It was almost 3 PM when I was done with lunch. I decided to wait for the evening hatch and headed to the
Harriman State Park (also known as the Railroad Ranch) and have a look at the historic site.
The
history behind this summer retreat (starting as early as in 1902), working ranch and wild life sanctuary preserved by the Harriman family till gifted to the state of Idaho in 1977 is very interesting.
The gift was done under the condition that the park stays open for public and future generations to come as a natural area and wild life refuge. It must have been amazing back then to spend the summers here, inviting fiends to enjoy and fish the, now famous, part of the Railroad Ranch stretch of the Henry's Fork (named after the
fur trapper Andrew Henry who passed through this area in 1810).
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| The famous view at the Millionaire's Pool |
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| The dozen or so cabins of the Harriman heritage are still here |
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| The interiors are still left as they were used by the Harriman family and their guests |
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| Maintenance on the buildings |
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| The house the Harriman family themselves |
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| This cute little squirrel came running towards me |
While walking through the Railroad Ranch, I remembered I had an appointment with
Nelson Ishiyama, the owner of the
Henry's Fork Lodge, and a bamboo fly rod enthusiast around 5:30 PM at his lodge. We had a nice talk together at the porch of his lodge and talked about bamboo fly rods, the fishing on the Henry's Fork and fly fishing in general. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of us together!...
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| View of the Henry's Fork from the porch |
I said goodbye to Nelson around 6:30 PM and headed back the my lodge to get my fishing gear. I headed to the Last Chance stretch. The heat of the afternoon was almost gone and it started to cool down.
My 2018 USA trip:
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| Enjoying the total silence |
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