Fishing on Lake of the Woods

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On Sunday, August 27, 2017, we decided to revisit Union Pass. We had originally explored this area with Jane and Kim, but it was too crowded. Now that the eclipse has come and gone, we had the place to ourselves. Well, at least until the early afternoon.

Our destination was Lake of the Woods. The lake sits just over the Continental Divide in the Bridger Teton National Forest. Union Pass Road in the Shoshone National Forest is a well graded mostly two lane gravel road. Once we crossed the divide into Bridger Teton, the road became very rough. We then had to follow an even rougher side road for a mile to get to the lake. Dusty was a trooper. climbing over rocks and out of deep ruts. It wasn't the easiest place to get to, but our efforts were well rewarded.

When we launched our kayaks on the lake, it was just us and the ducks.

We paddled across to the far shore where the early morning light had not yet hit the lake surface.

Here fishy, fishy, fishy.....

We had fun playing with the reflections.

It's hard to tell where the boulder ends and the reflections begins.

At the south end of the lake, we found a bunch of lily pads. The fishes liked to troll along the edge looking for tasty morsels.

Unfortunately, we didn't have any of the morsels they were looking for, so we had to satisfy ourselves with catching photos.

Sometime after lunch, our peaceful quiet lake was invaded. Four ATVs with radios blaring pulled down to the shoreline. We counted at least 10 people, three dogs and three boats.

After trying a few more spots, we conceded the lake to the locals. We weren't catching anything anyhow. Besides, the season finale of Game of Thrones is tonight!

This was our last kayak adventure for this stay, so we took our time cleaning out the boats and securing them to the Jeep.

We have one more full day here in Dubois and we hope to hike up to Lake Louise in the Wind River Range. Stay tuned.