Yesterday, Clarine and I decided to drive to the Uintahs to see leaves, picnic and fish. After we arrived in the summit area of the mountains
, we went to several different lakes to see where we wanted to settle down for a few hours. At Pass Lake, one of my preferred fishing spots, it was too many people already in place in the spot I like. Pass Lake is easy to get to and there is a good spot for a folding chair right by the edge of the water, but it was occupied. So were several other lakes occupied. Mirror Lake was too, but it is larger, so we went back there to picnic and fish. I had to walk about a fourth of a mile carrying my chair and gear, but it was not difficult to find a place. Many fish were jumping. I caught five and released one little scrawny one because he was not severely hooked. None of the fish was very large but the other four were too badly hooked to save their lives. The arithmetic all worked out well as the limit on trout in Mirror Lake is four fish. Of those I kept and brought home two were rainbow and two were brook trout. It was fun to have that diversion. I bought my license on the Internet the day before. This is the only time I have used it this year. It is good for one year.
, we went to several different lakes to see where we wanted to settle down for a few hours. At Pass Lake, one of my preferred fishing spots, it was too many people already in place in the spot I like. Pass Lake is easy to get to and there is a good spot for a folding chair right by the edge of the water, but it was occupied. So were several other lakes occupied. Mirror Lake was too, but it is larger, so we went back there to picnic and fish. I had to walk about a fourth of a mile carrying my chair and gear, but it was not difficult to find a place. Many fish were jumping. I caught five and released one little scrawny one because he was not severely hooked. None of the fish was very large but the other four were too badly hooked to save their lives. The arithmetic all worked out well as the limit on trout in Mirror Lake is four fish. Of those I kept and brought home two were rainbow and two were brook trout. It was fun to have that diversion. I bought my license on the Internet the day before. This is the only time I have used it this year. It is good for one year.Before I started fishing, we sat at a picnic table and ate our lunch. It was just a little cool sitting there. The food tasted good in the great outdoors. There was a notice on the table advising us of what to do in case a bear showed up. That helps to keep your heart rate up and keeps you more alert. After lunch, Clarine opted to sit in the car and read while I trundled off down the lake to fish. I didn't take any pictures of the fish because I wasn't very proud of their size and besides that I left my camera in the car.
One of the things we wanted to do and were prompted to go by the idea, was to see the fall leaves. We weren't disappointed. The beauty was spectacular - especially the quaking aspen. There were entire mountain sides aglow with fall color but not close enough to result in good pictures. I did take a few snaps just to offer a taste of what was there, and they are included in this blog. We were on our way home in the evening when the light was reflecting off the leaves when I decided I should get the camera out and take a picture. I hadn't used the camera until then. I just got too occupied. gwh
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