Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The Farm Adventure

Old McDonald had a farm... E-I-E-I-O...  Well, I don't think that it was his farm that I visited in Cody, Wyoming.  But, it was one of the most fun places that I have visited in a long time.  I met up with my new Facebook friend, Mia, who has quite a few animals on her ten acres with husband, Bob.  Let's see, a rooster who was quite proud of his harem.  Twenty hens that belonged to the said rooster.  Three beautiful horses that Mia has taken great care of.  Three cats including one that likes to sit on the roof of the barn and be the watch cat.  Five dogs that were my official greeters.  And last, but not least... Chiquita, the donkey!  Hahahaha.  Why a donkey on the farm?  To shoo away those predators like coyotes and foxes that look for a good meal of eggs a la golden rod.  You learn something every day! 


See the cat?

So, I'm going to try to summarize the four days like this...


I spent two days fishing the Wind River and the North Shoshone with my friends, Larry and Tina...  Larry has a great talent of tying some amazing flies.  You can find him on Facebook.  His page is "Underthebridge Flies".  They both are incredible people.  We had so much fun.



And then, I fished the third day with my friends, Mia and Chaz on the Shoshone.  I put in a hour or so the night before on the Big Horn (In WY), but it was so mossy and low, that we decided to head to the Shoshone.  One run in particular, was money.  These two are so awesome to hang with...



Yes, my friends in Wyoming have quite the fish!  

And no adventure is complete unless you throw a damsel in the mix.  Ha!  On my way out... I found a few rainbows of my own.


Yes, there were great fish.  Yes, there was great scenery.  But, most of all... there was camaradarie like no other.  These friends are special.  They went over and beyond to make my trip so enjoyable.   And the fresh farm eggs were the icing on the cake.  =)  

Please take a minute or two to see what I am talking about!  
The Farm Adventure...


8 comments:

  1. Now I know why Yuki has Donkeys. Keep the coyotes away from his chickens. You learn something new every day. Thanks for the Alabama song.

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  2. Mark ~ I thought it was pretty funny that the donkey would be the only animal to chase after the predator. But, Mia says that all the other animals run away. The donkey charges instead! And has several kills over the past few years. Farm life!

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  3. Emily your posts are always enjoyable. And as Mark said they can be informative.
    Thanks

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    1. Alan ~ That is why I live my crazy life... To see new places and to take in all that the outdoors has to offer! But, I doubt that I ever have the need for a donkey on my property. Haha

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  4. RD
    Of all the places my wife and I visited out west in September; Cody has to be our favorite small town. We were so impressed with its beauty and the laid back atmosphere. In fact we made our way into the Yellowstone from Cody. The Shoshone stayed on my mind the whole time we were in the park, I only wish I had the time to fish it. Every pocket, seam, and run look fishable. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Oh Bill ~ The North Fork of the Shoshone is wonderful alright. I can't wait to go back in the spring. I would have to say that the fish won on this trip. I wasn't at my best. But, there is this little thing called a rematch. Lol. I will be back. Love that area...

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    2. RD, really enjoyed the video and the music. "Born Country" is right up my alley! Amazing too me is that over all my years of fishing in the area, Wyoming, seems to be the state that I have fished the least in our area. They do have some beautiful trout water and tremendous fish as you have shown us here..............

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    3. I think that some of the best good old days I ever had were fishing in Wyoming when I had in-laws there. The Wind and Shoshone were two of my favorites. I'm glad you got to test them out.

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