Mohawk & Jackson ~ GR8 Day 17Jul18

We ventured to the end of the Spruce Ck 4WD road in the mighty Crusher and took out for Mohawk Lks with Kala & me and Scott & Peg. I went to Mohawk 5 (5.2mi & 1400ft elevation) and fished a smidge while the team rested at Mohawk 3 and then descended. The day was gorgeous despite a brief hailstorm on my descent. I caught a number of nice 12"-14" greenback cutthroats on dry flies, including a lipless 2nd chancer, and even caught a smaller CO cutty. There was still evidence of spawning at the outlet - so cool. Not many people on arrival but mobbed on departure... amazingly I was only one of two fisherman at lake 5 as most unaware folks stopped at the lower, less populated, lakes.

Once down we quickly showered and headed to Morrison for dinner and a concert with Yohanans. Cafe Prague was tasty and the Jackson Browne concert was very good. Not only does the 69 year old prolific singer-songwriter still have his voice but his stature in the industry enables him to add great accompanists. The lap steel and lead guitars were very cool and the backing ladies harmonized well. We had glorious weather and a GR8 time with our friends. Key addition to our Red Rocks "kit" are our stadium seats - makes the concerts so much more comfortable. Crappy pics of the band but a fine concert in a spectacular venue.