Red Fish Lake 2009

Sunset at Torrey's cabins. Our home away from home!

Kaycee loves Erik!!!

Here we are on the porch of our cabin at Torrey's! We missed our trailer but this cabin was really fun for a change....

Kaycee and Nellie

Now can I have a lick of the popcicle, Eden?

Chinook Salmon in the locks at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery.

2009 brought the largest return of Sockeye Salmon since the '80s. Over 350 were already in the hatchery and the total was expected to rise above 600 before the end of the season. This was the first year that we actually saw Sockeye in the river. It was awesome! The Chinook return will be well over 5000. These salmon have the longest inland migration in the 48 lower states. They travel 950 miles down to the pacific and two years later back to spawn. Watching them jump in the locks is absolutely a thrill!

Grandpa's boy!

So sweet!!!

Call Hallmark!

Bite you, bite you's - black olive fingers all around!!!

Yahtzee!

The Entire Gang of McFarland's

The Utah McFarland's

The Nampa McFarland's

Cutest little family!

On the dock, in front of the Red Fish Lake lodge...peace!

Carson's fish!

Red Fish Lake is where I grow!

Momma's girl!

Shane, The Clamman, Parmer joined us for a day and took the boys clam diggin'. The boys thought this was amazing. They got to cross the big Salmon river, spot and pick up the clams. Shane and Jon use the clams as bait for the steelhead in the fall and spring. Perhaps, participating in the gathering ceremony will bring Jon luck this year with the Steelhead run!

Here they are with the booty - - CLAMS and The Clamman!

There's nothing quite like a tail gait picnic!

Quinton's two best friends, Eden and his BB gun!!!

Both Daddy and Edie were wore out by midweek!

Eden...so beautiful!

The boys loved jumping off the old dock into the lake. Carson was the first one in every time...Sometimes Quinton "helped" him in.

McFarland boys brave the chilly Red Fish Lake waters!

Daddy's little princess, Miss Eden Belle!!!

We had a visit from John and Valdi Pace who live in Hailey. Jon and John grew up together in Ketchum, but most of their boyhood stories cannot be told in front of our kids!!!

Our family on the shores of Red Fish Lake!

Brothers Quinton and Carson! They have a love - hate relationship that switches hourly.

Here we are on the banks of Red Fish Lake Creek.

We scared up this deer and her two fawns just below Red Fish Lake Creek.

The kids having ice cream cones at the lodge..Look at tired Daddy behind them.

Quinton's white fish. He caught this one up Valley Creek. Quinton hooked him in the tail. While fishing for this one, we watched Chinook salmon up and down the river.

Goodbye Red Fish...see you next year!