Ranch tour

Once my mother returned from europe and my father from the headwaters of the Selway, we took a trip to the ranch. The ranch has been in our family for over 50 years, first owned by my grandparents, now owned by my uncle. The origins of this 40,000 acre ranch lead back to the Harrimans, who donated this land to the state of Idaho along with the Island Park property, now known as Harriman State Park. One of my favorite areas of this ranch is a small spring coming directly from the hillside into a crystal clear pool. History has it that a small fish hatchery operation was started and later abandoned in an around the pool. The fish from the hatchery were a brook trout hybrid that was not planted in many or any other areas. This string of brook trout still exists in the spring and pool. Below are a couple of pictures capturing this rare fish: