Vacations, Dogs, Graduations, Etc...

[franklin]

Anyone done Fantasy Canyon? Can't believe this isn't as popular as Goblin Valley. Plus the fishing up that way is bad ***. Not many places left in Utah to hook into good sized pan fish.

 

[fishonjazz]

What kind of dog is Rex? And does he have tiny front legs?

He is a healer, austrailian shepherd mix that rescued. Great dog

 

[Dr. Jones]

He is a healer, austrailian shepherd mix that rescued. Great dog

I have never had as good of experiences with pure-breds as mixed. Best dog, ever, was a mixed Siberian/Shephard.

 

[fishonjazz]

Never stayed at Diamond Fork but the campground actually looks pretty bad *** on a drive through. It's very tight with tons of vegetation to give that secluded fill. Busy as hell though.

Payson Lakes has a very unique vegetation too. Unlike the usual Utah Pine-Aspen-sage mix. Check the stocking reports and you can get your fill of rulers.

Diamond fork is a great place to camp, but you are correct about it being crowded. The fishing in the river has gotten much better in the last 5 years and now there are quite a few cutthroats to go along with the browns.

Payson is way too crowded and i usually only camp there in the middle of the week, i always catch alot of fish there, but they are all planters and small so its not the one of my favorite places for the fishing, but i think it is one of the prettiest places around

 

[fishonjazz]

I have never had as good of experiences with pure-breds as mixed. Best dog, ever, was a mixed Siberian/Shephard.

That sounds like a very cool mix!

 

[Scat]

I've been pining for a jungle adventure for a few years now just watching documentaries and such, and then I read a Francisco Orellana biography a few months ago that put me over the edge. So I convinced a few guys to come with me and we'll be hiring some locals in South America to trapise through some jungle terrority in July for a couple weeks. It's actually looking like a pretty dang cheap trip so far. The planning stages have already been so shady that I know it's going to be awesome too. I might end up being a hostage of some drug cartel or something by not going with a travel agency tour guide or something, but hey, that's the type of risk you can take when you don't have any dependents.

Just stay out of Venezuela and Columbia. Personally I'd choose brazil, upper Rio Negro area.

 

[Scat]

I bet you got a helluva deal on a cruise leaving out of Orlando.

They put you on Le Bus and drive you down to Lake Okeechobee where you cruise around on one of these bad boys for a week:

All the Natty and hush puppies you want!

 

[bigb]

A couple of places i like to go: diamond fork campground and payson lakes.

I personally have never stayed at either place, but my parents usually go to Payson Lakes about every year.

 

[Stoked]

Oh and since dogs are in the title of the thread, i would just like to say that i have the best dog in the world. Shout out to my boy Rex

I have had dogs my whole life:

Drake
Max
Bubba
Gizmo
Coffee
Shelby
Smokey
Beanie
Snap
Izzi...

 

[Stoked]

Places I want to go most are Japan, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and Spain.

 

[Scat]

Places I want to go most are Japan, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and Spain.

Put me down for Brazil, Irian Jaya, Kenya, Australia & scuba diving in the Red Sea.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Just stay out of Venezuela and Columbia. Personally I'd choose brazil, upper Rio Negro area.

I know it's not smart, but The Darien Gap is actually one of the three spots we have whittled it down to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darién_Gap

The people I'm going with are wild(as in adventuresome, not party wild). We've done some extremely idiotic things before so I wouldn't be surprised if that's where we end up.