Backcountry Fly Fishing Trip – Rocky Mountain NP

[brian barnes]

My brother-in-law, 10 year old son, and I hiked across Rocky Mountain National Park. We fly fished along the way and caught some greenback cutthroats and Colorado cutthroats. It was a blast!

We didn’t take many fish photos due to the greenbacks being on the endangered species list. Thunder lake was sweet! The full picture gallery can be found here: http://www.pbase.com/brian_barnes/200807_rmnp_backcountry.

Here are a few example photos of the area:

[Zach Matthews]

What a cool trip.

[John Bennett]

Nice!
Few better ways to spend a week.

[Neal Osborn]

that picture of your son looks like a cover shot for a fly fishing magazine!  He’s got the stooped pose, the rod hand out laterally, the smile, the grip, the lanyard, and the attitude.  Looks like he is on his way.

[Aaron Otto]

Awesome! that kid is going to be a stick!

[Corey Kruitbosch]

Love the landscape, absolutely beautiful .. Thanks for sharing.

[brian barnes]

Thanks for the comments! For anyone interested in the details, I finished up my narrative on the trip and posted it on my blog here: http://minomdeplume.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/200807_rmnp_backcountry_trip/

[Cameron Mortenson]

Brian…beautiful post and excellent blog entry.

[john michael white]

Wow.  Amazing report and pictures.  I felt like I was there.  It brought back memories of summiting Long’s Peak.  

I realy enjoyed the story, and what an amazing trip for your son.  He will cherish these memories of time spent with you for the rest of his life!

[trigg]

Good job, Dad!

[mtnman2888]

The landscape picture is breathtaking. Jealous can’t even describe what i feel now………

[Chad Simcox]

ugghhh why did I move from Colorado to LA?

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