Evening Trip up Four Mile Road

Fourmile Road heads up to Mt. Sherman, just outside of Fairplay and at the upper end is begins the Fourmile Creek, which eventually runs in to the South Platte near Hartsell. I have fished several stretches of this stream as it widens out in the valley. The creek, changed along the way by several miles of beaver ponds, parallels the dirt road in some sections. Of course, I had to try to catch some of the small brook trout that live in the beaver ponds - several strikes, one hooked, but not netted - spent most of the time untangling line and flies from the heavy bushes. Surprisingly, we didn't witness any wildlife on this trip.


One member of the yak herd at the ranch as we enter the highway from the cabin