Vacation with Jess & Mike

I have been trying to find time to share a vacation we took with Jessie & Mike the end of April. They have a timeshare/membership with WorldMark, and invited us to go to McCall, Idaho with them...to go fishing. None of us had been there before, and thought it sounded great! We left Cedar City at 7:00 a.m., on April 22...with clothes, jackets & coats, snacks, cameras, tackle boxes, fishing gear, chairs, and cool box...and Jessie's car was full to the top! We drove straight to McCall (with a few pit-stops). Mom's family is from this part of Idaho, so it was fun to see some of the places she remembers from her childhood. The scenery got really pretty north of Boise, as we climbed the mountains to McCall. The highway follows along the Payette River, which was high and rapid. The pine forests, farmlands, horse & cattle ranges, lakes, old barns & houses, and snow covered mountains were awesome! We arrived at our very nice 'apartment' in McCall about 6:30p.m. After we unpacked, we enjoyed a delicious Mexican dinner out, then took a quick tour of the town's main streets. McCall is a pretty place on the shore of Payette Lake. The next morning, we bought fishing liscenses and hit the lake. It SNOWED on us and was very cold! The other 3 'die-hards' fished in the snow flurry all day...but I had taken a good book, and enjoyed reading it...in the car! They rest of our stay, the weather was nicer,and we fished at Payette Lake, Cascade Lake, the Payette River, and Horse-Thief Reservoir. Everyone caught a fish or two. My niece Kelly, her hubby Jon, and their baby (golden lab) met us on Saturday and we had a great visit while fishing. We hadn't seen Kelly for 6years! We were sad to see our 5 days come to an end, but Jessie took tons of pics (Lloyd left my camera in the car...in Cedar City!), so we have lots of reminders of 5 great days spent together! Thanks Jessie and Mike for the memories...and you're a good driver, Mike! Thanks for sharing the pics, Jessie! We love you guys!