Libraries save my soul and blog, as they allow me to update my blog and filter / clean up my photos. I spent the night in a truck stop in Idaho Falls, slept in until 10 (11 here). It takes 1 – 2 hours to update a couple of days of posts, and this library…
Month: September 2023
Day 5: Now This Trip Really Begins
I slept in the Forks Campground listening to the rain all night. And I decided that I would spend the entire day fishing the East Fork of the Jarbidge river until I landed and photographed a Redband Trout. Today I used my microwave for the first time on this trip. Two cups of water were…
Day 4: The North Passage (Paved) to Jarbidge
Just A Note to My Follower(s). There was No Cell Signal between Elko and Jarbidge. Posts and comments were delayed (until today’s posting on day 6). I’m sure this will happen throughout this trip. It rained hard throughout the night. I contemplated staying in Jackpot at the Casino 93 because it was so cheap ($60/night)…
Day 3: Rain, and More Rain
I decided to fish for Lahontan Trout in the Mary’s River of the Humboldt National Wilderness. It was raining slightly, but constantly. It turned out that the road to Mary’s River used the same great dirt road as the way to Jarbidge. The only difference was to turn right instead of left when one hits…
Day 2b: Fishing, Catching, Getting Lost in Idaho
The photo above is the Jarbidge River upstream from the town of Jarbidge. The guidelines from the authors of the Western Native Trout Challenge indicate that one should fish upriver from the town in search of the wily Bull Trout. The river was a creek, with a lot of rock hobbling to find a few…
Day 2a: 4 Hours on Dirt Roads to Jarbidge
The first hour of the gravel road to the town of Jarbidge is really a treat. One can do 45 on it comfortably, but not suggested. After an hour the road is still good, but gravelly and 20 mph is safe, sort of. However, the scenery was Spectacular. The last half of the road was…
Day 1 of Challenge: Too Much Driving
I got an early start for me at 9:00 AM. However, I had to stop by Tracy’s Auto Repair in Lewiston as I had a check-engine-light on and Tracy is an awesome mechanic. I’ve been getting thrown codes whenever the van was powering up a hill. The code referred to low air flow. Tracy did…