Coffee in the wild.

Elk creek

Yesterday was a good day. I took a drive up to the Snowy Range in Wyoming. I took a lunch and my trusty coffee percolator. It was a great recharge. My 45 colt 92 went along for the trip. I was glad to have it too, I ran into 3 moose.  The bill I saw was about 75 yards, the cow and calf was about 100 yards. If something went south at least I had something. 

Linefinder

Great day.

Mike

Elk creek

Linefinder said:

Great day.

Mike

Yes it was!

earlyagain

Hey I got that same pot! Stainless with 4 stainless cups in a black zipperd travel bag. Stuff hits the spot up in high country.

I'd like to see some moose in the woods. Never have yet.
Hopefully from a safe distance. I understand they can get testy. 45 Colt. Old reliable.

sakodude

See now if you were a fisherman that creek would have been heaven 
beautiful country!

rberglof

Looks nice!

Last moose I saw was in my back yard.

Bigslug

Super cool!

My Dad & I did a big road trip together in 2015 to go back east for my cousin's wedding. Spent 3 days in Yellowstone along the way & headed out east via the Bear Tooth Pass.  At some point on that leg of the journey we saw two bull moose standing shoulder deep in green stuff looking a lot like the river growth you're showing.

IMPRESSIVE critters - them and bison!

Diver43

sakodude said:

See now if you were a fisherman that creek would have been heaven 
beautiful country!

I had the same thought either fly or ultralight would be a blast.
It sure is a pretty area

Elk creek

Diver43 said:

sakodude said:

See now if you were a fisherman that creek would have been heaven 
beautiful country!

I had the same thought either fly or ultralight would be a blast.
It sure is a pretty area

That stream is full of native brook trout.....

Linefinder

Hmmmm......you've got me wondering.....day trip, or overnighter?

Within 45 minutes of Colorado Springs you can be in some of the most majestic terrain you'll ever encounter. But I've seen it all, repeatedly, and am looking for something new.

Colorado Springs is roughly an hour south of Denver. How long would it take to drive from the Springs to where you were?

An aside....if you don't mind traveling south, Fremont county (where JerryBobCo used to live) and areas southwest are the beginning of the San Juan Range. Spectacular scenery and well worth the time. FWIW, while the "Fourteeners" get all the attention, I've found 8-10K ASL is where the action is. Much higher than that and you're standing on a rock, looking at other rocks.

Mike

Elk creek

Linefinder said:

Hmmmm......you've got me wondering.....day trip, or overnighter?

Within 45 minutes of Colorado Springs you can be in some of the most majestic terrain you'll ever encounter. But I've seen it all, repeatedly, and am looking for something new.

Colorado Springs is roughly an hour south of Denver. How long would it take to drive from the Springs to where you were?

An aside....if you don't mind traveling south, Fremont county (where JerryBobCo used to live) and areas southwest are the beginning of the San Juan Range. Spectacular scenery and well worth the time. FWIW, while the "Fourteeners" get all the attention, I've found 8-10K ASL is where the action is. Much higher than that and you're standing on a rock, looking at other rocks.

Mike

Probably about 3+ hours. Swing by the house I’ll go with you for the day. The Snowy’s are amazing. 

Linefinder

That sounds like a plan!

Mike

CHIRO1989

Should have brought a toboggan for the snow. 

Linefinder

This time of year it looks like snow from a distance, but it's usually hard, rutted ice. Not a whole lot of fun. Good to look at, but not much else.

Mike

CHIRO1989

Yeah, I am sure the sun condensed and compacted it, still, hold my beer and watch this.....

Linefinder

Did that once, on a nylon poncho. Did I mention  I did it ONCE?

Mike

Zee

Too cool. 

earlyagain

I had occasion some years ago to explore an area around Gould CO east of Walden. The pics in the OP look like similar terrain. 

sakodude

I propose a Colorado shooting/fishing get together anyone interested?

JerryBobCo

Mike,

if you're referring to the mountain range in which I killed that bull in my avatar, it's the Wet Mountains, and does indeed have some spectacular scenery.  There are a few small streams, but extremely tough to fish as they are very clear and brushy.  All I've ever seen or caught from them are small brookies.

There also Lake Isabel, which has guest cabins and a small cafe.  That would be a good place for a Colorado meet and greet.  And, there is some nice camp grounds, as well as a lot of primitive camping on Locke Mountain and Green Horn (Cuerno Verde) mountain.

Right now, I'm about to have a melt down to fish the upper Arkansas.  I can almost taste it.

That's some beautiful looking county, Elk Creek.  I second the notion of fly fishing that little stream  

earlyagain

sakodude said:

I propose a Colorado shooting/fishing get together anyone interested?

Im interested. I have a couple problems. One is I schedule all my time off a year prior as a matter of policy. The other is the child custody schedule with my son. I can maybe work those things out depending......

Linefinder

JerryBobCo said:

Mike,

if you're referring to the mountain range in which I killed that bull in my avatar, it's the Wet Mountains, and does indeed have some spectacular scenery.  There are a few small streams, but extremely tough to fish as they are very clear and brushy.  All I've ever seen or caught from them are small brookies.

There also Lake Isabel, which has guest cabins and a small cafe.  That would be a good place for a Colorado meet and greet.  And, there is some nice camp grounds, as well as a lot of primitive camping on Locke Mountain and Green Horn (Cuerno Verde) mountain.

Right now, I'm about to have a melt down to fish the upper Arkansas.  I can almost taste it.

That's some beautiful looking county, Elk Creek.  I second the notion of fly fishing that little stream  

Actually, Jerry, I was thinking about the area you, Fred(?), and I tried hi-altitude 'yote hunting. That was some really pretty ground. Thought it was the San Juans......

Mike

Linefinder

Jerry,

Upon reflection, I'm betting it was the Wet Mountains. Pretty scenery for sure. Drastic elevation changes over a short distance....even on paved roads.

Mike

sakodude

earlyagain said:

sakodude said:

I propose a Colorado shooting/fishing get together anyone interested?

Im interested. I have a couple problems. One is I schedule all my time off a year prior as a matter of policy. The other is the child custody schedule with my son. I can maybe work those things out depending......

I have a far bit of flexibility, hopefully we can find some common time.

Linefinder

I'm for it......Summer's kind of full, but Fall's nice.....

Mike

sakodude

Linefinder said:

I'm for it......Summer's kind of full, but Fall's nice.....

Mike

It will probably take that long to put something together anyway but fall is a great time of year.

Linefinder

We need to do this. One of the first threads I read here was when you, Jerry , Flydiver, and a few others did a Colorado "shoot".  IIRC, the weather sort of sucked. Hence.....early fall.
Mike

Elk creek

Yes! 

Let’s make this happen! Never Summer Yurts.... outside Walden. 

earlyagain

I think I camped at a place near those yurts a couple years ago with my son. Was a lake there I think.

Gene L

Good trip for the soul.  That stream looks very fishy.  A friend of mine's dad had a place in Wyoming along a river, in the middle of a reservation.  He died a few years ago (his dad) but invited me fishing for a long time.  Sorry I didn't go.  Up along one of the feeder springs, my friend would catch like 40-50 Brookies, small maybe 5" fish, on a fly.  Had to sneak up on them or they'd get put down, like crawl up to them.  No limit, because in that river Brooks weren't native and DNR was trying, vainly, to get rid of them.

No spring creeks around here.  I've fished them in Ryegrass Wyoming a few years and was amazed at big fish coming out of small water.

sakodude

MHS is in if dates work out!!