Strawberry Lake

I went camping and fishing at Strawberry Lake/Reservoir last night. And may I say...of the three expert fisherman that I was with...I was the only one that caught a fish! That's what's up but, in their defense as well it was only a 2 inch minnow that I caught in the shallow.  So what did I learn from this campout...
Well, just because it's blazing in Provo that doesn't mean it's blazing in the Uinta National Forest. In fact...it's probably still winter. I wore my swimsuit so I could dive in and cool off...ya this is not Hawaii water people...this is straight snow melt from the mountains. FREEZING!!! But surprisingly I got in  more than once...to catch my minnow and the biggest crawdad I've ever seen in my life, and then finally on the last time I went all the way up to my shoulders to unsnag my line because the setup I was using wasn't mine. So I will say the hardest part is getting in past your waist but, once you're in to your shoulders you're about good to go because you're body starts shutting down. Joy. Word to the wise...don't get out of the water. It hurts so bad!
Also....pack warm socks and a warm sleeping bag. You don't want to have to pull any survivor skills out that you don't need to and you'll sleep much better.
We forgot to grab the cream of mushroom for the tinfoil dinners  so we went back down the road a ways to the General Store...they only had chicken noodle soup but, we went to the grill next door and got some alfredo sauce. Make sure you have exact change for $7.30 or else they'll bump it up to $9 and some change so they can make change.  Alfredo sauce is good but cream of mushroom still works the best! 20 mins on each side.
We camped out by 3 beaver dams and had the most beautiful fire! The stars were gorgeous and we left the rain fly off the tent so you could see the stars all night long. Mhmmm. That's a dream.
We decided that Strawberry is beautiful but isn't the best shore fishing. So that means I have to bring my canoe down! Wahoo! So...now the fun thing will be getting in down here on the frontrunner....
Haha not really but there's no way my car would be able to make it down with my aluminum canoe on top.