Sean
11-21-2010, 11:55 AM
some of you may have noticed my absence but i spent this summer in the Missoula MT area guiding for a resort on the Blackfoot, Missouri and Clark fork rivers
I'm back in Wisconsin now to the grind of a non fly fishing related job but I plan on going back next season
and here are some pictures
these are from my drive back through yellowstone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220251.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220256.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220258.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220261.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220265-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220266.jpg
Didn't get to see old faithful go off unfortunately
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220270.jpg
totanka!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220286.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220291.jpg
Grizzly bear one of three that i saw
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220293.jpg
that's my buddy hunter in the pic to give you an idea how far away the bear was
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220296.jpg
MOOSE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220310.jpg
and mule deer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220311.jpg
the rest of these are from the road trip a buddy and i took over to oregon and through idaho
Sawtooth mtns in idaho driving along hwy 21 at sunrise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/sawtoothmtns-2-1.jpg
view east of the salmon river idaho
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/salmon-2.jpg
which is where i caught these beautiful steelhead
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200226.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200222.jpg
sunrise on the henry's fork of the snake river....idaho
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA210249.jpg
my buddy hunter's dog sage likes whiskey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200243.jpg
a pic with some perspective of the scenery
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA180193.jpg
this is crater lake oregon. i climbed on top of that little building to get some pics since the building was closed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160141.jpg
a panoramic of crater
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/crater4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/crater2.jpg
he pinnacles at crater lake....formed by steam which hardened the surrounding area and then as everything eroded away these remained pics kind of suck since it was almost dark
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160165.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160149.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160148.jpg
a cool wooden walk bridge on the loscha river idaho. used to get across the river to get to the backcountry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA140098.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA140099.jpg
a cool shot looking down into crater lake
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160124.jpg
I'm back in Wisconsin now to the grind of a non fly fishing related job but I plan on going back next season
and here are some pictures
these are from my drive back through yellowstone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220251.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220256.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220258.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220261.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220265-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220266.jpg
Didn't get to see old faithful go off unfortunately
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220270.jpg
totanka!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220286.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220291.jpg
Grizzly bear one of three that i saw
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220293.jpg
that's my buddy hunter in the pic to give you an idea how far away the bear was
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220296.jpg
MOOSE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220310.jpg
and mule deer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA220311.jpg
the rest of these are from the road trip a buddy and i took over to oregon and through idaho
Sawtooth mtns in idaho driving along hwy 21 at sunrise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/sawtoothmtns-2-1.jpg
view east of the salmon river idaho
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/salmon-2.jpg
which is where i caught these beautiful steelhead
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200226.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200222.jpg
sunrise on the henry's fork of the snake river....idaho
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA210249.jpg
my buddy hunter's dog sage likes whiskey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA200243.jpg
a pic with some perspective of the scenery
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA180193.jpg
this is crater lake oregon. i climbed on top of that little building to get some pics since the building was closed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160141.jpg
a panoramic of crater
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/crater4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/crater2.jpg
he pinnacles at crater lake....formed by steam which hardened the surrounding area and then as everything eroded away these remained pics kind of suck since it was almost dark
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160165.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160149.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160148.jpg
a cool wooden walk bridge on the loscha river idaho. used to get across the river to get to the backcountry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA140098.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA140099.jpg
a cool shot looking down into crater lake
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/the%20west/PA160124.jpg