After hitting a wedding in Dallas, I hopped on the road back to Lake City to get back in time for the start of the summer fly fishing season (in mid-June as the spring runoff begins to subside).
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I couldn't get through Dallas without sitting in traffic with my car in park. Fortunately, traffic jams in Lake City mean animals are crossing the road or you are behind one other car. |
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The mountains emerge on the horizon at sunset on my drive up |
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Lake San Cristobal: my morning view in Lake City |
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My office for the summer: Dan's Fly Shop in Lake City, Colorado |