Day 1- Change of plans

Due to the excessively high water in the Big Horn (Running at 15,500 CFS, normally at 2,500 CSF) we decided to play it safe and find a new camping, fishing destination. While we probably would have been fine on the Big Horn, it did not seem like the time/place to learn how to row. So instead we packed up and headed for North Park Co. We left from Boulder following my Dad and Step-mom in their camper. We droved to Fort Collins and then up the Poudre Canyon and over Cameron Pass. It was a beautiful drive with lots to look at. We passed an elk, a moose, and a pronghorn antelope. The river was rageing and it looked like the guided raft trip had run into a little mayhem.
When we got over the pass the sky got very dark. Upon arriving in Walden the wind began a blowin' and it started coming down. We pulled over at a rest area to let the storm pass before making our way to Teal Lake, where we are now camped.
It was a rainy night. We had dinner in Dad's camper. The rain stopped long enough after dinner for us to have a nice fire and a few cocktails. The first night in the truck was a comfy one. The new foam mattress made it hard to drag my lazy butt out of bed this morning. When I finally did, Pat was already down at the lake torturing fish. The fish are small but there are a lot of them in the lake. Dad and Pat are now plotting to figure out how to catch one of the 'big' ones that must live near the bottom. We'll be here for a few days hanging with the folks and celebrating fathers day before heading off on our own. Already life has slowed down and our only worrys are weather. Doesn't get much better then this :)