Geode Creek and the Yellowstone River Bushwhack
A friend of mine, David is in town this week. He was looking for a hike and a new place to wet a line with me. So, we hatched this plan to bushwhack to the Yellowstone River via Geode Creek. I had been on this mission once before in 2011, looking to catch some West-slope Cutthroat's and fish the Yellowstone but never made it because I sprained my ankle just before reaching the first meadow. Even so, I caught some Cutt's but had to turn back because of the pain and never made it to the River. You can read all about that trip here: http://55onthefly.blogspot.com/2011/08/exploring-creek-paying-price.html the meadow at Geode Creek far below... I met David at 7:30 am. and off we went to the pull-out to hike in. We skirted the meadow at Geode Creek and headed towards a small lake. When we got to the lake we had to find the drainage off of it as this would lead us to Geode Creek and we would then follow it down to the Yellowstone River. ...