Spring has sprung...

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:26 pm

Finally got a chance and some nice weather...

can you guess what we did today?

Boy I'm glad the classes are over

I can have a life again!

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:59 pm

nice boat.. I was gonna buy one but it didn't float

it ran nice.. Anyways no boat for me till I can afford a really nice one.. she looks good. where is this lake you are at..? sorry I couldnt make it out there on saturday either.. I will for sure make it this coming sat. guranteed or your money back...

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 4:12 pm

2bunik wrote:nice boat.. I was gonna buy one but it didn't float it ran nice.. Anyways no boat for me till I can afford a really nice one.. she looks good. where is this lake you are at..? sorry I couldnt make it out there on saturday either.. I will for sure make it this coming sat. guranteed or your money back...

Thanks , it is and older boat, '89 Bayliner, but works pretty well for our family

That is Lake Owyhee. 53 lineal miles and 750,000 acre feet of water when full to capacity. Lots of room for everyone!
The water was all like glass today

No worries about missing you Saturday, no money involved and it is your loss

They are here when you get time

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:03 pm

used to have the same boat i think. 89 gator which is bayliner. i think it was 16' walk thru with 115 johnson on the back

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:12 pm

Another day on the lake-

The new starter works great. No problems this trip.

killian96ss · Post by **killian96ss** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:28 pm

That looks like a nice lake, and the background scenery is amazing.

Me and my wife both love exploring cool geological features like that.

I guess I will have to add Lake Owyhee to my list of places to see along with Crater Lake.

Steve

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:04 am

We'd be more than happy to show you around

Jigg · Post by **Jigg** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:11 am

You've got to love when the water is like glass. Do you ski or anything Brule? I'm heading up to Maine on thursday for 10 days of skiing, wakeboarding, fishing, tubing, and just general not-working. Can't wait!

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:01 am

Jigg wrote:...Do you ski or anything Brule? I'm heading up to Maine on thursday for 10 days of skiing, wakeboarding, fishing, tubing, and just general not-working.

Mostly knee boarding, tubing and fishing.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:53 pm

A trip to Lake Owyhee. Today the fishing was terrible, but the swimming and hiking was great.

I had a chance to play with the Landscape and Macro modes on my Pentax W20.
This arch is on the north side of the river on the road to the dam.

We beached at a little cove with some nice rocks for climbing , as well as water to swim and wade in.

This Spider is on a yellow flower that is less than ½ inch in diameter.

It was playing tag with a tiny fly. I did not catch the fly , nor did the spider. I did not see the other bug / aphid hiding, or perhaps already caught on the back side until I looked at this photo.

The crawfish claw is about an inch long.

The Cockle burr is about ½ long.

That piece of quartz must have been a pocket in a soft rock that accumulated water. It pooled on the flat surface. The interior of this tiny cave created tiny stalagmites and stalactites.

It reached 103° out there today. First day of the year above 100°. We all got sun burned, but did enjoy ourselves.
This has to be the first day out that I have taken photos and none of the truck

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:33 pm

Absolutely awesome photos and landscape!

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