Images from the Road

Here is this week’s images from the road. A few more pics from our recent fall fly fishing road trip.

The image above is an Owyhee Rainbow Trout.

A Brownie eager to take a dry fly on the Owyhee River.

A Mahogany mayfly.

A bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Bison | www.johnkreft.com

The same bison with a tourist way too close!

Yellowstone Bison and Tourist | www.johnkreft.com

Grass along the Firehole River.

Grass on Firehole River | www.johnkreft.com

And a flower a short distance away.

Wildflower on Firehole River | www.johnkreft.com

The night sky along the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River.

Night Sky on Henry's Fork | www.johnkreft.com

The full moon was the next night, somewhere on the road in Idaho on the way home.

Almost Full Moon - Idaho | www.johnkreft.com

Enjoy…go fish!

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2 Comments

  1. Great flicks John!
    Your flick of the tourist that’s to close to the bison, tells me that nothing’s changed since my first YP trip in 1959! Being raised the outdoors in the Rockies, I just shake my head.
    Wishing you both great fishing in the future.

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