Mammoth Camping · Day 3
September 21, 2013
21 Photographs
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On day three, we prepare to hike up to Arrowhead Lake from Mosquito Flats. Taylor gets her trendy footwear on and dances around with delight.
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Mindy observes with envy, suddenly feeling like her feet are very naked.
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Bill-the-biped shows off his not-so-trendy footwear. He’s a triped when augmented by a fashionable trekking pole.
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“Those goofy humans” is written all over Taylor’s furry face.
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Trendy footwear and all, we make it to Long Lake and Bill sets about the business of fishing.
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He catches a two-incher on the first cast, then consistently catches more as Taylor keeps count.
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The catch begins when the fish hits the lure and Bill sets the hook with a swift tug. Notice the bent rod... proof that there’s a fish on the other end.
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Bill wrestles with a real fighter. It must be at least 30 inches long (according to Bill).
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Is the fish winning, or is Bill just making it look hard? “It’s only 8 inches,” thinks Taylor. “What’s all the fuss about?”
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Bill wins the battle. “Whew!” thinks Taylor. “I almost had to help him with that one.”
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Bill pulls it out of the water and we can see exactly what he’s caught. “Yup, just as I thought. It’s only 8 inches,” confirms Taylor.
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“Look at this 30-incher!” declares Bill. “Hmmm...., sure.” Taylor knows who fills her dog bowl so she keeps mum.
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Mindy stays out of the whole fish story and tackles a fiesty stick.
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Then the weather starts to come in. The forecast said 10% chance of rain, but it didn’t say anything about snow! And that’s what we got. Mindy starts getting a little polka-dotted with the snow pellets.
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“Snow? What snow?!”
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A little weather doesn’t stop the fishing...
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And Bill keeps catching.
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He ends up catching (and releasing) almost a dozen trout this day.
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Back at camp, a dusting of snow has covered everything.
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Then the snow starts coming down for real.
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Can you spot the camouflaged poodle in this picture?