I have been really busy guiding…even though the water on the South Fork is at record levels. The fishing has actually been very good…shhh.
Check out my report here.
Wow what a wet Spring! It’s rained every day for the last 18 days! I was supposed to paint my house before I got busy guiding for the summer, now I am looking at my schedule and the weather forecast trying to figure out how to get it done, looks like Friday morning or Tuesday….guiding gets cranking on Wednesday…unless the river is raging….see my fishing report @ http://tlapc.wordpress.com
I think we had Spring in Teton Valley for all of about two days and now summer is in full swing (I hope…we had several snow storms in June of last year.) My last post was a couple of weeks ago and like everyone in the valley the Jensen family has come out of winter dormancy and into the “get it done” time of year. Plant a garden, fixt the drip system, water and fertilize lawn, paint house, stain the deck…on and on…all while chasing a very busy 14 month old boy. Phew…we even managed to squeeze in a trip to Southern Utah (finally) we had been planning the trip for months but every time we picked a day to head out something would come up.
The excellent weather in Teton Valley has really made business at the car wash pick up. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to get their Spring clean on their car done.
Here’s some pics with a rundown on whats been going on.
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- Fished in the Carp Classic V…no fish for our team.
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- Fortunately for us there is more than one place to fish for Carp
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- Bear Lake proved to be about 40 times more productive than Blackfoot Reservoir
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- Grady soaking up some rays in Southern Utah on family vacation
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- Jenny and Grady checking out som acient Indian ruins
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- Enjoying a campfire in Beef Basin
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- Grady and I checking out some rock art
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- Salmon Flies on the Henry’s Fork? Lets go!
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- The Big Nymph!
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- The Big Fish
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- The Big Nymph Tatoo…aka mid-life crisis? I couldn’t afford a fast car.
For a long time I have wanted to be able to carry my rods (and clients rods) fully rigged and ready to go, flies and all. My Dad has a really cool carrier for his rods inside his Suburban and it makes things really easy when fishing multiple days or hitting different areas all in the same day. It’s just nice not to have to put everything away when you know you are going to be fishing again soon. Especially around here when you could be fishing the Henry’s Fork in the morning and stop to wade Fall River or Bitch Creek on your way back home.
Anyway because I do not have a sliding rear window in my truck and it costs $550 to get one I had to come up with some sort of rack to carry my rods. Enter the FRCM 1.0. After a lot of pondering and staring at random parts in Home Depot (”May I help you find something?”….Uh…no…) I came up with this contraption.
I am very excited to announce my newest listing, 4 acres of premier Henry’s Fork River Front property. Located 45 minutes Northwest of Driggs this lot features everything you could want in a riverfront lot, views of the river and the Tetons, a private boat launch on the river, access to National Forest across the street, and it’s on a paved road that has year round access. There isn’t much more you could ask for in a recreational property. For more information shoot me an email chris@countrywideprop.com or visit my website www.chris-jensen.com
I hope Spring has arrived where you are!
Chris
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- View looking down river and towards Ashton
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- View upriver and towards the Tetons
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- I’ll go back and take more pictures when the snow melts…June?
In Teton Valley Happiness is a friend with a Snow Plow
Published April 1, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentSpring appeared for a few days this month we had temperatures in the mid 50’s for awhile, but Winter has definetly returned this week.
Here’s a look at the Targhee snow report…
Snow is still piling up.
I am very lucky to have a neighbor who has a plow on his truck. They are out of town this week (biking in St. George…lucky.) so I got to use the plow myself yesterday busting out about a 3 foot drift at the end of my driveway. Takes a little bit of practice to work the controls and drive the stick shift, but it’s quite the tool when you get used to it.
Bust It
Thanks Neighbor!
Looks like more snow for the weekend, we have two passes that we need to use at Targhee so you know where we will be.
Jig
Spectator
I fished the South Fork of the Snake on Friday…58 degrees, sunshine, friends, and trout…doesn’t get much better. I posted my report here for The Lodge at Palisades Creek.
Thanks for reading!
Chris
I have been a fly fishing guide for The Lodge at Palisades Creek for 11 years. I have some great clients and feel lucky to guide on such a great river. In the past guides and clients both have been disappointed in the regularity of fishing updates on www.tlapc.com and I wanted an easier way for guides to post reports and clients to get updated information hence…http://tlapc.wordpress.com
All the guides will have access to the blog to update reports and add pictures or videos. Should be a great resource for up to date fishing reports.
Chris
It’s a one stop shop www.tetonsnowinfo.com.
It is a early morning ritual for a lot of us backcountry travelers here in the Tetons, log on to the internet web machine first thing in the morning and start checking all the websites for snowpack, forecast, avalanche hazard, road conditions etc. Well thanks to Chris Larson at The Software Ranch LLC in Victor we have one website we can visit to get all the info we need.
Now if I could check my facebook page here too, I would really be set.
How do you ski with an 11 month old baby boy? The answer is to take them cross country skiing and swap with friends when you want to go downhill skiing. Fortunately we have some close friends who have a 10 month old as well so, we watched their son Tyler while they went skiing on Saturday and they watched our son on Sunday while we went skiing. It made for a fun weekend watching Grady and Tyler on Saturday, they played on the floor and at one point had a “fight” over a broom. We loaded them up and took them cross country skiing up Teton Canyon for some fresh air and exercise.
Sunday Jenny and I borrowed one my parents snowmobiles and did a quick lap on Beard’s up South Leigh. The weather was perfect and the snow was in surprisingly good shape. In all the excitement trying to get all of our gear loaded up…Grady, ski stuff, snowmobile equipment, etc. I forgot to grab my camera but I managed to take a few horrible pictures with my camera phone.
It was a great weekend with nearly perfect unseasonably warm weather which is continuing this week. At one point yesterday we hit 60 degrees! If this keeps up the snow will be gone by next week….yeah right.
Enjoy the pictures.
Just a quick post…more to come today or tomorrow about our weekend…but just had to mention that my thermometer hit 61 degrees today! It’s just not wise to start thinking about Spring so early as last year we had snow well into June, but don’t tell that to all the people hitting up our car wash this weekend. And to all those who are using the wash…Thanks!
I had to share this website. I came across it quite by accident one day and have been very pleased with the pricing, products, and service from this company. County Comm Government Products Group sells all kinds of random items from “peanut” lighters, LED keychain lights (for only a $1.00!!), government issue bags, compasses, etc. etc. Very similar to an Army/Navy surplus store, but with better prices and harder to find items. I ordered several Holiday presents from County Comm and plan on ordering some things for myself soon. Their website leaves a lot to be desired but their selection and prices more than make up for it.
Check them out at www.countycomm.com
Dogs are Man’s best friend, and we lost a good one last week. Rio was our first “child.” He was Jenny’s birthday present our first year of marriage. He lived just 7 short years but we hope we packed them with lots of fun. Rio collapsed two weeks ago while getting ready to go for a ski with Jenny up Teton Canyon. Jenny rushed him to the vet where they discovered he had fluid around his heart. An ultra-sound revealed a tumor in his heart that was bleeding, causing the fluid. Unfortuantely there is not much that can be done in this situation as surgery and chemo are risky, expensive, and are not effective. Jane from Victor Veterinary drained some of the fluid and Rio had another 10 days or so of happiness until the fluid caught up again.
We hope you enjoyed your life with us Rio – fishing, skiing, running and hiking. You were our first “child” and Captain’s mentor. When you weren’t holding down the deck, laying too close to the wood stove or barking at the UPS man, you were our constant regal companion. We love you Rio, and hope doggy heaven treats you well with good food and long butt rubs. We’ll miss you.
If you are a backcountry skier and live in Teton Valley (and even if you don’t) you really owe it to yourself and your friends to check out one of the three yurts located in the Tetons just east of the valley. The yurts are located in the Bridger/Teton National Forest and are operated by Rendezvous Backcountry Tours. Snowmobiles, Yurts, and Skiing go together like Culry, Moe, and Larry and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Over the years we have become quite adept at hauling gear into the yurts via snowmobile. We have engineered special ski racks and trailers…props have to go out to the head welder and engineer Frank Trotter. It may seem like cheating to some, but there is nothing like having gourmet food and beverages at the yurt after a long day of skiing.
Frank and I loaded up the gear at the Mud Lake trailhead while the other four in our party skied in from Fox Creek. We all met up at the yurt for a couple aftnernoon runs. Saturday was our only full day at the yurt and we hit it hard by skiing off peak 10,025 and multiple laps on the north facing slopes of Zimbawe. The sun was already setting by the time we all arrived back at the yurt. Sunday we skied multiple laps in the trees towards Fox Creek before packing up and heading back to the valley.
Here’s a bunch of pics…enjoy!
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- The Crew
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- Loaded up and ready to go
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- Nothing tastes better after a long day
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- To the top
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- Nice turns Dan
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- It wasn’t just about the skiing
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- This is what we came for
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- It takes a lot of gear to make this happen
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- No Powder like this in Corvalis Nate
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- Powder Pete
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- Joe on the ascent
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- It’s tough keeping up with this guy.
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- Mom your Polaris rocks
My Broker says that now is the time to go out and get listings so when Spring rolls around and things start selling again I’ll be ready. Well I couldn’t be more happy about this listing. The Ponds is located in Victor, no too far from my families car wash that I operate. The Ponds features paved roads, street lights, great landscaping on each lot and of course ponds. It really is a nice quiet setting with great access to all the great things that Teton Valley offers. If it ever quits snowing I will go out there and take some pictures. For more information on the property you can go to www.snakerivermls.com and type in listing # 156821
