the campsites that are above the Mirror Lake Campground will be available at all either since they will most likely still have a good amount of snow on them. And some of the highest lakes will most likely still have ice on them.
As you can see we are in for a surprise in more ways than one. Hopefully we will get lucky but I guess there is no way to really tell how things will go until we get there. You can ask people all you want about the fishing and the hiking and all that but it all boils down to your skill, your methods, and your tools.... Oh and don't forget luck.
There are several dilemmas that we are still facing though.
First: There is still snow as low as Trial Lake which is just shy of 10,000 feet. Although the snow melt rate is around 3 - 4 inches per day. As of noon today the Snotel Report shows that at Trial Lake the snow depth was 12" Here is a link to the hourly (last seven days) report: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=828&days=7&state=ut
Second: The Mirror Lake Highway was just opened recently (only a few days ago) so there is bound to be lots of traffic right now. As soon as people hear word that the road is open they start jumping on their bikes to do some pristine rides through the mountains. Not to mention people want to start camping and fishing being so close to the holidays.
Third: Mirror and Trial Lake Campgrounds are not scheduled to be open until the 13th of this month so everyone who is up there will be camping at the lower campgrounds that don't have any snow on them. Which will cause there to be lots of congestion.
- We are hoping to get lucky and go earlier in the week and hopefully avoid the rush to get a spot.
- And we are also hoping to avoid the "big" holiday rush as most people get the holiday weekend off and not the week after.
Fourth: going along with the third dilemma none of the campsites that are above the Mirror Lake Campground will be available at all either since they will most likely still have a good amount of snow on them. And some of the highest lakes will most likely still have ice on them.
As you can see we are in for a surprise in more ways than one. Hopefully we will get lucky but I guess there is no way to really tell how things will go until we get there. You can ask people all you want about the fishing and the hiking and all that but it all boils down to your skill, your methods, and your tools.... Oh and don't forget luck.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Only 6 days to the Real Deal
Ok, its about that time for the first major trip of the year.
This Years Trips Have Included:
1: Cattle Drive to my families Ranch in Southwestern Utah
2: Park City
3: Quick Uinta Trip to check conditions (which is a portion of the Park City trip)
As you can see, the list is very short this year. I am hoping to change that starting next week.
We have our big fishing/camping/hiking trip planned. Although, with the late snow year and conditions I don't know how much fun we will have but we are going to give it our best shot. Many of the hikes that we were planning on may not be accessible yet. However, this is only the first big trip of the season and we plan on taking many more before the season comes to a screeching halt.
The Uinta Mountains are completely unpredictable and the weather can get the jump on you. Always be prepared for the utmost unpredicted. Many who are very familiar with the mountains will agree that being prepared is very important. Always dress and pack in layers. Always have a way to get clean water whether you pack it in, filter, tablet, chemical, boil, or find a natural spring. I personally would recommend a good sharp knife too. Learn about the animals and plants around too. In emergencies it is always a good idea to be completely familiar with your surroundings. Oh, I almost forgot matches. Although many contacts of mine will say that you should avoid leaving a trace in such a great pristine place. And I agree, However, if there is an emergency (fall into freezing water, lose your stove, get lost etc) don't hesitate to build a fire. A fire can be used for warmth as well as being seen. Pack Rope (or cord). Rope can be utilized in so many different ways, never forget to have some rope with you.
I am getting excited, not long left before we are checking it out. Hopefully we will be able to get to all the lakes we planned. Even if the fishing is bad, its still such a great place to be.
This Years Trips Have Included:
1: Cattle Drive to my families Ranch in Southwestern Utah
2: Park City
3: Quick Uinta Trip to check conditions (which is a portion of the Park City trip)
As you can see, the list is very short this year. I am hoping to change that starting next week.
We have our big fishing/camping/hiking trip planned. Although, with the late snow year and conditions I don't know how much fun we will have but we are going to give it our best shot. Many of the hikes that we were planning on may not be accessible yet. However, this is only the first big trip of the season and we plan on taking many more before the season comes to a screeching halt.
The Uinta Mountains are completely unpredictable and the weather can get the jump on you. Always be prepared for the utmost unpredicted. Many who are very familiar with the mountains will agree that being prepared is very important. Always dress and pack in layers. Always have a way to get clean water whether you pack it in, filter, tablet, chemical, boil, or find a natural spring. I personally would recommend a good sharp knife too. Learn about the animals and plants around too. In emergencies it is always a good idea to be completely familiar with your surroundings. Oh, I almost forgot matches. Although many contacts of mine will say that you should avoid leaving a trace in such a great pristine place. And I agree, However, if there is an emergency (fall into freezing water, lose your stove, get lost etc) don't hesitate to build a fire. A fire can be used for warmth as well as being seen. Pack Rope (or cord). Rope can be utilized in so many different ways, never forget to have some rope with you.
I am getting excited, not long left before we are checking it out. Hopefully we will be able to get to all the lakes we planned. Even if the fishing is bad, its still such a great place to be.
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