Well, got back today. Left the Giant Forest and it was 65 deg F, hit the valley floor at 88 deg F, better than 100 F. The trout bite was ON, even during the lull from 1pm to 3pm at the lake next to the boat ramp. Gave my oldest son his first fly fishing session on 10 mile creek. We did get away and ran by Horse Camp, and had lunch at Big Meadow. Then we took the run up to the Look Out Tower/Buck Rock. Ran the road (trail) from south to north. I did see the CVC adopt a trail. The boys went nuts, saying, "Dad that is the same guys that you talk to on the computer", made me smile. The first few turns looked alittle hairy, and will wait to run this one with a friend, as my experience is limited, and I did not have an extra pair of chonies. I also had the wife and kids and aload of fishing gear, ice chest, etc, in the bed sorta unsecured.
Suprising side note: spent most of our time around Hume Lake, and even dropped a few $$$ at the Christen Camp Store, gas was $4.59/gal, and drove 5 mph through their camp area, out of respect for the mass of people walking across the road enmass. The kids at the camp were plesant but, arrogant/unrespectful/snobbish, and acted as if they were the only ones that were suppost to be at the lake. Even had a few walk/jump/swim through the pool on 10 mile Creek while I was teaching my son to fly fish at that same pool. Had another group show up with their canoes/water craft right next to us where we were fishing off the bank, and start jumping out of a tree, and dropping F-bombs. Could not take that in front of my kids, and did say something. I expected more out of these kids, based on what kind of camp they were at.
Overall it was a great time, and the family is happy.
Headed back to Balch Park a week from Mon.
-Jim
