Flaming Gorge ?

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Nan-C

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Nancy and I are headed back to SFB late July/early August. Our plan is to spend some time on Flaming Gorge and Tahoe on the trip out. Any Flaming Gorge insights/comments/advice on anything from anchoring out/marinas/supplies/etc. will be appreciated and put to good use. Given our route, we will enter the lake area through Green River.

Regards to all,
Greg
 
You will have a quagga mussel inspection and wash at Tahoe. As I recall fee is under $50 for 25' boats and trailers.

Hope the effort to keep Tahoe mussel free is not a failure.

Bill Uffelman
Las Vegas NV
 
Hi Greg,

Flaming Gorge is a beautiful area... steep canyon walls with greenery. We launched at Lucerne Marina; decent slips and kinda centrally located for exploring north and south. Heading south from there, you will find campgrounds that have docks (Jarvies Boat Camp) or you can anchor in some of the small coves. Horseshoe Canyon is my favorite area, but there are plenty of fun places to explore.

Starting on page 17 of the Cruising Adventures of Wild Blue and Crew, you'll find some photos and narrative of our time at Flaming Gorge.

Have fun!

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Hi Jim,

Thanks for pointing us to the Flaming Gorge pages in the Wild Blue thread. I knew you guys had been there and was hoping you would pipe in. Your pictures and comments have us pretty excited. I appreciate the info about the camp docks. It points us in the right direction for where-to-spend-the-night decisions.

Chris,

We do not fish but thanks for the info. Since we love to eat fish, we probably should take it up one of these days soon. Nancy is not thrilled with the cockpit mess she assumes goes with the territory. Descriptions of dolphin fishing in the Keys have firmed up her opposition. I think the excited exclamations of "... and there was blood everywhere" have left her with an impression of the sport that is a bit extreme. :)

Regards to all,
Greg
 
Jim gave a pretty thorough overview of FG from when he was there. I would just like to emphasize the importance of keeping an eye on the afternoon weather and getting off the water to avoid the frequent thunderstorms.

You might also consider taking your dink down the river on the other side of the dam. It is super-gorgeous. I have never done this but have done it in a canoe. I believe there are several shuttle services available to get you back to the dam.

Warren
 
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