We’re hearing more and more chatter about the Park section of the Madison beginning to wake up a bit from its summer siesta.
Part of me wants to think it’s still summer, and in some respects it is – there’s lots of bright sunshine around, it’s still pretty danged warm most days (at least for the neighborhood), and there’s more green foliage this time of year than we’ve seen in decades.
On the other hand days are getting noticeably shorter, much of the high country underbrush is wearing it’s fall gold, there’s been snow in the high country now a couple of times already, and the throngs of tourists are definitely thinning out.
Another sure sign of fall – there’s more and more discussion of runners in the Madison and around the typical staging areas in the delta. Blue Ribbon’s team notes that most of the runners are from Cardiac Hill down to the lake. There are also Tricos and a few Olive spinners in the mornings, hoppers and terrestrials are in play all day, and even a few Caddis in the evenings.
Conditions are far from their fall prime, but things are beginning to come around.
The pic was taken on the Park section of the Madison a few weeks ago….
Tags: River - YNP - Madison
