The great Madison River float fishing expedition. Another good day on river with Rick, the guide. He always makes it good.
He put us over great fish. We hooked some. We even landed some. All
rainbows. All day. Judy got first fish, most fish, biggest fish, and prettiest fish.
Quake lake
Quake Lake. In 1959, they had a 7.5 earthquake here. Part of a mountain
fell off and dammed the Madison River. It took three weeks to fill, and
create a lake 6 miles long and 190 feet deep. When lakes are created on
purpose, they cut down the trees first. Quake Lake is such an interesting
paddle because there are flooded forests of standing trees. One section is
used as a roost by cormorants. A cormorant condo. They fly out every
morning to feed, and fly back every evening to spend the night. A pair of
bald eagles nests nearby. There is a lot of shoreline to explore. In this picture, you can see the cutout where the mountainside was that slid
down into the river.
Lakes
And a big old rainbow wallowing in the net.
Lakes
Our kayak adventures on Cliff and Wade Lakes.
Quake lake
The view from a campground on a hill over the lake.