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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

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Didn't get to see old faithful go off unfortunately
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totanka!
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Grizzly bear one of three that i saw
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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
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and mule deer
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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

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view east of the salmon river idaho
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which is where i caught these beautiful steelhead

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sunrise on the henry's fork of the snake river....idaho
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my buddy hunter's dog sage likes whiskey
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a pic with some perspective of the scenery
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this is crater lake oregon. i climbed on top of that little building to get some pics since the building was closed
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a panoramic of crater
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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

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a cool wooden walk bridge on the loscha river idaho. used to get across the river to get to the backcountry
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a cool shot looking down into crater lake
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TROUTI
11-21-2010, 11:59 AM
Those are some incredible pics of the scenery!! Thanks for sharing. Hope some day to get out there!!

Sean
11-21-2010, 12:03 PM
my buddy hunter with a bitteroot bow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/Montana%202010/PA060074.jpg

and a blackfoot brown caught on a swung streamer
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Me with a Kokanee
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Me holding a client caught bull trout
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the blackfoot river which i spent about 100 days guiding on this season
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friend nate with a giant MO Brown
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here's me again releasing a big brown a client caught on the MO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/HansenRods/Montana%202010/P8310067.jpg

greendrake
11-22-2010, 08:11 AM
Beautiful part of the country.Thanks for posting,I thoroughly enjoyed your adventure.It appears as though you had a great summer and I can see why you are heading back next year.
Will