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Hopefully this late June, early July, I can gat back up to my bud's property in S/E Idaho. We have quite a good time there; traveling around fishing, shooting, a bit of drinking and just having a ball. Lots of BBQ'ing going on as well. Gads, can't wait to hit Henry Lake. Well, time will tell.

sounds great .... do hope you will start a trip thread and update it along the way .... I'm sure a bunch of us would enjoy following your trip

Ditto on the trip thread.

Rifletom wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:54 pm

Hopefully this late June, early July, I can gat back up to my bud's property in S/E Idaho. We have quite a good time there; traveling around fishing, shooting, a bit of drinking and just having a ball. Lots of BBQ'ing going on as well. Gads, can't wait to hit Henry Lake. Well, time will tell.

Ya got a duffle bag big enough for me Tom!!

Heck yeah! You'd have a blast up there Mark. Gene and Jim, if I get up there(very hopeful!), I'll do my best to make a forum trip follow along. We are never bored, always have something going on. Sometimes we just drive up to Montana, about an hour or so away. Or cruise thru Yellowstone on our way to Cody, Wy to hang around. What a place! The two or three weeks I go there, man, we make the most of it. Me and Dave are fishing and hunting buds from the mid 70's, so, we go way back. Sheesh, probably have more friends in Idaho than here in Ca. Big John(all 6' 8 of him!) and his family, Dylan, a national and regional shotgun champion. Believe me, when I'm in Idaho.....I'm home.

its a great part of the country .... looking forward to following your trip

Hope you make it happen Tom.

RP

You got that right Randy. It would be nice if travel restrictions are back to normal as I usually fly there. 1.5 hours in the air beats 16 hours of straight driving 900+ miles. Time will tell. Just hope things are way better by then.

Alright!! Finally able to book a flight to Idaho Falls Reginal Airport. Aug 7-17. Shorter than usual, but, in today's world, I'll take it. 1.5 hours fly time. Cannot beat that! Probably won't be fishing Henry's Lake, too hot and Lake weeds will be an issue. So, we will go to Birch Creek area and fish. 'Bout time!

Great!
Something fun to look forward to!

good to hear the trip's on .... looking forward to following your pictures and comments

Rifletom wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:29 pm

Alright!! Finally able to book a flight to Idaho Falls Reginal Airport. Aug 7-17. Shorter than usual, but, in today's world, I'll take it. 1.5 hours fly time. Cannot beat that! Probably won't be fishing Henry's Lake, too hot and Lake weeds will be an issue. So, we will go to Birch Creek area and fish. 'Bout time!

Sounds like a wonderful time. It is refreshing to visit and enjoy good friends. Have a safe trip.

Idaho Falls is just a hop skip and jump from my old stompin' ground Jackson Hole.

Thanks guys. I'll take pictures and have a few things to say. Man, I cannot wait to get back there! The Birch Crk area I referred to earlier is along the Lemhi Range and the Beaverhead Mtns. Up by Gilmore Summit and the settlement of Leadore. It's one of, if not one my favorite spots to just chill. A little fishing, a little shooting and soak it all in.

RR, if you haven't been to Jackson Hole in several years, you'd be amazed. It's the trendy spot now for all the tourists. And man, I mean trendy. Used to be a great fly fishing stop with all the fishing shops and whatnot. Now, I don't believe you'd recognize the place. Still beautiful area. Just different. We go thru there to get to the Tetons area. Now, that is crazy country.
Love looking at all the Bison. And searching for the spot they filmed "Shane". We have found it. Splendid area of the world!

I hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip, Tom. And, just as an aside, I'm so glad you didn't refer to the American Bison as Buffalo.

Rifletom wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:31 pm

We go thru there to get to the Tetons area. Now, that is crazy country.
Love looking at all the Bison.

Did some packing and guiding in '83 in the Tetons. It was a cowboy town then.

CT, Bison indeed. They're out in the Elk refuge by the hundreds. Amazing to see.
RR; oh boy, different times back then. You might be a bit surprised what that place has turned into. Like me, you'd probably go right thru it fast heading somewhere else. Which, ain't very far.

Its like Vail,Colo to many people for me. Have a safe trip up to Idaho Tom and enjoy.Im sure you will.