{"id":11947,"date":"2018-08-30T22:05:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T03:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11947"},"modified":"2018-08-30T22:05:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T03:05:08","slug":"skywatch-friday-hike-to-trout-lake-at-yellowstone-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11947","title":{"rendered":"Skywatch Friday &#8211; Hike to Trout Lake at Yellowstone Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/LRq9LR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1841\/29438918297_abb2bdce16.jpg\" alt=\"Trout Lake Reflections-Edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During my trip to Yellowstone Park earlier in August to see my sister, we took a hike up to Trout Lake. It was a hike that kicked my butt but was only 200 feet in elevation change. But it was worth the climb. The lake is absolutely gorgeous as are the the views from the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2aBgq1F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1874\/44374988271_c1bf274087.jpg\" alt=\"Trout Lake float fisherman-1-Edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a couple guys fishing from\u00a0 floats for cutthroat trout. One of them told us that he had caught (and released) eleven and they were gorgeous with deep rich colors. He was a little older guy and mentioned that the hard part was hauling all the gear up the trail from\u00a0 the road. I had a feeling that he lived not far from the Park. I am wondering if he stashes his gear nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ajHKqo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1858\/44187746042_7266924c52.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0612\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My fellow bloggers over the years have taught me the beauty of imperfection and change in plants. So I took lots of pics of plants in the midst of transition. Nature is beautiful in all its cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ag6Uvs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1881\/44146803092_63c2fc2782.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0603\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is my sister Ellen, the Park Ranger. I felt guilty as we were out from 8 am to about 9 pm every day. She loves showing off Yellowstone Park. Check out her <a href=\"http:\/\/ellensnewblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>. She saw wolves today on a hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/2945574201\" width=\"465\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is my Garmin connect view of our outing. It doesn&#8217;t lie, like I might. It says 200 feet of elevation change, I&#8217;d of sworn 2000 feet. And 1. 4 miles long. Why, it was easily six miles, if not longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am linking with <a href=\"https:\/\/skyley.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skywatch Frida<\/a>y today. Come join us! You don&#8217;t have a blog? You can link an Instagram photo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a little late with my post. I was going to write it Wednesday night along with setting up the Skywatch Friday meme and my brand spanking new Dell laptop with super duper quad core processor and solid state hard drive decided to not work, at all!!! As I thought about it though I remembered that  Staples, where I bought it from, had given me a thumb drive which they said to keep track of because it was a recovery drive. So a few hours ago, I stuck it into my Dell  and fired it up and it came up normally and asked if I wanted to restore my settings to factory, and I said yes and everything now works fine.  What&#8217;s up? Can anybody tell me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my trip to Yellowstone Park earlier in August to see my sister, we took a hike up to Trout Lake. It was a hike that kicked my butt but was only 200 feet in elevation change. But it was worth the climb. 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