8 Days in Golden Trout Country - Day 8 Backpacking Shepard Pass Colorado Cutthroat Trout California

The last day of our 8 days fishing in California's Golden Trout Country. We fish for a population of Colorado Cutthroat Trout in California before making our way out of the High Sierra via Shepard Pass.
Music written for me by Breaking Shadows.
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[@Tenkara_Retiree]

That was a nail biter! When you’re tired is when you’re apt to make mistakes. Glad you both got outta there safely!

[@highcountrychronicles]

@@Tenkara_Retiree Yep. I was definitely not as confident climbing as I normally am. Better to do early in a trip rather than late. 😅

[@chili1593]

That trail definitely needs some love.

[@highcountrychronicles]

@@chili1593 😅 Shepard Pass? Yeah, I imagine it's so steep that it would require annual maintenance after snow fall. The parks probably figure it's not worth it.
Some of the passes like Crabtree and Old Army are just left sketchy. Some one died falling from Old Army a few years ago.

[@chili1593]

@ yes. And hats off for getting to those Colorado trout lakes. I wonder how they planted them?

[@highcountrychronicles]

@ Thanks! I'll send you an article all about it later.

[@dparker2763]

Did you read the article in American Currents about this swap of trout? It was very interesting.

[@highcountrychronicles]

@ I did. It's the article I plan to send later. I don't necessarily want to post it here since I haven't named the lake.

[@BigDoeJ424]

you outta tell Roger to find a new way to secure his tent to his pack. Letting it swing like that not only is a danger to his balance but it probably adds a pound or two of momentary perceived weight each time it swings out. It may not be very noticeable in the moment, But after a full day of that, he is probably burning many more calories keeping that extra inertia stable

[@highcountrychronicles]

@@BigDoeJ424 😅 Thanks for the advice. He reads the comments so I'm sure he'll see this.
I would bet he gets that but isn't concerned or simply hasn't found a solution he likes better.
Thanks again!

[@jayhernandez5642]

Hey Lowe do you ever eat the fish you catch in the back country?

[@highcountrychronicles]

@@jayhernandez5642 Not usually. I don't like trout. I once cooked a Golden Trout at Top Lake just so I could say I knew what they taste like....

[@jayhernandez5642]

@ wow excellent 8 day trek take care looking forward to watching you again.

[@highcountrychronicles]

@@jayhernandez5642 Thank you and thanks for watching the series. I'll have a new video up in a week or two!