Sun Valley/Ketchum

Slooooow to crawl out of the sleeping bags this morning - 28 degrees for the first of several mornings of the same. Today is our day to visit Sun Valley/Ketchum area, the former haunt of Hemingway, home of the Sundance film festival, and some great skiing. It's obvious that some of the rich and famous have homes in this area - a little rich for our blood, but we were in the area so had to see it. It is another beautiful area and has a certain appeal - actually Hailey and Bellevue were more quaint and more to our liking. At the top of my list today was to fish the Nature Conservancy protected area (thanks to Averill Harriman and Jack Hemingway and others) of Silver Creek. After making a few wrong turns and seeing more of the country side than intended, we arrived too late for the fishing, but we did take account of the area. This incredible spring creek will be a future destination for sure, even if the fish are difficult to catch according to some. We watched in the gin clear water as countless wild rainbow trout surfaced all around to sip on the mayflies that were hatching. So many pretty horses out west We watched this guy sipping mayflies for some time. Be sure to click on him to get full picture This little mayfly wanted to go home with us. Actually only about 1/2 inch long Hemingway memorial in Ketchum