Gunnison River Gorge

Howdy. I was feeling a little cooped up and soggy last week in the rain so I hopped on the opportunity to go over the hills to the North Fork Valley for some +70 temps and sunshine. We ended up in the Gunnison River Gorge. It's down-river from P-towne and up-river from where previous rafting photos were taken. This is the tail end of the Black Canyon before it meets the North Fork. It did my heart good to see some adobe hills and sage brush. Jake was trying to hit the stonefly hatch. They hatch and hang out for a couple of days and then start getting busy (if you know what I mean) and then they land on the water to lay eggs a few days later. If you get the hatch or the egg laying, the trout are like sharks in a feeding frenzy. I've heard that trout will eat stoneflies until their gills are packed with them. We got there right between the hatch and the egg laying and missed the bulk of the drama but it was still a nice day to get outside, stretch the legs, take a nap under a pinon tree, and watch the desert unfold itself.