Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Kootenai



Walt, thanks for setting this up, sweet idea. A couple weeks ago we went to the Kootenai on a drinking/fishing/drinking trip. The fishing sucked but the drinking went very well. We got caught in an electrical storm on Saturday and had to pull over for a half hour, but he view of the storm coming over and through the Cabinets was dope.
After a crappy day of fishing Saturday and Sunday morning we bagged it and went to tour the area. Kootenai Falls, if you havn't ever seen them are absolutely amazing. The Kootenai, which was running 20,000 cfs, drops 300 feet in about a quarter mile. I'm pretty sure Mikey's ass couldn't row that bitch but I'm told yakers do it at lower flows.
Next on the tour was Ross Creek Cedars. It's a grove of old-growth cedars with a view of the Twin Sisters peaks of the Cabinet Mts. You can fit five people inside some of the burnt out trunks.
That evening the lower CF fished well. Stella ran a III+ under a bright moon, and no, she didn't flip. That's it. Jesse.

3 comments:

Jenkins said...

Gorgeous Jesse! Thanks for sharing. Are all those pictures yours?

kim

Jester said...

Thanks Kimy those are all mine. I've been learning to use a 35mm manual from the 70s. It's tough but rewarding. Jesse

Connie said...

Jesse - do you have a photo of Walt's infamous bull trout?