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Fishing & Exploring on the Famous MadisonSep 10, 2009
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Mountain Lakes Lined our Roads
Mountain's Wonderful & Beautiful Roads & Views
Oh Yea, Up & Down Mountains - the Signs Are For Us...
| We left Glacier after an enjoyable and memorial trip to this beautiful park and headed south to Cameron, MT and a camp at Slide Inn on the famous Madison River. The Slide Inn is owned by Kelly Gallop, a well known trout fisherman and previous owner of the Troutman in Traverse City. Our stop here for 3 days will give Larry a chance to try his fishing skills against some tough Madison River trout on the famous “50 mile ripple”. In addition to fishing we explored the old western town of Virginia City, MT. The town people have done an outstanding job of preserving the town as it was in the mid 1800’s. The old wooden sidewalk is still there, and a majority of the businesses of the day. Each store front is as it was in the 1800’s complete with the articles they sold. At camp we met a couple, Steve & Dina from Indiana and struck up a friendship. While Steve and I were fishing, Dina and Marilyn visited Earthquake Lake. This lake was form “overnight” in 1959 when and earthquake whose center was in Yellowstone Park shook the area. The lake formed is 290 feet deep. While in Virginia City was saw pictures of people fishing in the lake 2 days after quake catching great fish. Is that what you call adapting? Also the ranger at Yellowstone told us that not only was the lake formed but every road in Yellowstone was closed. After a day of fish, yes I got some, we headed for West Yellowstone. Now this was my kind of driving. A total trip of 30 miles, and accomplished in 43 minutes. Totally STRESS FREE. The road from the Slide Inn to West Yellowstone followed Earthquake Lake and Hebgan Lake, truly a beautiful drive and views. Another unique thing in the area was their hi-tech fast growing trees. In these days of hi-tech needs Montana has incorporated this technology in this unique tree that was at full maturity in about 60 days. Enjoy the photo. We are now parked at a beautiful campground, but it just doesn’t seem right. Too much cut lawns, trimmed bushes etc. Marilyn said she would have rather been back at the Slide Inn, big Montana blue skies, and sound of the Madison flowing along. |
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