Backcountry trout...

I had a small window for a backcountry trip
8 cliff bars, water bottle, tent, bag, and fishing stuff
Hit the trailhead at a 5:15pm with an easy 5miles uphill
the trail followed the river the entire time which was great motivation
one of those cliché things… the view at every turn was better than the last
it was also a bit tempting to see stoneflies flutter and see splashes





as I was getting close to camp I saw a scamper down the trail and up onto the hill side






get in, make camp, and get out the rod with the last hour of light
right away little guys are smashing up top









up early and fishing some smaller feeders













with my friend in the area, I left my pack up high as I made way for a full day




I pass the opening where I had seen the bear with no sight
Another 100yrd down the trail as I pass a tree… there he is sitting on his****eating
I have a 7’9 2wt in my hand and could have poked him in the eye
Some rocks and a yell had him across the stream before I could pull out the camera
Got the blood pumping




hiked up a bit and had a blast up top




























I was beat by the end... probably 30+ fish
surprised i didn't get a brown

In the bag before dark
The next morning was an easy down hill back to the car




on the way to the airport stopped for an amazing pulled pork sammie

Wow!!!!! Wow!!!!!! Wow!!!!

Great stuff! 

thanks

the bear was kind of slow to lumber off... which i wasn't too happy about
especially (no finding out) the only bear death was in the same area a few years back


cliff bars- yeah i eat them
i don't like to mess with cooking when i backpack
yeah a hot cup of coffee would have been nice... especially after it was down in the 30s at night
but cliff bars work


for water i just carried one of these



since i left my 2wt reel on the top of my car a few weeks ago
i got to spool that new line that was just sitting on the shelf
Rio trout LT WF... since they don't make the selective trout anymore

Nice pics and fish.....

That BBQ place looks VERRRRY familiar. Pm me and tell me where you were; if you will.

there are 7 HDR shots in the post
i take 3 bracketed RAW shots
problem is they are all hand held and i am using a +-2

need to fine tune my process

hand held hdr = difficult, very nice

2 questions.....i assume that's the smokies? 

edit...don't wanna spot burn

ORIGINAL: KJH807

there are 7 HDR shots in the post
i take 3 bracketed RAW shots
problem is they are all hand held and i am using a +-2

need to fine tune my process

Dude u pulled it off, esp the deep DOF canopy shot....unreal for handheld man...seriously. Don't get a tripod till I catch up haha

Sweeeet

Awesome pics and story.

Those pics are amazing.

nice........

nice kj, thanks for taking the time to bring back the memories for us. great pics!!
i'm ready to camp out wit ya, let me know  (i got my own tent) 

ORIGINAL: Nbobich

How do you take HDR photos???

 
It's witch craft, and it's clearly to be feared.

i am jealous! nice pictures, story, and fish.