In early May, Steve received a surprise phone call from Matt, a long time friend, inviting him to a few days of fishing up near Mammoth. Shellie rearranged her schedule and off Steve went with Matt the next day! Here is Matt as the moon rises on the first night as he fished just outside of Lone Pine.
The next day they drove up just past Bishop and turned off onto a road heading up into the mountain to a place called Rock Creek. They drove as far as the road would let them (like 10 miles off the main highway) and then hiked up a few hours. Here is Matt at the first frozen lake (where they started their hike upward).
On their way up!
Proof that they actually were there together!
First stop... the bottom end of a frozen lake. It was about a two hour hike from where they parked the car.
Looking up to the other side where they would soon hike up to.
They hiked up and around to the other side of the frozen lake, where it was being fed into in hopes of finding hungry fish.
Happy wilderness man!
Did I mention Steve really doesn't know how to fish?! Matt was a great and patient teacher! And yes it was incredibly beautiful!
The thawed end of the lake!
Matt was catching fish after fish. He invited Steve to throw his line into the spot where the fish were being caught. You guessed it... the fish stopped biting. After a few more tries, Steve pulled his line in and Matt threw his back out. Almost instantly the fish were fighting to get on the hook. Matt caught several more! I guess it wasn't Steve's time to catch a fish yet!
Matt threw back everything he caught. He fishes just for the fun of it!
This was seconds before Steve dropped the camera in the creek (by the way it was Jasen's camera that Steve was borrowing!). Anyways with some tender loving care the camera and its photos have been saved (though it took two weeks)!
Did I mention it was beautiful?
Matt & Steve were best men in each other's weddings!
Other end of the frozen lake! This was where they stopped on the way up.
Hiking back down was actually quite tiring!
From lake fishing to creek fishing. Matt changed tactics and continued to fish at various spots as they hiked back down the mountain.
At another spot where the fish were biting Steve gave it another go. And the fish ran for cover! No bites!
On their way home the next day they stopped just outside of Big Pine and did some creek fishing. Wow, that is a huge challenge climbing through the brush and trying not to get the line snagged. But in the end Steve actually caught two fish - well that is they were on his line for maybe a few seconds!
Steve had a great time with his friend Matt. The fishing part, well that was okay, but the adventure was awesome. Steve says he will stick to being a fisher of men! Nevertheless, fishing may get another opportunity in the future!
The next day they drove up just past Bishop and turned off onto a road heading up into the mountain to a place called Rock Creek. They drove as far as the road would let them (like 10 miles off the main highway) and then hiked up a few hours. Here is Matt at the first frozen lake (where they started their hike upward).On their way up!
Proof that they actually were there together!
First stop... the bottom end of a frozen lake. It was about a two hour hike from where they parked the car.Looking up to the other side where they would soon hike up to.They hiked up and around to the other side of the frozen lake, where it was being fed into in hopes of finding hungry fish.Happy wilderness man!Did I mention Steve really doesn't know how to fish?! Matt was a great and patient teacher! And yes it was incredibly beautiful!The thawed end of the lake!Matt was catching fish after fish. He invited Steve to throw his line into the spot where the fish were being caught. You guessed it... the fish stopped biting. After a few more tries, Steve pulled his line in and Matt threw his back out. Almost instantly the fish were fighting to get on the hook. Matt caught several more! I guess it wasn't Steve's time to catch a fish yet!Matt threw back everything he caught. He fishes just for the fun of it!This was seconds before Steve dropped the camera in the creek (by the way it was Jasen's camera that Steve was borrowing!). Anyways with some tender loving care the camera and its photos have been saved (though it took two weeks)!Did I mention it was beautiful?Matt & Steve were best men in each other's weddings!Other end of the frozen lake! This was where they stopped on the way up.Hiking back down was actually quite tiring! From lake fishing to creek fishing. Matt changed tactics and continued to fish at various spots as they hiked back down the mountain.At another spot where the fish were biting Steve gave it another go. And the fish ran for cover! No bites!On their way home the next day they stopped just outside of Big Pine and did some creek fishing. Wow, that is a huge challenge climbing through the brush and trying not to get the line snagged. But in the end Steve actually caught two fish - well that is they were on his line for maybe a few seconds!Steve had a great time with his friend Matt. The fishing part, well that was okay, but the adventure was awesome. Steve says he will stick to being a fisher of men! Nevertheless, fishing may get another opportunity in the future! 
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Won't let Garry know about these pictures as I hate to see him get green with envy. He loves fishing the rivers and lakes in CA even if he doesn't catch a thing.
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