The Green

We just got back from a wonderful and quick trip visiting family. We spent the first few days with my family in WY.

We went to Flaming Gorge to fish the Green. My dad and brothers have come here for years but I honestly had never been. It was beautiful. The craziest thing is the water is so clear you can see these enormous fish just floating around in the water. They say that those fish are smart buggers though and it takes a certain fly and a certain hand to catch one. Luckily my dad was able to help Julia snag this little beauty.
Here she is reeling him in. I remember when my dad took me fishing as a little girl.
Here's the whole group. My oldest brother Geoff, his wife Jody and their kids came too.
My mom and me.
Papa with some of the grandkids. It was 80's day at school for little Brooke and Dylan so Jody sprayed green in their hair because not only were they 80's they were punk rock 80's. I think she regretted her decision when she saw the amount of pictures being taken. Personally I think they looked awesome.
My man and me.
My man out there fishing. My dad and bros have converted him. I wish he was able to go more often, he really does enjoy it.
All of the cute kids playing with the little fishing rods my mom gave them. Imagine their disappointment when they realized all that was attached to the end of their princess fishing poles was a plastic crown. "That's not going to catch any fish!"
The drive to the Gorge is actually quite long. While we were driving home in the late, dark night, my mom started to slow down and act like something was seriously wrong. I thought for sure the car was broken down and we were going to be stranded on the long stretch of lonesome WY freeway. Turns out she was trying to pick a piece of food off her pants and that piece of food ended up being a tick! She pulled over and flicked that tick far far away. Needless to say the remainder of the drive was one of the feeling of creepy crawlies climbing up our legs. Happy to report that we didn't encounter any more. Not a huge fan of the ticks.