7.27.11 Montana

Ashleigh and I had an excellent opportunity to visit my parents up in Montana for a fly fishing trip. The trip was a great break from every day life, giving us a chance to be outside and just enjoy ourselves ... oh, and catch big fish :).

This is the view off the deck of the cabin we stayed in. Our cabin was nestled in the Bitteroot Valley off of the East Fork River.

Don't deny it, you're jealous.

Our amazing guide and his beautiful wife. (a.k.a. Nick and Janet)

Bird watching is of great entertainment in Montana. This is our attempt at capturing a bald eagle on camera. Sooo majestic!

Ashleigh in action!

Ashleigh bringing in a big one. Rather than lose the fish, we went with the fail safe "swing the fish to your husband" trick. 

Sorry about the picture... the fish is much bigger than it looks. You will notice that in all the pictures we struggled to grab a good photo while juggling a camera over the water and getting the fish back in the water alive.  

Effectively working a stretch of water.

On our last evening in Montana, we did quite well. Here are just a few of the fish we caught.

A rather happy father and son after completing two epic back to back battles.

A nice end to a long day at the Naughty Moose.

With our trip complete, Ashleigh and I had a few hours to kill before our plane arrived so we drove around for a bit. And wouldn't you believe it... we found a dinosaur.

AHHH!

Don't worry, Ashleigh tamed the mighty beast.

Ashleigh and Michael