Merry Christmas!

After a few days of splendid fishing in the Canterbury Region, Scott and I headed North and West to the town of Murchison. We got a tip on a great motor camp to pitch our tent for a few days. New Zealand is a very "road trip" friendly country. Virtually every town has at least one "motor camp"...a place where you can pitch a tent or rent a small cabin, do laundry, cook dinner and even check email.

As we walked into the office of the Murchison Kiwi Park, we were greeted by photos on the wall of our buddy Josh Graffam holding trophy Brown Trout, so we knew we were in the right place. In fact, the proprietors knew many of our friends from Wyoming that had been through there over the years. Lynn and Brent Winter took great care of us during our stay at the Kiwi Park, I would highly recommend it as your basecamp if you ever find yourself in Murchison. Murchison was like being in a place like Dillon, Montana. There was great water in every direction, and it would take an entire season to even scratch the surface on fishing in this region. With literally dozens of trophy trout streams dumping into the Buller River, we had plenty of options to hunt fish while there. Once again, we had great sight fishing to large fish, and found them on a variety of flies. Here's a few more photos to share from our journey.



I'd like to give a shout out to my friend Janice Steiner with this photo of an unbelievable yacht that we spotted while walking the Auckland harbor on our last day. Didn't know you sailed Janice? Janice works for the town of Jackson as our transit coordinator...she does a great job keeping all of our public transportation running very smoothly. Best wishes to all of my readers for a great holiday season and a Happy New Year! More soon!

Blown Away

As the temperature dives below zero again tonight (as it has every night for the past week), my mind drifts back to the South Island of New Zealand. Scott and I were simply blown away at just how unique the fishing was. After years of listening to buddies rave about New Zealand, and months planning this adventure, we just were not sure exactly what to expect. The quality of scenery, people and fishing all exceeded our expectations. After over 30 hours of traveling from Jackson, arriving in Christchurch to pick up our rental car (a very modest Nissan Wingroad wagon) was like getting a huge shot of adrenaline. We decided to hit the regional fish and game office first to secure our fishing licenses. It was here that we got our first tip from a guy working the office named Roger. Our plan was to head straight to Murchison, but like so many of the Kiwis that we met, Roger was delighted to chat and help us along our way to the best possible fishing. We took him up on his advice and headed a couple of hours out of Christchurch to a hidden pullout to camp for the night. The next day, we watched the sun rise along the banks of the River X. Low, clear flows greeted us, along with clear, calm skies. We slowly started walking upstream in search of gold. We went four or five holes without seeing anything, and were maybe wondering if there were any fish in this river at all. Did Roger send a couple of Yanks on a wild goose chase? Scott decided to pop a streamer into a likely looking deeper hole. Sure enough, a monster brown trout came out to swipe it, and then disappeared. That's all we needed to see...there were fish here. We then slowly crept up to the next hole, and sure enough, we spotted what would be a typical fish on this river...a 24" Brown Trout holding in very thin water. It was Scott's turn to cast, so he placed a nymph right down his lane, and bang, fish on. Some of the best fishing we had on the entire trip was on a river that was not initially on our radar. The first two days we spent on this river taught us much of what we needed to know for our trip. Walk slowly and don't overlook any of the water, no matter how shallow or slow. It was also here that we learned that you can catch huge fish blindly, ie, unsighted. (Contrary to what many buddies had told us before coming here). Certainly, when we had the chance to sight fish, we took it. But some of the biggest fish we saw came on blind casts with streamers. Our first two days of fishing and car camping well exceeded our expectations, and could now not wait to head on to Murchison to start checking off the rest of the list. Here's a few more photos I'd love to share. Healthy fish, gin clear waters, and stunning scenery.

Back Home

Scott Smith and I arrived home on Monday from our epic three week tour of New Zealand's South Island trout paradise. There are certainly many stories to tell, that I plan on sharing over the winter. In a nutshell, it was a fantastic trip. We picked up our rental car in Christchurch, loaded our tents, backpacks and rods, and hit it hard. We hit 12 rivers in 21 days on day trips and overnight backpacking adventures. It was some of the most rewarding, yet challenging fishing we had ever done. Most of the rivers hold very large Brown Trout that are in gin clear water and are extremely wary. Some of the fish were fairly easy to approach and hook, while others spooked before you could even get a cast down. We thoroughly enjoyed the Kiwi culture while moving around, and already cannot wait to get back some day. I'll be sharing more stories soon from our trip. For now, it's time to make the transition from Summer back to Winter. There's plenty of snow on the ground, and the air is cold here in Jackson. Enjoy a few photos. More stories and photos to come!

Cold Weather

The temperatures around Jackson the past few days have been very crisp. With lows in the 20's (and tonight's forecast calling for a low of 14 degrees), it sure feels like winter is coming fast. Skies have been bright and sunny, but just cold. Most of the golden Aspen and Cottonwood foliage has now fallen to the ground and winter feels like it is now just around the corner. The fishing around here has been stellar. Both the South Fork and Snake (as well as some of the unnamed Fall favorites in Yellowstone), have been fishing great. This is by far my favorite time of year around here to be on the water. Water levels are low, there are few anglers around and fish are eager to feed and put on their "winter wool". Most of my information on local stream conditions this fall have been coming secondhand. With a 22 day excursion to New Zealand about to commence, I've been busy around the house with my "honey-do" list...very little time to fish. This will be the first October in more than ten years that I have not been in Montana chasing the streamer and Baetis bite. It sounds like the Missouri has been on fire...no surprises there! The trip to New Zealand has been in the works for a couple of years; Scott Smith and I each celebrated a landmark birthday this past summer, and needed an excuse to head there. With plane tickets in hand since last January, we've been slowly planning and researching our destination which we now will be able to scratch off our bucket list. (Urban dictionary definition: A list of things to do before you die. Comes from the term "kicked the bucket"). I've been fortunate enough to be able to live in such a great area and work on my bucket list for some time here. I've been working on this list for some time now chasing trout all over the West, as well as the elusive "Palometa" on the Caribbean flats. Checking off New Zealand will be a long-awaited dream. Planning this adventure (as always), has been an incredible amount of fun. Reading books, studying maps and organizing the gear has been mouth-watering. The real excitement has been talking to our buddies that have been there; listening to the stories and advice from people like Tom Montgomery, Jack Dennis, Josh Graffam, Jeff Currier, Josh Gallivan, John Gendall, John Holland, Brian Hodges and Peter Chung has been a blast. Thanks for the help guys! Enjoy this great photo that angler Dan Beistel just passed along to me. A 20" Snake River Cutty from earlier in the season. Boots Allen snapped this shot just after I netted the fish for Dan. I'll never forget that fish Dan!

Road Trip

Rachael and I left town early Friday morning with the girls bound for Chico Hot Springs, in South Central Montana. For those of you that have not heard of Chico, it's a gem located in the Paradise Valley, near the banks of the Yellowstone River. Natural hot springs pools with therapeutic temperatures as high as 103 degrees are surrounded by the historic lodge and saloon. Established in 1900, the resort is a great getaway for anyone looking for relaxation, therapy, good food and a great saloon. Check out Chico online to learn more about this resort. We spent Friday night at the historic main lodge at Chico, and then headed for Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park, for Saturday night's stay. This is one of our favorite times of year to be in Yellowstone. We did a great day hike near Old Faithful, and spent a few hours fishing both the Firehole and Yellowstone Rivers.

The Firehole in particular is fishing very well right now. Fish were eagerly taking Caddisflies on top, and small Buggers down deep. Get up there soon...it's only open for a few more weeks, and there is no one around right now.
Here's a few shots from the weekend, including one of my daughter Hannah practicing her cast, and Charlotte checking out my loop...more soon!

Blast Of Winter

A serious weather change last week brought significant snow to Western Wyoming, all the way down to the valley floor. The mountains picked up as much as a foot of snow in some areas, with a couple of inches sticking around Jackson and the river bottom for Thursday and Friday. I had a trip booked for this past Thursday with some folks visiting from Northern California. I talked them into going thinking that the weather would not be all that bad. It ended up being one of the wildest days of guiding I have ever had. We decided to fish Astoria to West Table in the Snake River Canyon. As we launched the boat, heavy rain turned to heavy, blinding snow with serious winds ripping up river. With a full thermos, Coleman space heater and down jackets on, we surged forward. It was likely the coldest day I have ever had clients out on the water. Despite the rugged conditions, we were able to periodically sight fish to risers feeding on a light hatch of Mahoganies and Baetis. I would love to share some photos from the day, but I just could not deal with the camera in those conditions. I guided a last minute trip yesterday over on the South Fork, floating from Conant to Byington. The Canyon flows are now below 6,000 cfs, making for quite a long float. Fishing was fantastic. Although we did not see a fish over 16", the sheer amount of fish we found feeding on the thick mayfly hatch was unbelievable. A soup of Baetis and Mahoganies covered the entire river for most of the day. Definitely one of those days I would have preferred to have the rod in my hand and not the oars! The Snake River is now finally stabilized at 602 cfs below Jackson Lake Dam...perfect winter flows. Get out there soon, it should be red hot right now!
Not much else to report here. Time to start the serious gear organization for our November 5th departure to New Zealand. My good buddy Scott Smith and I will be spending 22 days on the South Island in search of Brown Gold. We've never been before and are ready for some adventure. We've had this trip on the books since last January, and now are in the final planning stages. I got an email a few nights ago from my buddy John Holland. He came across this picture from the Henry's Fork a few years ago that he just found. It was a day we spent fishing together below the Warm River in early May. It's a shot of the thickest Caddisfly hatch that I have ever witnessed. We were in complete awe...I've never seen anything like it since. Make sure to click on the photo to enlarge it and really appreciate the amount of bugs.

Slowing Down

October has arrived and the volume of guiding clientele has reduced dramatically. Even though the fishing is still great (and about to get better), the demand for fishing guides typically drops around the first of October. I just guided the last 6 out of 7 days, but the next week will be much slower. Fish on the Snake are still taking large and small dry flies. Chernobyl Ants with Mahogany droppers are about the best rig going right now. If you really want to test your eyes against the glare, you can also drop a size 16 flying ant...they've been working well also. The Bureau of Reclamation will begin dropping the Snake River flows from below Jackson Lake Dam tonight. The releases have been holding steady for over two months at around 2,800 cfs. Over the next five days, the flows will be cut in 500 cfs increments to a final flow of about 600 cfs. Once these "winter flows" are achieved, fish will begin to stack up in the remaining holding water. I think we are about to see some of the best fishing of the season over the next few weeks, as these flows are stabilized, and some cooler, wetter weather brings on the Hecubas, Drakes and Mahoganies. I'll be on the water at least two days this week, so stay tuned for a report. It's now time to start the serious planning for my southern hemisphere odyssey...more on that soon! Here's Fred Thranhardt with a typical Wind River Rainbow, landed on a dry fly. Also, enjoy this serene photo of Fall on the Snake, and the incredibly beautiful Wind River near Crowheart, Wyoming.

Another Great Week

This past week on the Snake river was fantastic. I saw some of the best fishing of the year so far on our river. Much larger fish were showing up in main river riffles and just about every other spot that they should be holding in. Small parachute attractors in the mornings and large ants in the afternoons have been moving nice fish. Area tributaries are also on fire, with lower river levels concentrating more fish. I have not heard yet what the Bureau of Reclamation's schedule will be on lowering the flows out of Jackson Lake Dam. With fishing so good right now, I can't wait to see what it will fish like with flows lowered in half. Liz McCabe and I popped into a sidechannel on Monday and had the chance to get very close to this Bald Eagle...a great sight! Back at it again tomorrow...heading over to Dubois to guide a trip on the Wind River. The hopper fishing over there is still holding on. I'll hopefully have a good report on the next post. If you have not been fishing much this season, now is the time to get out there and experience catching a native Snake River Cutty like this one.

The Fall Hatch

With the flip of a switch this week, we've gone from Summer to early Fall around here. Temperatures have cooled and the foliage is really taking off in Teton Park. Cottonwoods, Aspens and river bottom Willows are all starting to turn gold. The thick clouds and rain that we saw on Friday brought the first decent Fall hatch on the Snake; Mahoganies and Drakes began pouring off in the afternoon, and there were eager Cutthroat up all over the place taking advantage. My clients decided to stick it out and brave the weather, and it really paid off. If you are out there in these conditions in the next few weeks, just make sure to park on a riffle and look for these Mayflies. The Snake is still running a steady 4,330 cfs at Moose, which is still significantly higher than normal for this time of year. Whenever the powers-that-be decide to lower our river below Jackson Lake Dam, I think we are going to see some ridiculous fishing. I would imagine that we will still see these flows for at least two more weeks. As soon as I hear something, I will let you know. I had a great day on the river from Moose to Wilson on Wednesday with Jackson Hole legend Liz McCabe. This was the first day this season that I had Liz in my boat, and she did great. She fished a Parachute Hare's Ear for almost eight hours, and kicked butt! Not bad for someone who turned 100 years old last February. Nice fish Liz! Fishing with someone that has as much zeal for life and fly fishing as Liz does is just incredible.

7th Place

The 26th annual Jackson Hole One Fly took place this past weekend, and I was fortunate to be able to participate in it as an angler on the Summit Capital team. I joined Peter Chung, John Holland and Jon Wylie in this charity event supporting local stream improvement projects and conservation. We had a great weekend and placed 7th overall, out of 40 teams. I fished one day on the Snake from West Table to Sheep Gulch (the whitewater section), and fished a streamer. It's a fast, fun section to fish, especially with a wet fly. I rarely get to fish this section, since I row a low-profile skiff...a high-sided dory or raft is needed to safely float this piece of water. I was able to bring 200 points to the table. My day on the South Fork Canyon was the real highlight. On the oars was veteran South Fork Outfitters guide Sue Talbot; she helped me to a 518 point day! A large, brown Chernobyl Ant did just the trick. The fishing was good, I had the right fly, and most importantly, a great guide. Thanks again Sue!! Although Westbank Anglers guide John "Kiwi" Gendall won the overall top guide award for the weekend, Jack Dennis guide and friend Ed Dutilly guided the best score on Sunday on the Snake. He crushed it from Moose to Wilson, guiding his anglers to numerous fish between 18" and 21". Nice work Ed!! Not much else to report. I was back at it on the Snake today, and fishing was good. Despite the angling pressure this weekend, there were still plenty of fish around ready to eat. Today's photos: Angler Ted Thranhardt with a beautiful 20" Brown Trout that fell for a large dry fly. (Any guesses where we were fishing??). Gearing up at the South Fork lodge during the One Fly; Sue Talbot keeping us right where we needed to be. More soon...

One Fly Week

We are now one week away from the 2011 Jackson Hole One Fly. Forty teams of four will compete on the Snake and South Fork Rivers with their "One Fly" against Cutthroat, Rainbow and Brown Trout. Starting over 25 years ago with just a couple of teams, it has grown into the major fundraising event in this region to help support fisheries projects and protect wild trout. (Check out their mission statement below) I've guided in ten of these events over the years and have had the chance to fish in it once. I am lucky enough again this year to be able to put down the oars and grab the rod with my buddies Peter Chung, John Holland and Jon Wylie in the hopes of improving our 9th place finish from two years ago. Wish us luck!

Although still running high, the Snake continues to fish well. Fish are eating a variety of attractors in sidechannels and in the main river. We have also just had our first few mornings of very cold temperatures. Fall is in the air, and I've even found a few fish looking for some of our local fall Mayfly patterns. Although I've seen none hatch yet, Drakes and Hecubas are already raising a few nice fish...they are on the hunt for them. Make sure to get out of the boat and check the soft water.
The South Fork finally has some fish looking up in riffles and on the banks. Try PMD adults and emergers, as well as Mahoganies. Good luck to all of the guides and anglers this weekend in the One Fly! Still not sure what fly I'll be fishing...I'll let you know. Here's a shot of the first 20" Cutthroat that I have seen on the Snake this summer, landed by angler Dan Beistel. This beauty fell for a large Chernobyl Ant in a main river riffle. Nice fish Dan! Also, a cow and calf Moose crossing the river just below Moose, Wyoming.

Reading Water

What does it mean to be a fly fishing guide? To an outsider taking a quick glance, it may look like a job where someone just "takes" a couple of anglers fishing for the day. Upon closer inspection, one realizes the breadth of tasks that a guide endures day in and day out. During a typical guided fly fishing trip, most fly fishing guides act as chauffeurs, food servers, skilled oarsmen, casting instructors, mending instructors, knot tiers, fly selectors, tangle experts, story tellers and therapists. In addition to all of this, we spend most of our day "reading water", and telling our anglers exactly where to cast. In fact, this is arguably the most important skill in fly fishing. A perfect cast, with the perfect fly, with a perfect drift over the wrong water will not net you a fish. Ninety percent of trout typically live in only ten percent of the water. Identifying, or "reading" this water is crucial to being successful. Over the past week, I had the chance to guide many skilled anglers on the Green River, the Snake River and the Wind River. All of these rivers were fishing well, with eager trout looking for dry flies in just the right spots. Many of my recent clients exhibited great casting and mending skills, but lacked in understanding how to read water. As I am rowing the river, I am always looking ahead to the next spot to have my clients cast their fly. Conveying the exact spot to both anglers while rowing can be difficult. Often, it takes numerous casts for the fly to finally hit the desired target, and by then, it is often too late. I guess the realization I had this week was that even when I get to guide an angler with a true expert level of casting and mending, if they can't read the water, it can still be very tough. Teaching someone how to read water is very difficult; the best way to learn, is to fish as much as possible with trial and error. Check out Reading The Water, by Dave Hughes...it's a great handbook that every fly fisher should have in his or her library.

For anyone interested, my buddy Mark Ditzler has a great website showing off some of his glass fish art. Check it out. Finally, enjoy this photo of a 26" Brown Trout netted in the Wind River Canyon (via one of Darren Calhoun's great guides), caught by my buddy John Holland. I'd say John can read water reasonably well. Great fish H-Bomb!!

The Snake Is On

I've just wrapped up a very consistent week of guiding on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Despite the fact that the river is still running a bit high (4,600 cfs at Moose), the dry fly fishing has been very good. Reports from below Wilson have also been solid. If you do venture below Moose, the river is moving quite fast...make sure to walk the many new sidechannels. I've found Cutthroat from 8" up to 18" eating the usual suspects: Chernobyl Ants, Hoppers and large mayfly attractors. I had another lucky day on the Green River yesterday. Clouds in the morning produced some fantastic fishing for larger Brown Trout. If you can order up some dark skies, drop a Copper John under a large ant and hold on tight.
The South Fork continues to nymph very well, but where are the dries? Hopefully it will pop soon over there. Here's a couple of photos from the week. Lisa Smith with a great Snake River Cutty, as well as my good buddy and One Fly teammate Peter Chung with a typical Green River Brown Trout.

Can't We All Get Along?

The Snake River through Grand Teton National Park is probably one of the prettiest and most unique places around to take a float fishing trip. The special use permit that we operate under (via Jack Dennis) allows me to take commercial trips here and show anglers the beauty of the Tetons while throwing flies to native trout. Many other users also enjoy the water every day, including people in kayaks, rafts, and private fishing boats. There is also a heavy presence of scenic float trips. Private companies offer raft trips down the same sections of river that we guide on, looking for wildlife and admiring the Tetons. Over the years, many of the fishing guides have experienced at least some difficulty working side by side with these commercial rafts. There has been an unspoken rivalry between between us, whereby the fishing guides are often left to feel like the commercial guides are the ones that "own" the river and its boat ramps. Small confrontations happen a few times a summer between the guides on the river, and in parking areas. Sadly, I was the random victim of vandalism on Friday, when after parking my truck and trailer at Moose (to float down to Wilson), someone in the commercial parking lot drained one of my tires, and located my hidden shuttle key and discarded it. Apparently, someone else using that parking facility has not been happy with the way in which the commercial fishing guides have been parking there. It was a totally pathetic move, and can't imagine how someone gets to a point where they would attack someone's vehicle. Upon arriving in Wilson, my clients and I were left with no vehicle, and a message from my shuttle driver that my truck had been disabled. Not a great way to end the day. To all my fellow guides reading this: be aware! I know that we will continue to use the river and its boat ramps with the highest of standards, and would never stoop to such a level. If by some stroke of luck the person that did this is reading my blog, could you just simply let us know what the problem is with our parking? Thanks...



I was fortunately able to spend the day Saturday not thinking about this entire situation. Instead, I was thinking about the stellar fishing I was having on my day off with my buddy Stan Czarniak. Here's a few shots from our marathon float. More soon!

Fishin' In The 80's

Even though we are now entering the second week of August, area rivers are fishing like it is still early July. Although local rivers have dropped and cleared significantly over the past few weeks, they are all still running much higher than average for this date, and many of them are still far from clear. The Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam is running at 2,840 cfs, which is a great level. The water is crystal clear all the way to the confluence of the Buffalo Fork. The problem is that the Buffalo is still adding about 1,000 cfs right now and is running very silty. The average flow for the Buffalo for this date is only about 400 cfs. This is still making the Snake a very large river now. I fished today from Pacific Creek to Deadman's, and it was tough. Although we had good action on dry flies, all of the fish were very small. We did not hook, miss, spook or roll a fish over about 12". Although the Green is still fishing well, it is also running high for the date at about 900 cfs, where the average is about 500 cfs. The folks over in Idaho have finally lowered the South Fork levels to reasonable 9,000 cfs...we should see the dry fly action spark any day now over there.

I got a chance to head over to the Wind River last week to float below Dubois. As you may know, Darren Calhoun and Wind River Canyon Whitewater holds the only permit to drift and fish the Wind River below Dubois on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Darren is allowing me the chance to run a few trips over there this year with some select clients! I spent the day with Darren and two of his top guides, Cale and Marco. We made a reconnaissance run, checking out the water and a few of the boat launches. The river is still a bit too high to fish, but we had a great day anyway. Marco and Cale are great guys. Hanging with other guides for the day is a great way to learn new techniques, and discover new ways at guiding humor. One of the hardest thing to teach anglers in a driftboat is to cast forward...ahead of the boat. While Marco was on the oars with me in the back seat, Cale accidentally cast upstream into my water. Marco promptly told Cale to stop "fishing in the 80's". (It's in the past). Very funny stuff! Here's a shot from the back seat of one of Darren's boats. More soon...

A Welcome Monsoon

I just finished up a couple of days on the river with the Strazerri group. These guys come from San Diego a few times a year to throw some flies and enjoy Jackson. We hit the Upper South Fork yesterday pretty hard. The fishing over there is still not great. The flows remain at a pushy 13,500 cfs which make it a hard row to keep the boat where it needs to be. On top of that, the water is still very cloudy. We managed to nymph up a few fish, including a 16" Rainbow. We threw a large dry fly for the late-afternoon, and got a handful of Cutthroat to fall for it, with a 16" fish being the largest. We did not get a single fish in the riffles, which is usually the hot spot by late July. Not sure when the South Fork is going to pop.
We made our plans last night to head down to Pinedale and fish the Green today. The first day of August brought us some great weather to Western Wyoming...the Monsoon Flow. What does this mean? Well...we woke up today to thick clouds and light rain. The jet-stream changed and brought us a full day of clouds and moisture. My frequent readers probably know just how much I like cloudcover on the Green, especially after a 3-week run of sunshine and hot weather. The dry fly fishing really popped today, with plenty of Brown Trout looking up. Drakes and Chernobyl Ants did the trick. It looks like more of the Monsoon for this week, so hopefully the fishing holds up. The Snake looks like it is almost ready to go below Pacific Creek. I bet we are on it by next week. Here's my buddy Steve Mancini with a pair of beauties from today...a 21" and 20" Brown Trout that fell for dry flies in the rain. Great day today Steve! More soon!

Finally Some Dries!

Guiding around here these past few weeks can be summed up in one statement: staring at strike indicators. Fishing the Green, the Snake below Jackson Lake Dam, and the few trips I've had on the raging South Fork has almost entirely been done while gazing at strike indicators. Although it can be very productive, it can get very mundane on the oars looking at a pink bobber all day. After all, this is supposed to be prime dry fly country! The South Fork has been lowered to 17,000 cfs, which is still pretty high. I'm hoping we will see it get closer to 15,000 cfs soon...that would make it much easier to fish. The Green has dropped significantly this week to about 1,500 cfs as of today...a much more reasonable level to be fishing. Although there have been blizzard Drake, Caddis and Sally hatches down there, the fish have been holding tight in the high water nymphing. As these levels drop even more, look for much better dry fly action any day on the Green. The best place to throw some dries right now is on the upper Snake, between the Dam and Pacific Creek. The hatch of Sallies and Golden Stones up there today was thick. On top of that, the water is the best it has looked all year...very clear. Unfortunately, the Buffalo Fork is still putting in a muddy 2,100 cfs and making the Snake unfishable below the confluence at Moran Junction. That's all I've got...just the facts. Here's a great shot I snapped today of the beautiful Snake with the Mount Moran monolith in the background.