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Ruby yes
Big Hole no. Was down at IP just above Mesa Falls. We cut thru along the Ruby down to Red Rocks and then went west to the interstate and down to the Stoddard Creek Campground and east along the Centennials. If I had one more day I would have had time to figure out what the fish were looking for. Only had time to fish while the wife was fixing lunch on the Ruby (1 hit) and then an hour or so on the Henrys Fork, no hits. I wanted to get over to a shady hole on the far side since it was mid day, but was hitting all the rocks on the way over (Black beetle which some guys from MT said they were nailing the day before) but 2/3rds of the way across I knew I was short on time and my back was getting sore fighting the current (mid thigh). Figured I'd get over and be too tired to come back! Going to try and get out to Wolf Creek and Fisher area this week if I have time. So many projects and hunting season right around the corner.

 

Baby Addie says Happy Sunday 50s gang!

 

I.had a Willys CJ3A Quite a few years ago it was a awesome rock crawler . It had a 400 sbc with th350 trans and converted to a Saginaw power steering conversion

 

So it was stock

 

Except for the engine, transmission and power steering conversion ...... yes !!!!

The Dana 18 t/ case and the stock Dana 44 rear and Dana 25 easily handled the 400sbc

 

I even had a 1969 Toyota FJ 40 with a 350sbc running stock axles and T case . Only mods were a Rancho 4" suspension on 33" tires and Lincoln locker conversion on the axles

 

Cookie in the midst of 2nd round of zoomies. She plays with empty 2-liter bottles. If she gets ahold of it, she starts rrunnìng...and running and running. Wears me out just watching her.

 

Sometimes it's the small things...

 

Lawn mowing day tomorrow, it’s going to be hot and humid. However it’s a work day, so I can fire up the gear early. We have a unwritten rule kinda, no loud stuff on Sunday until after noon, it was hot by noon today.

 

And the huge browns usually seem to only feed at night. Although some streams you can't fish after sunset. Wading wet at night with water snakes swimming around you can be interesting. I may or may not have come straight up out of the water a couple of feet at night before.

My youngest was there a couple of years ago mainly 1L and smaller diet dew bottles. Picked up a lot of wrappers in shredded pieces all over the house and deck as he chewed them off. And would watch the bottle pop out of his mouth as he squeezed it and chase it and start over again. Even with all the toys bottles were his favorite LOL. Always reminded me of young kids at Christmas, they often play with the empty box first instead of the toy.

 

Zoie loved to chew on juice bottles.... mmm better than dog toys LOL


evening gang

 

These weekends go by way too quick. Thank goodness its a holiday weekend and I'm skipping Friday.

I got vents, but the bees were entombed into the cider block wall, now they're finding a way out into the interior space of the house.

The Willys doesn't need any justification, I just don't necessarily need a money pit of a project and don't have a garage to work/store a project vehicle.

No dead mices in the firewood truck, the rust would kill them if they got scratched by it.

I'm already in a house, July was 4 years.

No time for the current project load, but priorities could be changed..

 

Rugby will smack any type of bottle up and down the hallway then run up to his dog and smack it in the head a few times before jumping to the top of his cat tower. Little orange devil !

 

Cats are evil when they want to be..... more so than dogs.

 

Good morning

Monday, and the heat has returned.

Enjoy your day.

 

Good morning.

 

Morning

 

Morning 50+