Our destination today is the Hatchet Motel in Moran, Wyoming which will give us access to the north/east Wind River Range. Passing Jackson, we had lunch at the Bunnery Bakery and walked around town with stops at the fly shop and US Fish and Wildlife. The drive runs alongside the Teton Range and into the Grand Tetons NP. Ray was trying to revisit old fishing memories at Jenny Lake, String Lake and Jackson Lake, where he had caught large fish some 20 years ago.
With an afternoon thunderstorm approaching, the skies turned dark and streaks of rain could be seen in the distance. Wyoming and Montana clouds are the best. I photographed the distant storms.
Toward evening, we went back into the Tetons NP, down a dirt road to a secluded spot on the narrow Snake River. We fished until dark and although we did not get any bites, standing and casting in the river at sunset there reminded me of the movie “The River Runs Through It”, the darkening river reflecting the last bit of light coming through the trees, totally dramatic and moving.
