Hey yall....LAF info

SPlatteBoy

Hey guys, seemed funny having to re-register but I found it. Figured it was slow around here and I've been floating for the last three weeks so figured I'd stop in with some LAF info and a little report.

LAF '11 will be Aug 11-14 at the Lone Buck Lease again outside Parshall. Since we can't search old threads anymore with all the great pics we've posted over the years I'll give a little more info for anyone not familiar. The LAF (Colorado Fly Fishing and Liver Abuse Festival) started 9 years ago as a way for board members to meet and greet, do some fishing, and little campfire antics as well. Always been a great time with great friends made over the years. Everybody is invited, if you need more info feel free to PM/email me. We also usually do a pot luck and if you play an instrument bring it!

So, here's some good pics although not entirely fishing related. Spent 16 days floating down the Colorado in the Grand Canyon recently and happened to do a little fishing. Caught a few, broke my XP, caught a few more with half a tip section, but mostly saw some pretty amazing stuff. Here is a snip-it.

Picking us up...all the gear in their 5 ton (private trip with rented 18' oar rigs and food from Pro)



Havasu (these are not post processed at all!)



Vasey's Paradise


Redwall Cavern




Nankoweep



Silver grotto



life on the river is rough


Little Colorado/Colorado confluence





Hance


Hermit


Crystal




Elves Chasm


Matkat


Just another typical day in the canyon



LAVA


"The diving board"



Hello boat floating by

Sara

Looks like a great trip! And a lot of full moons!

I go back to work on the 10th this year! So I miss LAF again! i know you will all have a great time!

yatahey

Amazing shots of what looks like an epic trip. Very cool.
Margaritas anyone?

SPlatteBoy

Thanks guys. It was epic.

Sounds good Yata! Zachdog is coming down (assuming the campground dries out by then!) we can have him in throw in the generator. lol

chewydog

In the pic "Life on the river is rough", are you the only one sitting on a chair in the water wearing a pfd?... There's a word for that.
Yatahey, should have been there last year, Zachdog brought the geny with actual gas in it...
Can't wait.

chewydog

On a side note, looks like the Co. has come down 1,000 cfs in the last couple days. http://www.ncwcd.org/datareports/flowdata.asp?sid=4160
And the Bill is almost fishable.

yatahey

Zackdog gives empty Patron bottle last rites before the cremation.


The funeral pyre for Patron bottle and dead lawn chair.

SPlatteBoy

yeah Warren, I was doing something and sat down, beer was too good so I was too lazy to get up and take it off.

The Hinge

Remember that one time I went? ha ha

yatahey

Primitive man marvels at the discovery of FIRE!!!

Flykuni

Grand canyons.

ouzelpro

Was it running at 25,000? We were on the river last September during a low flow study at 8,000; great time and easy camping on exposed sand bars. Those guys at Pro know how to pack.

SPlatteBoy

Yep 25k. except for one day they dropped it down to 18k for a day. No problem making mileage, we were cruising but the eddies could be pretty brutal. big water but if you kept it square didn't have any issues and nothing technical to deal with.

We had a few decent beaches but the big sand bars were under. Mostly nice sandy places to sleep in the tammies though.

Agreed, Pro has it down to a science! Nice gear. I need to build one of those water filters!

ouzelpro

Did you get one of those case filters with the solar panels? Those are so sweet.

What's the name of the Pro guy unloading off the tailgate? Our group consisted of old Canyon guides from the 70s, and we thought we were systems oriented, but his way of doing things put our group to shame.

SPlatteBoy

This one was 12 volt only but yeah like that. They are nice but i'm thinking I could build one for a fraction of their cost.

We had some younger dudes at the put in but a couple of those guys for the take out. Their efficiency was amazing. I took the kids on Lodore last week and felt all messed up the whole time. Ha